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57% West Africans have no access to electricity – AfDB
Date: 2014-08-29 21:22:56 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:105 - ID:897361
ABUJA, Aug 29 (MENA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said more than 57 percent of the people in West Africa are without access to electricity, Nigerian local media reported. The bank stated in its "West Africa Monitor Quarterly" for the ....
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12 killed in tribal clashes in North Darfur
Date: 2014-08-29 21:06:57 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:100 - ID:897338
KHARTOUM, Aug 29 (MENA) - Twelve people were killed while dozens others were injured Friday in an intertribal attack in north Darfur. About seven members of Bani Hussain tribe were shot down while three others were injured in attack by Al ....
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Guinean student is first case of Ebola confirmed in Senegal
Date: 2014-08-29 17:26:47 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:70 - ID:897186
ABUJA, Aug 29 (MENA) - Senegal, a major hub for the business and aid community in West Africa, became the region’s fifth country to confirm a case of Ebola on Friday after a student arrived from neighbouring Guinea carrying the disease, Nigerian Eye ....
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Egypt, Mali ink MoU in electricity, energy fields
Date: 2014-08-29 08:31:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:15 - ID:896446
CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker inked a memorandum of understanding with his Malian counterpart Mamadou Keita on boosting cooperation in the fields of electricity and energy. This comes within ....
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Egyptian, Kenyan officials discuss bilateral ties
Date: 2014-08-29 06:48:15 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:9 - ID:896324
CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ambassador Sabri Magdi Sabri held talks with Principal Secretary at the Kenyan Foreign Ministry Karanja Kibicho on ways to boost bilateral ties last night. They called for ....
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Cameroonian troops shell Boko Haram camp inside Nigeria
Date: 2014-08-28 21:40:23 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:137 - ID:896232
ABUJA, Aug 28 (MENA) - Cameroon's army has attacked the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, shelling one of their camps across the border and killing "many" fighters, local Nigerian media reports said. The army had shelled the camp on Wednesday ....
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Sudan urges ceasefire in Darfur
Date: 2014-08-28 19:11:37 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:118 - ID:896098
KHARTOUM, Aug 28 (MENA) - The Sudanese government called for an immediate ceasefire in Darfur, demanding all warring parties to start truce talks. Addressing a seminar on the impact of armed groups on security in Africa, Joint Security committee ....
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WHO: Ebola outbreak could hit 20,000 within 9 months
Date: 2014-08-28 17:42:03 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:103 - ID:896051
ZURICH, Aug 28 (MENA) - The World Health Organization warned Thursday that the number of people affected by the Ebola virus could rise to 20,000 within the next nine months and a projected half a billion dollars would be needed to fund efforts aimed ....
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60 killed in tribal clashes in central Nigeria
Date: 2014-08-28 17:31:59 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:101 - ID:895859
ABUJA, Aug 28 (MENA) – As many as 60 people were killed in clashes which erupted during the past few hours between the Fulani and Eggon tribes of Nasarawa state in central Nigeria. The two tribes used sickles in the clashes that started last week ....
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Egypt's diplomat hails Occhet-Qustul border crossing opening
Date: 2014-08-28 11:57:22 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:61 - ID:895405
KHARTOUM, Aug 28 (MENA) - Media Counselor at the Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum Abdel-Rahman Abdel-Fattah Nassef hailed Thursday the opening of Egypt-Sudan border crossing road, adding that it would turn the Arab-African cooperation's dream into ....
