Africa

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  • Ethiopia says to continue promoting equitable utilization of Nile

    Date: 2014-02-26 22:11:22 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:177 - ID:579227

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 26 (MENA) - Ethiopia will continue promoting the principle of the equitable and fair utilization of the Nile River, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. While briefing journalists on current issues here today, the ....

  • Ethiopian Defense Minister arrives in Khartoum

    Date: 2014-02-26 18:43:38 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:138 - ID:578959

    KHARTOUM, Feb 26 (MENA) - Ethiopian Defense Minister Siraj Fegessa arrived here on Wednesday to partake in a joint defense committee meeting between the two African states. The meeting will be held on Thursday with the aim to exchange security ....

  • EFTCC to organize training course for diplomats from Asian, Eastern Europe

    Date: 2014-02-26 16:53:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:118 - ID:577955

    CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - The Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation with Commonwealth (EFTCC) countries will organize a training course from April 6 until April 17 for a number of diplomats from Asian, Eastern European countries in coordination with ....

  • Hospital patients in South Sudan shot dead in their beds – MSF

    Date: 2014-02-26 16:37:45 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:112 - ID:578383

    JUBA, Feb 26 (MENA) - Hospital patients in South Sudan have been murdered in their beds and arson attacks have been perpetrated against medical facilities, as violence in the country worsens, the Charity Doctors Without Borders or Médecins Sans ....

  • Egyptian experts receive awards in creativity, innovation from COMESA

    Date: 2014-02-26 13:38:15 GMT - Republic of the Congo - Africa - SN:66 - ID:578280

    KINSHASA, Feb 26 (MENA) - Four Egyptian experts and professors received awards in fields of creativity and innovation during the summit of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), currently in session here. The COMESA is a free ....

  • Mauritania President: terrorism threatens Africa

    Date: 2014-02-26 13:24:59 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:61 - ID:577973

    NOUAKCHOTT, Feb 26 (MENA) - Mauritanian President Mohammad Ould Abdel Aziz, whose country assumed the rotating presidency of the African Union, has warned that terrorism poses a serious threat to the security and stability of the African ....

  • Sudan, Ethiopia discuss deploying joint forces on borders

    Date: 2014-02-25 22:10:54 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:168 - ID:577043

    KHARTOUM, Feb 25 (MENA) – Sudan and Khartoum have discussed the deployment of joint troops on the borders between the two countries. During a meeting of the joint defense committee on Tuesday, the two countries reviewed the peacekeeping issues ....

  • Ethiopia ‘remains vigilant’ of Al-shabaab threats

    Date: 2014-02-25 22:08:50 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:167 - ID:577037

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 25 (MENA) - Ethiopia says it remains vigilant of Al-Shabaab threats amid reports of a major assault on the al-Qaeda linked Islamist group in Gedo region of Somalia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Dina Mufti told ....

  • COMESA adopts proposal for Egypt to restore membership in African Union

    Date: 2014-02-25 16:54:11 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:110 - ID:576587

    CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) – The ministerial meeting of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) adopted an Egyptian proposal to add a provision in the final statement of its meeting calling for a swift return of Egypt's participation in ....

  • Egypt's ambassador:Egypt presence in Addis Ababa International Fair boosts bilateral ties

    Date: 2014-02-25 14:37:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:83 - ID:576001

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 25 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador to Ethiopia Mohammed Idris said that the Egyptian presence at Addis Ababa International Trade Fair is of great importance in promoting relations between the two countries as well as creating a network ....

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