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Egypt amb. in Khartoum says no Sudanese detainees in Egypt jails
Date: 2015-07-08 10:14:19 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:25 - ID:2942593
KHARTOUM, July 8 (MENA) - The Egyptian ambassador in Khartoum has stressed that no Sudanese detainees are held in jails in his country. Only convicted Sudanese are serving their terms in Egyptian prisons, said Osama Shaltout after emerging from a ....
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In Sudan, peacekeepers’ weapons have repeatedly fallen into militants’ hands
Date: 2015-07-08 09:36:30 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:22 - ID:2942445
WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) - U.N. and African Union peacekeeping forces in East Africa have repeatedly allowed their weapons to fall into the hands of armed groups responsible for much of the region’s violence, according to a report by a Geneva-based ....
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2 suicide bombings kill at least 40 in Nigeria
Date: 2015-07-06 10:48:54 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:25 - ID:2930545
ABUJA, July 6 (MENA) - Boko Haram has been blamed for the deaths of more than 40 people in bomb attacks at a crowded mosque and an elite restaurant in Nigeria last night, Daily Mail reported Monday. The bombs killed 44 people and injured 67 at ....
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US condemns Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria
Date: 2015-07-06 06:48:31 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:8 - ID:2929189
WASHINGTON, July 6 (MENA) - The United States has condemned a string of attacks by Boko Haram militants in northeastern Nigeria that killed more than 200 people in the past week, including a suicide bombing at a church Sunday that left at least five ....
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Renaissance Dam negotiations going through important stage - official
Date: 2015-07-05 15:52:50 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:2926605
CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - The current negotiations of Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam is going through an important stage which is related to discussing several technical issues and details concerning cooperation between the French and Dutch offices to hold ....
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Renaissance dam talks to be resumed in Khartoum in 2 weeks
Date: 2015-07-03 19:35:17 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:76 - ID:2916813
CAIRO, July 3 (MENA) - A tripartite meeting between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia will be held in two weeks in Khartoum to resume negotiations on the impact of the Renaissance Dam on the downstream countries. The decision was taken in a meeting of 12 ....
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Second day of Renaissance dam talks wraps up in Cairo
Date: 2015-07-02 21:13:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:142 - ID:2912189
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - A tripartite national committee Thursday wrapped up the second day of talks on the impact of the Renaissance Dam on the downstream countries. The meeting, with all its 12 experts from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia along ....
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Boko Haram kills 97 people praying in mosques in Nigeria
Date: 2015-07-02 21:07:24 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:141 - ID:2912165
ABUJA, July 2 (MENA) - A government official and a self-defense fighter say Boko Haram extremists have gunned down nearly 100 Muslims praying in mosques in northeastern Nigeria, Fox News reported. They say the attack Wednesday night on the town ....
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Environment min. calls for helping African countries to have renewable energy initiatives
Date: 2015-07-02 12:27:50 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:69 - ID:2907869
NEW YORK, July 2 (MENA) - Egyptian Environment Minister Khalid Fahmy called on Thursday for enabling African countries to float initiatives over renewable energy. The minister made the statement during a New York-hosted meeting that was attended ....
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First Libyan Airlines flight lands in Khartoum
Date: 2015-07-02 11:40:54 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:57 - ID:2907993
TRIPOLI, July 2 (MENA) – The Libyan Airlines in Benghazi announced the landing of its first flight in Khartoum airport. The flight was carrying an airlines team and was received by a high-level Sudanese delegation in Khartoum, airlines official ....
