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Sudan's Gedaref State closes border with tensed Ethiopia
Date: 2020-11-07 08:15:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:22 - ID:8661319
KHARTOUM, Nov 7 (MENA) - The government of El Gedaref State, eastern Sudan, decided Saturday to close its border with Ethiopia's Tigray and Amhara regions in the wake of security tensions there. The decision to close is meant to prevent any harm ....
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Mauritania registers 27 new coronavirus
Date: 2020-11-07 01:25:24 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:2 - ID:8661145
NOUAKCHOTT, NOV 7 (MENA) - The Health Ministry said 27 new coronavirus infections were reported Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 7,804 cases. A statement issued by the Health Ministry and carried out by ....
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Provisional results show Alassane Ouattara re-elected president of Cote d'Ivoire
Date: 2020-11-03 08:36:41 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:18 - ID:8655487
ABIDJAN, Nov 3 (MENA) - Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara has won last Saturday's presidential election by obtaining over 94 percent of the vote, provisional results released Tuesday by the country's electoral commission ....
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Sudan's Constitutional Charter for Transitional Period amended, published in official gazette
Date: 2020-11-02 23:17:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:73 - ID:8655211
KHARTOUM, Nov 2 (MENA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Justice published on Monday the Constitutional Charter for the Transitional Period after it has been amended, via including the Juba Peace Agreement that was signed on October 3. Chairman of ....
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New Senegalese government formed
Date: 2020-11-01 22:23:20 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:75 - ID:8653687
DAKAR, Nov 1 (MENA) - Senegal’s President Macky Sall retained key allies, including the finance and economy ministers, as he announced a new cabinet Sunday, Bloomberg reported. Abodulaye Diallo retained the post of finance minister, according to ....
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Senegal's president sacks government
Date: 2020-10-31 22:41:40 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:106 - ID:8652340
DAKAR, Oct 31 (MENA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall dissolved the government on Saturday, according to the official Senegalese radio. New government will be formed on Sunday afternoon. (MENA) H M E/M N E ....
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OIC expresses concern over pre-election violence in Côte d’Ivoire
Date: 2020-10-28 13:24:43 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:48 - ID:8648010
RIYADH, Oct 28 (MENA) – The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is closely following up developments in Côte d’Ivoire ahead of the presidential election scheduled for 31 October 2020, SPA reported on ....
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AU Peace, Security Council endorses decision denouncing recruiting foreign fighters in Africa
Date: 2020-10-28 11:00:59 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:35 - ID:8647714
CAIRO, Oct 28 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) unanimously adopted a decision condemning recruitment and influx of foreign terrorist fighters to Africa. In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry Wednesday ....
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Nigeria: 20 Killed by 'Bandits' In Northwest Nigeria
Date: 2020-10-22 10:43:48 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:20 - ID:8638842
ABUJA, Oct 22 (MENA) - Gunmen stormed a village in northwest Nigeria killing 20 people in the latest attack by criminal gangs in the violence-wracked region, Radio Africa 1 reported Thursday quoting police sources. A gang of motorcycle-riding ....
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African Union 'strongly condemns' violence in Nigeria
Date: 2020-10-22 08:36:52 GMT - France - Africa - SN:13 - ID:8638584
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 22 (MENA) - The African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat on Thursday strongly condemned deadly violence in Nigeria's biggest city Lagos and called on all parties to "privilege dialogue," according to media ....
