• Cairo, Addis Ababa Fail to Reach Deal over Nile Dispute

    Egypt and Ethiopia have so far been unable to solve their row over $4 billion Ethiopian dam project on the Nile River. Egyptian authorities say the dam will reduce its share of the waters flowing down from...

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  • Rwanda: Kagame joins ICC boycotters

    President Paul Kagame Wednesday from Khartoum criticized the International Criminal Court ( ICC) arguing that African heads of states have been victims of The Hague-based court. The Rwandan leader who is also chairman of the African Union...

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  • Nigeria: Abuja confirms death of 26 female migrants on Mediterranean

    The federal government has confirmed the ‘tragic’ death 26 Nigerian migrants, all female, on the Mediterranean after their bodies were found by a Spanish war vessel. The dead according a statement issued by the foreign ministry were...

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  • Eritrea: ‘25 Protestors Killed during demonstrations in Asmara

    The opposition in Eritrea has accused the regime of President Isaias Afwerki of the killing of at least 28 people in Tuesday demonstrations in capital Asmara. The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization on its facebook account noted...

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  • South Sudan: Ethiopia sends 200 peacekeepers to protect civilians

    Ethiopia has sent about 200 peacekeepers to protect civilians in South Soudan, State-run news agency Sudan Tribune reports. According to South Sudan’s Foreign Minister, the deployment of the troops was in line with a United Nations resolution...

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  • Sudan: Al-Tayar’s editor-in-chief handed six-month jail sentence

    Osman Mirgani, current editor-in-chief of Al-Tayar daily is waiting for police to haul him in jail for six-month after the judiciary Monday sanctioned the daily for publishing an article accusing President Omar Bechir’s family of corruption. Mirgani...

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  • Egypt: Agricultural exports record 13.9 Percent growth in 2017

    Egypt has exported 4.1 million tons of agricultural products over the first nine months of 2017, spokesperson for the Agriculture Ministry, Hamid Abdel Dayim said. The 13.9% increase from last year’s exports (3.6 million tons) comes as...

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