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Kenyan terror threat prompts evacuation of UK tourists
Date: 2014-05-16 08:10:29 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:21 - ID:724458
LONDON, May 16 (MENA) - Hundreds of UK tourists are being evacuated from parts of Kenya, after the Foreign Office warned of a "high threat" from terrorists in the country. Tour operators Thomson and First Choice cancelled all flights to Mombasa ....
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Sudan president leaves hospital after successful knee surgery
Date: 2014-05-16 07:41:05 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:18 - ID:724357
KHARTOUM, May 16 (MENA) – Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir was discharged from hospital after undergoing a knee operation on Sunday, his press secretary said. "President Bashir will resume his duties after days when he ends convalescence period," ....
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Boko Haram sets ablaze two schools as US officials frustrated by Nigeria's response
Date: 2014-05-16 07:06:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:15 - ID:724332
ABUJA, May 16 (MENA) – Suspected Boko Haram militants set ablaze two schools in the north of Nigeria as part of their ongoing attacks, local media reports said. The reports said the militants were riding vehicles and motorbikes. Meanwhile, US ....
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Voting for Egyptian presidential polls start in Mauritania
Date: 2014-05-15 16:11:41 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:163 - ID:723767
NOUAKCHOTT, May 15 (MENA) - The Egyptian presidential elections kicked off here for expatriates living in Mauritania. The electoral process has been going smoothly since the voting started, Egypt's Ambassador here Ahmed Fadel said. The ....
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High turnout in Egyptian presidential polls in Zambia - diplomat
Date: 2014-05-15 15:16:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:142 - ID:723601
CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Zambia and Permanent Representative to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Raga'ie Nasr said that a high voter turnout was seen at the Egyptian embassy in Lusaka in the first day of ....
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Protests in front of Nigerian Embassy in Cairo
Date: 2014-05-15 14:19:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:131 - ID:723392
CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Forty political activists representing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that defend the rights of women organized a protest Thursday in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Cairo's district of Zamalek. The demonstrators ....
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South Sudan denies putting off vote
Date: 2014-05-15 11:56:11 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:90 - ID:722995
KHARTOUM, May 15 (MENA) - South Sudan President Silva Kiir's press secretary dismissed on Thursday media reports attributed to the president that said that elections, scheduled next year in South Sudan, will be deferred. "The president said that ....
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Northern senators reject emergency extension in Nigeria
Date: 2014-05-15 10:47:30 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:58 - ID:722518
ABUJA, May 15 (MENA) - Northern senators yesterday rejected the proposed move by President Goodluck Jonathan to extend the emergency rule in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno states. President Jonathan had on Tuesday asked the Senate to approve the ....
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Ethiopia committed to Renaissance Dam building: diplomat
Date: 2014-05-15 09:30:57 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:47 - ID:722522
ADDIS ABABA, May 15 (MENA) – Newly appointed Ethiopian Ambassador to Mali Eshimebrat Mersha asserted Thursday her country's commitment to its position regarding the Renaissance Dam construction, the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a ....
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New US charge d'affaires in Khartoum assumes post
Date: 2014-05-15 08:00:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:28 - ID:722477
KHARTOUM, May 15 (MENA) - Newly-appointed US Charge d'Affaires here Jerry Lanier officially assumed his post, according to a statement by the US Embassy here on Thursday. Lanier, a seasoned diplomat, served before as US ambassador to Ghana, ....
