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Egypt's population hit 97.1m by mid-2018 - CAPMAS
Date: 2018-11-22 15:53:10 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:67 - ID:7681090
CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - The number of Egyptians living inside the country reached 97.1 million by the middle of 2018 constituting 1.3% of the world population, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on ....
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US airstrike in Somalia against Al-Shabab kills 7 extremists
Date: 2018-11-21 18:14:06 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:82 - ID:7680296
MOGADISHU, Nov 21 (MENA) - The US military said it has carried out an airstrike in central Somalia targeting al-Shabab that killed seven extremists, The New York Times reported. The US Africa Command statement said Tuesday's airstrike occurred in ....
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Gunmen kidnap Italian woman in southeast Kenya
Date: 2018-11-21 07:51:11 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:15 - ID:7679278
NAIROBI, Nov 21 (MENA) - An armed gang abducted an Italian volunteer from a village in southeast Kenya, shooting and wounding five residents in the raid, Euro News reported quoting police as saying Wednesday. "The attackers fired indiscriminately ....
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S. Korea, Morocco set plan to build new capital in S. Sudan
Date: 2018-11-20 07:27:53 GMT - south korea - Africa - SN:6 - ID:7677940
SEOUL, Nov 20 (MENA) - A South Korean company in cooperation with two Moroccan companies set a plan to build a new capital for South Sudan. The South Sudanese government held a ceremony to launch the project of establishing a new capital that ....
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Sisi keen on enhancing Egypt's return to Africa - minister
Date: 2018-11-19 14:16:57 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:63 - ID:7677035
CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - Local Development Minister Mahmoud Sharawi stressed the keenness of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on enhancing Egypt's return to Africa strongly ever since taking office over four years ago. Sisi deeply appreciates all ....
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Ethiopian PM stresses keenness on maintaining Egypt Nile rights
Date: 2018-11-18 12:31:02 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:31 - ID:7675160
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 18 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that he is personally keen on maintaining Nile rights of Egypt and all African countries along the river. In a meeting with Moustafa Madbouli of Egypt Tuesday, the ....
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More than 40 killed in Central African Republic
Date: 2018-11-17 18:43:51 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:57 - ID:7674512
BANGUI, Nov 17 (MENA) - More than 40 people were killed and dozens wounded in Central African Republic in an attack on a Catholic mission sheltering 20,000 refugees, Euronews reported on Saturday. The attack happened on Thursday in Alindao, a town ....
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Tunisia participates in AU summit in Addis Ababa
Date: 2018-11-17 10:40:16 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:25 - ID:7673794
TUNIS, Nov 17 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Khemaies Jhinaoui is taking part in the 11th extraordinary African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa which kicked off on Saturday. The participation of Jhinaoui in the AU summit falls within the ....
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12 Congolese soldiers killed in clashes in Ebola-hit east
Date: 2018-11-16 21:48:45 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:60 - ID:7673366
KINSHASA, Nov 16 (MENA) - Twelve Congolese soldiers were killed and dozens wounded in clashes with militias in Congo's Ebola-hit east, EURO News reported Friday. Seven UN peacekeepers were also killed, government spokesman Lambert Mende ....
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UN says seven peacekeepers killed in fight against Congo rebels
Date: 2018-11-15 21:32:43 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:106 - ID:7672254
KINSHASA, Nov 15 (MENA) - Seven U.N. peacekeepers were killed and 10 wounded in a military operation with Congolese forces against rebels in the northeast, which is facing a deadly Ebola outbreak, the United Nations said Thursday. U.N. spokesman ....
