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Mr Hegazy disappeared from Cairo Airport on 10 September 2017 when he was on his way to Geneva, where he was to report on enforced disappearances at the invitation of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances BERLIN, Germany, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Bärbel Kofler, Federal Government Commissioner…

The Committee will next meet from 21 May to 1 June 2018 when it is due to review Albania, Austria and Honduras GENEVA, Switzerland, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances has published its findings on Gabon and Lithuania, which it reviewed during its latest…

During the meeting, the Sides exchanged views on further development of bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Mali  MINSK, Belarus, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- On September 14, 2017 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation, Igor…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA, Switzerland, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely worried over…

Minister Kono welcomed the considerable development of Japan-Egypt relations, including the cooperation in the education sector TOKYO, Japan, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-On September 12, from 10 a.m. for approximately 40 minutes, H.E. Mr. Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi,…

MEPs urge the Gabonese authorities to immediately overturn their decision denying the right to leave the country to several leaders of the Gabon opposition BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The serious post-electoral crisis following the 2016 presidential elections in Gabon is fuelling instability, say MEPs. They condemn…

The EU Election Observers come from 20 different Member States of the European Union MONROVIA, Liberia, September 15, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The European Union has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Liberia to observe the Presidential and House of Parliament Elections on the 10th of October. Today…

The UK’s most senior ambassador for the financial and professional services sector is visiting Lusaka to strengthen business ties between Zambia and the UK LUSAKA, Zambia, September 14, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Speaking today on his visit to Lusaka, The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Dr Andrew…

The Foreign Secretary will discuss the response to Hurricane Irma with the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the French Political Director Nicolas de Rivière LONDON, United Kingdom, September 14, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, returns from his visit to the British Overseas Territories that…

The partnership between the U.S. Embassy and NALA in co-funding the elevator installation project is aimed at promoting inclusivity- equal access for all, which is a core American value ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 14, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The U.S. Embassy and the National Archives and Library Agency (NALA) today…