Africa
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Committee on cooperation with Africa convenes to review African projects
Date: 2019-07-30 14:31:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:56 - ID:8045178
CAIRO, July 30 (MENA) - The permanent committee on cooperation with Africa convened on Tuesday at the Foreign Ministry headquarters under assistant foreign minister for African affairs Hamdy Loza to probe a number of projects carried out on the ....
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OIC Secretary General condemns terrorist attack in Burkina Faso
Date: 2019-07-29 11:29:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:36 - ID:8043303
RIYADH, July 29 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned a recent terrorist attack on a Burkina Faso village, leaving behind 15 people dead and several injured. OIC Secretary General Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen extended ....
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At least 30 dead in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Date: 2019-07-28 20:36:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:70 - ID:8042838
ABUJA, July 28 (MENA) - Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 30 people in a shooting at a funeral in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, a security source said on Sunday. More than 30 people were killed when the militants stormed ....
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Boko Haram kills 23 mourners after funeral in northeastern Nigeria
Date: 2019-07-28 12:03:46 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:28 - ID:8042065
ABUJA, July 28 (MENA) - Fighters for the Boko Haram militant group killed at least 23 mourners returning from a funeral on Saturday in north-east Nigeria, according to a local militia and residents. The attack took place in Borno state in ....
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Sudan's Military Council deputy chief heads for Juba
Date: 2019-07-27 10:23:45 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:22 - ID:8040893
KHARTOUM, July 27 (MENA) - Deputy Head of Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo embarked Saturday on an official visit to the South Sudanese capital of Juba. During his one-day visit, the commander will discuss ....
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Ghana praises Egypt’s leadership to AU
Date: 2019-07-25 19:11:50 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:74 - ID:8039400
ACCRA, July 25 (MENA) – Ghana’s Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng praised Thursday the leading role for President Abdel Fattah El Sisi at both regional and international levels along with his wise ....
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Beni Suef University signs cooperation protocols with African counterparts
Date: 2019-07-25 12:49:01 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:39 - ID:8038690
BENI SUEF, Egypt, July 25 (MENA) - President of Beni Suef University Dr. Mansour Hassan said the university is working to promote cooperation with its African counterparts in light of Egypt's current chairmanship of the African Union, which he ....
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Rwanda to open embassy in Morocco soon
Date: 2019-07-24 12:18:46 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:36 - ID:8037176
KIGALI, July 24 (MENA) - Rwanda will open an embassy in Morocco soon, the Rwandan cabinet announced in a statement on Wednesday. Rwandan President Paul Kagame has appointed an ambassador to serve in Rabat and hence Rwandan Ambassador to Egypt ....
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Peacekeeping troops injured in car bomb attack at Mali
Date: 2019-07-23 06:24:55 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:2 - ID:8035434
BAMAKU, July 22 (MENA) - Three French and Estonian troops were wounded when a car bomb exploded at the entrance to an international peace-keeping base in the Malian town of Gao, Sky News reported quoting France's military as saying on ....
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Parl’t Speaker: Egypt aims to strengthen ties with African countries
Date: 2019-07-22 19:17:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:86 - ID:8035245
CAIRO, July 22 (MENA) - Speaker of the House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal has stressed that Egypt aims to cement and enhance ties with African countries. He made his statements on Monday at a meeting with Speaker of the Kenya Senate Kenneth ....