Africa
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China welcomes progress in South Sudan peace process
Date: 2016-02-15 11:36:03 GMT - China - Africa - SN:36 - ID:4317925
BEIJING, Feb 15 (MENA) - China welcomed progress realized in the peace process in South Sudan, hoping a transitional national unity government would be formed as soon as possible, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Monday. The remarks ....
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Bashir to lead Sudan delegation to COMESA
Date: 2016-02-15 10:46:28 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:29 - ID:4316857
KHARTOUM, Feb 15 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al Bashir will lead his country's delegation to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit, scheduled to be held Saturday in Sharm el Skeikh. A tripartite summit by Egypt, ....
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Siege on Sudan obstructs development march - official
Date: 2016-02-15 10:42:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:28 - ID:4316909
KHARTOUM, Feb 15 (MENA) - Sudan's parliament speaker stressed on Monday that the unjust economic siege imposed on his country obstructs the development march and adversely affects economic and social life of Sudanese people. Ibrahim Ahmed Omar, ....
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US trains Cameroon military on landmines detection
Date: 2016-02-14 21:18:21 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:100 - ID:4315237
YAOUNDE, Feb 14 (MENA) - The United States is training the Cameroon military in techniques of detecting and counteracting landmines and explosive devices, the Voice of America reported Sunday. The training comes due to the increasing use of ....
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Burundi grenade attack kills child, injures two
Date: 2016-02-14 18:28:57 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:88 - ID:4314357
BUJUMBURA, Feb 14 (MENA) - A child has been killed and two other people have been injured in a grenade attack on a military base in Burundi's capital. Local sources said Monday the attack targeted a military base in the Ngagara neighborhood in ....
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Egyptian amb. in Chad praises Azhar's role in Africa
Date: 2016-02-14 13:09:54 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:40 - ID:4311985
N'DJAMENA, Feb 14 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Chad Adham Mohamed Nagiub highlighted the important role played by Al Azhar in defending Islam and spreading its moderate teachings in the whole world and in Africa particularly. Al Azhar is ....
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UN's Ban condemns deadly assault on peacekeepers in Mali
Date: 2016-02-13 20:14:59 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:105 - ID:4308577
NEW YORK, Feb 13 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday condemned a complex attack perpetrated against the camp of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Kidal that claimed the lives ....
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Nationwide protests in Burundi against Rwanda
Date: 2016-02-13 19:40:03 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:100 - ID:4308513
BUJUMBURA, Feb 13 (MENA) – Thousands of Burundians on Saturday participated in government-sanctioned demonstrations against neighboring Rwanda whom it accuses of supporting a rebellion to topple Burundi's president, ABC News reported. The ....
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Algeria condemns terrorist attacks in Mali
Date: 2016-02-13 10:43:55 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:40 - ID:4305145
ALGIERS, Feb 13 (MENA) - Algeria on Saturday condemned Friday's terrorist attacks against a camp of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Kidal and the ambush against Malian soldiers in the ....
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3 killed, 3 injured in armed attack on Malian army convoy
Date: 2016-02-12 21:14:51 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:101 - ID:4303273
BAMAKO, Feb 12 (MENA) - An armed group attacked a Malian army convoy carrying civilians near Timbuktu, killing three people, the ABCNews reported Friday. The armed men in two vehicles attacked a Malian army convoy escorting civilians 20 ....