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South Sudan Nile ferry sinks with more than 200 dead
Date: 2014-01-14 11:19:54 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:71 - ID:496950
JUBA, Jan 14 (MENA) - More than 200 civilians in South Sudan have drowned in a Nile ferry accident while fleeing fighting in the town of Malakal, an army spokesman has said as reported by the BBC. He said women and children were among the ....
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83% of Egyptians in Cameron voted "yes" to constitution
Date: 2014-01-14 06:55:23 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:8 - ID:496582
ABUJA/YAOUNDE, Jan 14 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in Cameron's capital Yaounde announced late Monday the results of the Egyptians' voting on Egypt's new charter. In statements to MENA correspondent in Abuja, Egypt's Ambassador in Yaounde Sherif ....
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Five people killed in attack by Boko Haram on Nigeria's market
Date: 2014-01-14 06:15:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:4 - ID:496555
ABUJA, Jan 14 (MENA) - Suspected members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect have again attacked Ladi-Kayamula village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State on a market day, killing at least five persons as they shot at traders and customers ....
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17 Egyptians in Nigeria, 11 in Sierra Leone vote yes on new constitution
Date: 2014-01-13 12:27:47 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:66 - ID:495472
ABUJA, Jan 13 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in Abuja Ashraf Abdel-Qader has said that 17 Egyptians voted yes on a draft constitution within the period from January 8 to 12. The number of eligible voters in Nigeria reached only 223 Egyptians, 19 of ....
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8 killed in Borno Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria, reports on churches burnt
Date: 2014-01-13 08:40:26 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:23 - ID:494838
ABUJA, Jan 13 (MRNA) - Suspected Boko Haram members killed eight people in an attack on Sabon Gari village in Hambagda Jaji Ward of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Several residents were said to have sustained gunshot injuries in the ....
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Nigerian jet bombs convoy of senator by mistake
Date: 2014-01-13 08:24:17 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:21 - ID:494888
ABUJA, Jan 13 (MENA) - A Nigerian senator survived death late Sunday when a Nigerian military fighter jet bombed his convoy by mistake in Borno state, northeast of Nigeria A Nigerian military fighter jet bombed the cavalcade of a prominent ....
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UNECA to participate in organizing forum to support Zambia's land reform process
Date: 2014-01-13 08:03:28 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:19 - ID:494801
ADDIS ABAB, Jan 13 (MENA) - UN Economic Commission for Africa announced the Government of Zambia would host a stakeholders meeting on 24 January in Lusaka in partnership with the UNECA and the Land Policy Initiative and other partners to come to a ....
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Juba asks Khartoum for equipment to re-operate Bentiu oil fields
Date: 2014-01-13 08:02:16 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:18 - ID:494804
KHARTOUM, Jan 13 (MENA) - Juba has asked Khartoum to supply it with equipment to help re-operate the Bentiu oil fields. The Bentiu oil fields have recently stopped operating in the wake of battles between government troops and forces loyal to ....
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Refugee crisis in South Sudan as thousands flee fighting
Date: 2014-01-12 16:22:35 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:94 - ID:494041
KHARTOUM, Jan 12 (MENA) - Fighting between government troops and rebels in South Sudan has killed thousands of people and displaced more than 200,000. Many people have been forced to take shelter in refugee camps inside the country and abroad, ....
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US deployed military advisers to Somalia - officials
Date: 2014-01-11 20:21:24 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:116 - ID:492680
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (MENA) - The US military has deployed a small cell of military personnel to Somalia for the first time since 18 Americans were killed in the failed “Black Hawk Down” operation in 1993. The group of trainers and advisers has ....
