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UN office in Benghazi likely to be reopened in January - UN envoy
Date: 2019-01-18 16:54:18 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:55 - ID:7763529
NEW YORK, Jan 18 (MENA) - UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé said that the UN office in Benghazi is likely to be reopened before the end of January. Speaking at a UN Security Council session on Friday, he said "we need additional effort to ....
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Congo rejects AU's call to delay final election results
Date: 2019-01-18 13:01:35 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:34 - ID:7763188
KINSHASA, Jan 18 (MENA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has rejected an African Union demand to delay the announcement of final election results, the BBC reported Friday. The AU says there are "serious doubts" about the outcome of ....
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Sudanese, Chadian presidents hold talks at Khartoum Int'l Airport
Date: 2019-01-18 12:06:22 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:29 - ID:7763018
KHARTOUM, Jan 18 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al Bashir held a session of talks on Friday with his Chadian counterpart Idriss Deby who was on his way back from Ethiopia to Chad. The talks which were held at the VIP lounge at Khartoum ....
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African Union calls on DR Congo to delay release of final vote results
Date: 2019-01-18 09:30:48 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:19 - ID:7762807
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 18 (MENA) - The African Union called on Democratic Republic of Congo to suspend the release of the final results of its disputed presidential election due to its doubts over the provisional results, France 24 reported ....
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AU urges DR Congo to delay final election results
Date: 2019-01-18 07:12:21 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:9 - ID:7762557
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 18 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to postpone the announcement of its presidential election results. The pan-African organisation, which aims to promote unity and ....
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Kenya attack: Nine arrested over bloody DusitD2 hotel siege
Date: 2019-01-17 11:42:37 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:34 - ID:7761516
NAIROBI, Jan 17 (MENA) - Nine people have been arrested in Kenya following an attack on a luxury hotel compound in the capital Nairobi that killed at least 21 people, the BBC reported on Thursday. Kenya's Red Cross said everyone who was missing ....
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Immigration min.: Egypt seeks more jobs for its workforce in African labor market
Date: 2019-01-14 19:07:22 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:56 - ID:7756327
CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) – Minister of Immigration Nabila Makram said Egypt seeks to gain entry for Egyptian labor into Africa and there is communication with the Economy Ministry to encourage the implementation of more investment projects there. ....
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Bashir thanks Egypt for supporting Sudan’s security, stability
Date: 2019-01-14 19:06:32 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:69 - ID:7756485
Khartoum, Jan 14 (MENA) – Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir extended his thanks to Egypt, Ethiopia and Chad for their support for his country’s security and stability. Speaking to crowds of supporters gathered in the Sudanese city of Nyala on ....
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PRC to convene to prepare for 32nd AU summit
Date: 2019-01-14 11:47:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:43 - ID:7756212
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 14 (MENA) - The 37th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) of the African Union will open Tuesday to prepare for the upcoming AU summit. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will receive the ....
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12 civilians killed in terrorist attack in Burkina Faso
Date: 2019-01-12 08:03:58 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:7 - ID:7753022
OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 12 (MENA) - Twelve civilians were killed in a terrorist attack in the north of Burkina Faso. Gunmen attacked a village market in broad daylight, the security ministry said in a statement issued late Friday. "Around 30 armed ....
