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Nigeria approves use of experimental Ebola drug
Date: 2014-08-13 19:13:51 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:166 - ID:872848
ABUJA, Aug 13 (MENA) - The National Health Research Ethics Committee, Nigeria, has approved the use of an experimental Ebola drug, Zmapp, for treatment of patients infected with the virus. The committee, which composed research scientists, is a ....
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World Bank invests $200m in Nigerian power sector – UNIDO
Date: 2014-08-13 09:03:07 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:29 - ID:871518
ABUJA, Aug 13 (MENA) - The Country Representative of the United Nation’s Industrial Development Organisation, UNIDO, Patrick Kormawa, disclosed Tuesday that the World Bank had contributed about $200 million to the development of power sector in ....
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ECOWAS official dies from Ebola in Nigeria
Date: 2014-08-13 05:19:50 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:10 - ID:871293
ABUJA, Aug 13 (MENA) - An ECOWAS official has died from Ebola in Nigeria, the West African regional bloc said in a statement on Tuesday, taking the total number of deaths in the country to three. "The ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African ....
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UNSC threatens S. Sudan sanctions
Date: 2014-08-12 19:49:09 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:153 - ID:871074
JUBA, Aug 12 (MENA) - The UN Security Council could impose sanctions on leaders in South Sudan if gross violations of human rights continue to be carried out, the US ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday during a visit to the ....
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S. Africa's Mbeki calls for Israeli goods boycott
Date: 2014-08-12 19:23:07 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:149 - ID:871096
PRETORIA, Aug 12 (MENA) - South Africa's ex-President Thabo Mbeki has called for a boycott of Israeli goods to show solidarity with the Palestinians. The public should mobilize against Israel so that it "does pay a price for the position that it ....
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Abdel-Nour stresses economic coop. bet. Egypt, Sudan
Date: 2014-08-12 15:51:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:116 - ID:870774
CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) - Minister of Trade and Industry Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour said on Tuesday commercial and industrial cooperation was topping the priories of the Egyptian and Sudanese governments. "This helps bring about economic integration ....
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Kerry condemns South Sudan, rebels as deadline passes
Date: 2014-08-12 10:20:43 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:55 - ID:869945
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (MENA) - The United States on Tuesday condemned South Sudan's government and rebels for failing to form a transitional government by Sunday's deadline, calling it "an outrage and an insult to their citizens". In an unusually ....
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Ebola outbreak: Ivory Coast bans flight from three states
Date: 2014-08-12 08:00:36 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:32 - ID:869690
ABIDJAN, Aug 12 (MENA) - Ivory Coast has banned all passenger flights from three countries hit by Ebola in an attempt to prevent the spread of the deadly virus, the BBC reported. It is the only country, after Saudi Arabia, to impose such a ban, ....
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Unidentified gunmen kidnap colonel at special forces in Benghazi
Date: 2014-08-11 13:01:57 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:88 - ID:868554
TRIPOLI, Aug 11 (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a colonel in the special forces in Benghazi Monday. The colonel, identified as Adel Bou-Heliqa, was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen and taken to an unknown destination. (MENA) NA/RE ....
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Ivory Coast bans all flights to and from Ebola-affected countries
Date: 2014-08-11 10:48:23 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:65 - ID:868360
ABIDJAN, Aug 11 (MENA) The Ivory Coast announced Monday it has banned all flights from countries hit by Ebola as part of steps to prevent the deadly virus from reaching the west African nation, RF1 reported. The government said in a statement ....
