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Culture min, S. Sudanese opposite number ink cultural cooperation document
Date: 2014-11-22 09:40:50 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:20 - ID:1383261
CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - Culture Minister Gaber Asfour and his South Sudanese counterpart Nadia Arop Dudi inked a cultural cooperation document. The memorandum of understanding included several aspects of cooperation topped by delegating specialized ....
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Kenya bus attack near Somali border leaves 28 dead
Date: 2014-11-22 08:01:55 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:12 - ID:1382289
NAIROBI, Nov 22 (MENA) - Suspected members of the Somali militant group al-Shabab have killed at least 28 people in an attack on a bus in northern Kenya, the BBC quoted officials as saying. Gunmen took the bus off the road and separated out those ....
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UN chief: Ebola cases in Mali 'deep concern'
Date: 2014-11-22 07:23:25 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:8 - ID:1382301
THE UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22 (MENA) - The United Nations chief warned that Ebola may be easing in part of West Africa but is still hitting hard in other areas and outpacing the international response, the BBC reported. “If we continue to accelerate ....
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Madagascar plague outbreak kills 40, says WHO
Date: 2014-11-22 06:49:41 GMT - Madagascar - Africa - SN:3 - ID:1382161
ANTANANARIVO, Nov 22 (MENA) - An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has killed 40 people and infected almost 80 others, the BBC quoted the World Health Organization as saying. The WHO warned of the danger of a "rapid spread" of the disease in the ....
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Togo security forces use rubber bullets during large-scale protests seeking term limits
Date: 2014-11-21 21:47:40 GMT - Togo - Africa - SN:103 - ID:1381721
LOME, Nov 21 (MENA) - Security forces in Togo used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse thousands of demonstrators calling for term limits that would bar President Faure Gnassingbe from running for a third term next year, Fox News reported on ....
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11 people killed in stampede during religious service in Zimbabwe
Date: 2014-11-21 16:39:47 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:75 - ID:1380869
HARARE, Nov 21 (MENA) - A police commander in Zimbabwe says 11 people died in a stampede during a religious service held at a sports stadium, Fox News reported Friday. Police commander Shadreck Mubaiwa said Friday that four people died at the ....
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Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola-free, WHO says
Date: 2014-11-21 14:10:24 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:59 - ID:1380121
GENEVA, Nov 21 (MENA) - Ebola has officially been eradicated from another African country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Friday. The United Nations health agency cleared the DRC for Ebola because ....
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Egypt denounces Nigeria attack
Date: 2014-11-21 10:57:53 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:31 - ID:1378841
CAIRO, Nov 21 (MENA) - Egypt strongly denounced an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants in north-eastern Nigeria, the Foreign Ministry said. Gunmen rampaged through the village of Azaya Kura in the Mafa area in Nigeria's Borno state, killing ....
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Egypt, South Sudan to sign deal in water resources
Date: 2014-11-21 10:34:57 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:29 - ID:1377961
CAIRO, Nov 21 (MENA) - Egypt and South Sudan will sign on Saturday an agreement for boosting cooperation the field of water resources and investments. Under the deal, a joint authority will be formed for establishing projects. It will pave the ....
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African countries eye cooperation to fight terrorism
Date: 2014-11-21 06:40:53 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:8 - ID:1377089
NOUAKCHOTT, Nov 21 (MENA) – Countries from North and West Africa said they were willing to promote cooperation to combat drugs and terrorism. During a symposium here, representatives of 11 African countries said they want to benefit from ....
