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UN chief voices concern over deadly incidents in Ethiopia
Date: 2019-06-24 07:03:58 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:9 - ID:7993920
NEW YORK, June 24 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over the weekend's deadly incidents in Ethiopia, said his spokesman. Guterres condemned the killing of the president of the Amhara region, the chief of staff ....
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Mauritania ruling party's Ghazouani declared presidential vote winner
Date: 2019-06-24 05:46:16 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:7 - ID:7993820
NOUAKCHOTT, June 24 (MENA) - Mauritania's ruling party candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has won the presidential election with 52 per cent of the vote, the electoral commission announced, with opposition candidates crying foul, Channel News Asia ....
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Most of people who attempted Ethiopia coup arrested: PM office
Date: 2019-06-23 11:56:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:27 - ID:7992660
ADDIS ABABA, June 23 (MENA) - Brigadier General Tefera Mamo, the head of special forces in Amhara region, told state television that "most of the people who attempted the Ethiopian coup have been arrested, although there are a few still at ....
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Ethiopia gov't: Ethiopia army COS, regional official killed during coup attempt
Date: 2019-06-23 08:18:45 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:11 - ID:7992495
ADDIS ABABA, June 23 (MENA) - Ethiopia's army chief of staff General Seare Mekonnen and a regional official were killed during an attempted coup by an army general to seize power in Ethiopia’s northern state of Amhara, state television reported ....
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Ethiopia's Army Chief of Staff Shot: official
Date: 2019-06-23 07:02:13 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:8 - ID:7992429
ADDIS ABABA, June 23 (MENA) - Ethiopia’s army chief of staff has been shot, the prime minister’s press secretary said Sunday, hours after a failed coup attempt was reported in a federal state north of the capital. It was unclear whether General ....
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Candidate of UPR party leads initial results of Mauritaian presidential election
Date: 2019-06-23 06:18:34 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:4 - ID:7992369
NOUAKCHOTT, June 23 (MENA) - The initial results of the Mauritanian presidential election showed that former defense minister Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is leading. Ghazouani is supported by the current Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz ....
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Mozambique eyes comprehensive cooperation with Egypt: President
Date: 2019-06-22 18:41:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:47 - ID:7992042
CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - Mozambique's president Filipe Nyusi stressed Saturday the robust ties between Egypt and his country, saying that both countries show congruence in their visions on several issues. The president made his remarks during his ....
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Mauritanian presidential elections kick off
Date: 2019-06-22 08:50:44 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:10 - ID:7991200
NOUAKCHOTT, June 22 (MENA) - Presidential elections in Mauritania kicked off on Saturday. Large numbers of voters flocked to polling stations to elect a president from six candidates, with voting process to run until 7 p.m., according to the ....
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African cities conference on sustainable development continues activities
Date: 2019-06-20 14:39:11 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:33 - ID:7988708
CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) - The African cities' conference on sustainable development continued its activities here on Thursday, holding two dialogue sessions on Egypt's success story in the field of planning. The first session started earlier today, ....
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African youth delegation hails Sisi's efforts to boost ties with Africa
Date: 2019-06-20 11:01:50 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:21 - ID:7988704
CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) - Head of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) Abdel Menem Al Terras has asserted the importance of implementing the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to promote the role of African youths to enable them ....
