Africa

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  • Salva Kiir and Machar in peace talks in Khartoum Monday

    Date: 2018-06-24 17:16:52 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:78 - ID:7457852

    KHARTOUM, June 24 (MENA) – A summit between South Sudan President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar will be launched in Khartoum on Monday to seek solution to the outstanding issues between the disputed parties, especially regarding ....

  • Zimbabwe rules out delaying election after blast at rally

    Date: 2018-06-24 12:05:31 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:39 - ID:7457195

    HARARE, June 24 (MENA) - Zimbabwe's presidential spokesman has ruled out an election delay or announcing a state of emergency after an explosion at the president's campaign rally on Saturday that state media called an assassination attempt, ABC news ....

  • Mauritania hosts upcoming African summit in July

    Date: 2018-06-24 11:05:06 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:31 - ID:7457032

    NOUAKCHOTT, June 24 (MENA) - The 31st summit of the African Union will take place in July in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott for the first time, reported Mauritania Radio. The summit will adopt an African media strategy to face terrorism and ....

  • 2nd person dies after blast at Ethiopia rally, minister says

    Date: 2018-06-24 09:00:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:14 - ID:7456881

    ADDIS ABABA, June 24 (MENA) - Ethiopia's health minister said a second person has died after Saturday's explosion at a massive rally in the capital for the new prime minister, ABC news reported. Health Minister Amir Aman said on Twitter that the ....

  • African parl't calls for forming joint African military force

    Date: 2018-06-23 21:04:00 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:66 - ID:7456568

    CAIRO, June 23 (MENA) - Chairman of the North African Parliamentary Committee MP Mostafa El Gendy strongly condemned Saturday the explosion that rocked a stadium where Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa was addressing a campaign rally. Gendy, ....

  • Six detained in Ethiopia after PM rally blast

    Date: 2018-06-23 19:35:22 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:60 - ID:7456530

    ADDIS ABABA, June 23 (MENA) - The Ethiopian police said six people have been arrested and are under investigation after a deadly explosion at a huge rally for the new prime minister, ABC News reported on Saturday. At least one person died after ....

  • Pan-African Parliament condemns assassination attempt on Ethiopia's PM

    Date: 2018-06-23 18:25:46 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:53 - ID:7456395

    CAIRO, June 23 (MENA) - Head of Parliamentary Assembly of North African States and Political Adviser to President of Pan-African Parliament Mustapha El Gendy condemned the assassination attempt on Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on ....

  • There have been "multiple attempts" on Mnangagwa's life - spokesman

    Date: 2018-06-23 15:03:40 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:38 - ID:7456205

    HARARE, June 23 (MENA) - Zimbabwe state media said an explosion has rocked a stadium where President Emmerson Mnangagwa was addressing a campaign rally. The president is not hurt and has been evacuated from the scene, ABC News reported on ....

  • 1 dead after attack at huge rally for Ethiopia's new PM

    Date: 2018-06-23 14:14:32 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:34 - ID:7456035

    ADDIS ABABA, June 23 (MENA) - Ethiopia's health minister says one person has died after an explosion at a huge rally for the country's new prime minister on Saturday. Health Minister Amir Aman confirmed that the person died in a hospital after ....

  • Blast hits rally in support of Ethiopia's new prime minister

    Date: 2018-06-23 09:30:39 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:16 - ID:7455472

    ADDIS ABABA, June 23 (MENA) - An explosion struck a huge rally for Ethiopia's reformist new prime minister on Saturday shortly after he spoke and was waving to the crowd that had turned out in numbers unseen in recent years in the East African ....

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