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Minister of Communications leaves for Addis Ababa
Date: 2015-09-02 22:40:41 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:153 - ID:3276969
CAIRO, Sept 2 (MENA) - Minister of Communications and Information Technology Khaled Negm left Cairo for Addis Ababa to take part in a ministerial meeting of the African Union. Negm will take part in the ministerial meeting of the first regular ....
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Boko Haram kills 26 in villages in northeastern Nigeria
Date: 2015-09-02 21:40:40 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:144 - ID:3276825
ABUJA, Sept 2 (MENA) - Witnesses said 26 people were killed in northeastern Borno state by attackers on horseback believed to be rebels of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, the Fox News reported Wednesday. Ali Abdulqasim said his home ....
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Somalia denies reports on Daesh girls
Date: 2015-09-02 20:16:03 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:127 - ID:3276441
KHARTOUM, Sept 2 (MENA) – The Somali embassy in Khartoum denied reports claiming that three Sudanese girls with fake Somali passports were arrested in the United Arab Emirates for their plans to join Daesh. All reports by Sudanese media regarding ....
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Mauritania announces cabinet reshuffle
Date: 2015-09-02 15:12:11 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:90 - ID:3274677
NOUAKCHOTT, Sept 2 (MENA) - The Mauritanian presidency announced on Wednesday a cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle includes several portfolios, including the foreign, agriculture, transportation and interior ministers. (MENA) M I E/R G E ....
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Khartoum downplays US objection to Bashir visit to China
Date: 2015-09-02 10:40:30 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:38 - ID:3271249
KHARTOUM, Sept 2 (MENA) - Khartoum downplayed the US objection to Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir's current visit to China to take part in the 70th anniversary of its victory in the Second World War. US State Department spokesman Mark Toner ....
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US calls for adherence to cease-fire in South Sudan
Date: 2015-09-02 05:48:47 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:3 - ID:3269817
WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (MENA) - The United States condemns the recent fighting in Jonglei state and Upper Nile state in South Sudan. In a statement Wednesday, Deputy Department Spokesperson Mark C. Toner said "We call on all parties to immediately ....
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Extremists attack Malian army checkpoint, killing 2 soldiers
Date: 2015-09-01 20:32:04 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:136 - ID:3269565
KATHMANDU, Sept 1 (MENA) - Suspected Islamic extremists attacked an army checkpoint in Timbuktu in Mali on Tuesday, killing at least two soldiers and injuring one, ABC News reported. Another soldier is missing and a search has been launched for ....
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Malian president winds up visit to Algeria
Date: 2015-09-01 14:24:30 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:88 - ID:3266933
ALGIERS, Sept 1 (MENA) – Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta left Algeria Tuesday winding up a visit where he held talks with several Algerian officials topped by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. In statements after meeting ....
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AU urges S. Sudan to set date for political and security meetings with Sudan
Date: 2015-09-01 12:28:26 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:51 - ID:3265357
KHARTOUM, Sept 1 (MENA) - The African Union on Tuesday urged South Sudan to set a date for holding meetings of the joint political and security committee with Sudan. The move comes after Juba announced its readiness to attend the meetings that ....
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South Sudan rebel leader says cease-fire, peace agreement in danger
Date: 2015-08-31 21:00:41 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:107 - ID:3261997
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 31 (MENA) - South Sudan's rebel leader has said attacks by government troops on rebel-held areas could cause the failure of a peace agreement between the warring sides, Fox News reported Monday. Riek Machar told reporters in ....
