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Ethiopian PM, Eritrean president arrive in Saudi Arabia to sign peace deal
Date: 2018-09-15 22:27:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:59 - ID:7577655
RIYADH, Sept 15 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki both arrived in Jeddah on Saturday where they are expected to sign a historic peace deal between their countries, Al Arabiya reported. At King ....
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Ethiopian airstrike kills 70 Shabab militants in Somalia
Date: 2018-09-15 15:56:13 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:35 - ID:7577265
MOGADISHU, Sept 15 (MENA) - As many as 70 militants of Al-Shabab group have been killed in an Ethiopian airstrike in Somalia, reported a Somali radio station. Two car bombs were targeted during the raid, said Shabelle station, adding that the ....
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Egypt to host 8th AASW in August 2019
Date: 2018-09-13 11:28:04 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:25 - ID:7574367
CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) - Egypt, in coordination with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), will host activities of the 8th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW) in August in 2019, Agriculture Minister Ezzeldin Abu Stait said on ....
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Nigeria's Buhari officially declares for second term
Date: 2018-09-12 21:12:11 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:76 - ID:7573890
ABUJA, Sept 12 (MENA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday formally submitted his candidacy to stand for a second term of office at elections in February next year, the Voice of America reported. The 75-year-old leader traveled to ....
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South Sudan's president, rebel leader sign peace deal
Date: 2018-09-12 20:46:02 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:74 - ID:7573916
ADDIS ABABA, Sept 12 (MENA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a peace agreement on Wednesday on the fringe of a regional summit in Ethiopia, Euronews reported. The new agreement, mediated by Sudan, ....
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18 dead after explosion in gas depot in Nigeria
Date: 2018-09-10 20:12:58 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:84 - ID:7571281
ABUJA, Sept 10 (MENA) - As many as 18 people have died in an explosion at a gas depot in Nigeria, ABC News reported on Monday. Dozens of other people were burned in the blast which occurred in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa state.(MENA) A H E/ ....
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Suicide blast claims 4 lives in Mogadishu
Date: 2018-09-10 09:53:19 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:17 - ID:7570033
MOGADISHU, Sept 10 (MENA) - At least four people dropped dead on Monday after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of a district headquarters in Mogadishu, ABC News reported. The large blast badly damaged the ....
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Cholera outbreak kills 10 people in Zimbabwe
Date: 2018-09-09 18:58:38 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:79 - ID:7569466
HARARE, Sept 9 (MENA) - A cholera outbreak has killed 10 people in Zimbabwe's capital Harare after they drank contaminated water, Euro News reported Sunday. Harare city council has struggled to supply water to some suburbs for more than a decade, ....
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17 kiled in small plane crash in South Sudan -- official
Date: 2018-09-09 11:17:28 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:33 - ID:7568542
JUBA, Sept 9 (MENA) - A plane crashed Sunday in a city in South Sudan, leaving 17 people dead, a local official was quoted by Sky News as saying. The small plane was carrying passengers from Juba to Yirol city, when it crashed into a lake, said ....
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Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia leaders sign trilateral cooperation agreement
Date: 2018-09-06 11:23:27 GMT - Eritrea - Africa - SN:26 - ID:7564753
ASMARA, Sept 6 (MENA) - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo signed here on Thursday a trilateral cooperation agreement following a session of talks, the ....
