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"India-Egypt Ties Go Back Over 4,000 Years": Indian Envoy Amid PM's Visit
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived for his first State visit to Egypt, Ajit Gupte, the Indian ambassador to the African country, said the ties between the two countries go back over 4,000 years.
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Foreign Minister Meets African Envoys, Discusses Issues Including Covid
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday held talks with envoys of African countries, including Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Botswana, Burundi, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia.
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After Trump's "Shithole" Slur, Nikki Haley Voices Regret To African UN Envoys
US Ambassador Nikki Haley expressed regret on Thursday to African ambassadors who were outraged by President Donald Trump's alleged description of African countries as "shithole" nations, the head of the African Group said.
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Surprised They Called India 'Xenophobic', Says Sushma Swaraj On Attacks On Africans
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj today asserted in parliament that attacks on Africans near Delhi were "criminal acts" and cannot be called racial. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally monitoring the cases, she said, emphasizing, "Before the inquiry is completed, please don't say it is driven by racial discrimination."
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Unfortunate That Incident Is Called 'Racial And Xenophobic': India To African Envoys
Responding over the sharp reaction by African envoys' over the attack on African nations, India said that it is "unfortunate" that a criminal act triggered following the death of a young Indian student under suspicious circumstances has been termed as "xenophobic and racial".
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In Big Embarrassment For India, African Envoys Slam Racist Attacks
India has failed to take "sufficient and visible deterring measures" to protect Africans from attacks, a group of ambassadors from African countries said today, asking for an international inquiry.
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Sushma Swaraj Seeks Urgent Report Over Attack On Nigerian Student In Hyderabad
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today sought an urgent report from the Telangana government over an attack on a 23-year-old Nigerian student in Hyderabad, an incident that took place amid outrage by African envoys in Delhi over killing of a Congolese youth.
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'Stop Afro-Phobia' Say African Envoys, PM Reaches Out in Tweet: 10 Facts
The government today moved swiftly to calm tempers after African countries announced their boycott of "Africa Day" celebrations in Delhi expressing anger over the lynching of a Congo national and "attacks that have gone unresolved".
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Ban Ki-Moon Sends Envoy To Burundi After 'Chilling' Violence
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for urgent talks to avert civil war in Burundi as the central African country defended the actions of its security forces and rejected any idea of stationing foreign troops on its soil.
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Libya 'At the Limit', Risks Becoming Failed State: United Nations
The UN's Libya envoy told rival sides attending new peace talks today that the North African "country really is at the limit" and risks becoming a failed state.
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Sudan Won't Give Visas to US., British, French Envoys: Diplomats
Khartoum has so far declined to issue visas for senior U.S., British and French diplomats hoping to conduct a fact-finding mission in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, U.N. diplomatic sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
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United Nations Envoy Urges End to Libya Fighting as Peace Talks Resume
Libya's UN envoy today urged fighters in the conflict-torn North African country to back efforts for a political solution, at the start of new peace talks hosted by Algeria.
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Boko Haram Did Not Disrupt Nigeria Election: UN Envoy
Boko Haram militants were unable to disrupt Nigeria's presidential election, a United Nations envoy said on Monday, but the group's allegiance to Islamic State insurgents shows it has an agenda that goes beyond Africa's top oil producer and biggest economy.
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Barack Obama Nominates First US Ambassador to Somalia Since 1991
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated America's first ambassador to Somalia since 1991, when ties soured as rival warlords took over the African nation.
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US Envoy Samantha Power Defends Ebola Guidelines
The US ambassador to the United Nations on Friday defended federal guidelines for monitoring health workers returning from three Ebola-stricken West African countries while urging greater coordination to contain the outbreak in Guinea.
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"India-Egypt Ties Go Back Over 4,000 Years": Indian Envoy Amid PM's Visit
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived for his first State visit to Egypt, Ajit Gupte, the Indian ambassador to the African country, said the ties between the two countries go back over 4,000 years.
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Foreign Minister Meets African Envoys, Discusses Issues Including Covid
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday held talks with envoys of African countries, including Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Botswana, Burundi, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia.
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After Trump's "Shithole" Slur, Nikki Haley Voices Regret To African UN Envoys
US Ambassador Nikki Haley expressed regret on Thursday to African ambassadors who were outraged by President Donald Trump's alleged description of African countries as "shithole" nations, the head of the African Group said.
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Surprised They Called India 'Xenophobic', Says Sushma Swaraj On Attacks On Africans
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj today asserted in parliament that attacks on Africans near Delhi were "criminal acts" and cannot be called racial. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally monitoring the cases, she said, emphasizing, "Before the inquiry is completed, please don't say it is driven by racial discrimination."
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Unfortunate That Incident Is Called 'Racial And Xenophobic': India To African Envoys
Responding over the sharp reaction by African envoys' over the attack on African nations, India said that it is "unfortunate" that a criminal act triggered following the death of a young Indian student under suspicious circumstances has been termed as "xenophobic and racial".
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In Big Embarrassment For India, African Envoys Slam Racist Attacks
India has failed to take "sufficient and visible deterring measures" to protect Africans from attacks, a group of ambassadors from African countries said today, asking for an international inquiry.
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Sushma Swaraj Seeks Urgent Report Over Attack On Nigerian Student In Hyderabad
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today sought an urgent report from the Telangana government over an attack on a 23-year-old Nigerian student in Hyderabad, an incident that took place amid outrage by African envoys in Delhi over killing of a Congolese youth.
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'Stop Afro-Phobia' Say African Envoys, PM Reaches Out in Tweet: 10 Facts
The government today moved swiftly to calm tempers after African countries announced their boycott of "Africa Day" celebrations in Delhi expressing anger over the lynching of a Congo national and "attacks that have gone unresolved".
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Ban Ki-Moon Sends Envoy To Burundi After 'Chilling' Violence
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for urgent talks to avert civil war in Burundi as the central African country defended the actions of its security forces and rejected any idea of stationing foreign troops on its soil.
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Libya 'At the Limit', Risks Becoming Failed State: United Nations
The UN's Libya envoy told rival sides attending new peace talks today that the North African "country really is at the limit" and risks becoming a failed state.
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Sudan Won't Give Visas to US., British, French Envoys: Diplomats
Khartoum has so far declined to issue visas for senior U.S., British and French diplomats hoping to conduct a fact-finding mission in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, U.N. diplomatic sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
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United Nations Envoy Urges End to Libya Fighting as Peace Talks Resume
Libya's UN envoy today urged fighters in the conflict-torn North African country to back efforts for a political solution, at the start of new peace talks hosted by Algeria.
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Boko Haram Did Not Disrupt Nigeria Election: UN Envoy
Boko Haram militants were unable to disrupt Nigeria's presidential election, a United Nations envoy said on Monday, but the group's allegiance to Islamic State insurgents shows it has an agenda that goes beyond Africa's top oil producer and biggest economy.
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Barack Obama Nominates First US Ambassador to Somalia Since 1991
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated America's first ambassador to Somalia since 1991, when ties soured as rival warlords took over the African nation.
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US Envoy Samantha Power Defends Ebola Guidelines
The US ambassador to the United Nations on Friday defended federal guidelines for monitoring health workers returning from three Ebola-stricken West African countries while urging greater coordination to contain the outbreak in Guinea.
