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Trade minister represents Egypt in COMESA summit
Date: 2018-07-18 11:28:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:29 - ID:7494197
CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar is leading Egypt's delegation to the 20th summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) that began in the Zambian capital Lusaka on Wednesday. The event will ....
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Uganda sends more troops to Somalia
Date: 2018-07-17 22:50:03 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:108 - ID:7493455
KAMPALA, July 17 (MENA) - Uganda has sent more troops to operate within the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Somali Radio Shabelle reported Tuesday. Chief of Defense Forces of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) David Muhoozi ....
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Boko Haram overruns Nigeria military base in second attack in days
Date: 2018-07-15 16:05:59 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:71 - ID:7489741
ABUJA, July 15 (MENA) - Boko Haram militants overran a military base in northeast Nigeria after a ferocious firefight, military and vigilante sources said, the second assault on the country’s forces in two days. The militants on Saturday evening ....
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2 blasts, gunfire heard near Somalia's presidential palace
Date: 2018-07-14 10:04:33 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:23 - ID:7487825
MOGADISHU, July 14 (MENA) - Two large explosions followed by gunfire were heard Saturday near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital, ABC News reported. The midday blasts came a week after a similar attack on the interior ministry compound ....
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Eritrea's leader arrives in Ethiopia for first visit in 22 years
Date: 2018-07-14 09:07:44 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:14 - ID:7487694
ADDIS ABABA, July 14 (MENA) - Eritrea's longtime president arrived in Ethiopia for his first visit in 22 years on Saturday amid a dramatic diplomatic thaw between the once-bitter rivals, ABC News reported. Thousands turned out in Ethiopia's ....
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UN council narrowly approves arms embargo on South Sudan
Date: 2018-07-13 17:46:23 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:65 - ID:7487240
NEW YORK, July 13 (MENA) - The UN Security Council narrowly approved a US-drafted resolution imposing an arms embargo on South Sudan Friday over objections that it could hurt African efforts to end the five-year conflict in the world's newest ....
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Eritrea leader visits Ethiopia on Saturday in historic thaw
Date: 2018-07-13 09:46:01 GMT - Eritrea - Africa - SN:22 - ID:7486483
ASMARA, July 13 (MENA) - Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki is visiting Ethiopia on Saturday, the latest step in an unprecedented diplomatic thaw between the former archrivals that is ending one of Africa's longest-running conflicts, ABC News ....
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Egypt's envoy hails warmth of relations with Ethiopia
Date: 2018-07-10 22:47:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:105 - ID:7482943
ADDIS ABABA, July 10 (MENA) – Egypt’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Abu Bakr Hefny on Tuesday hailed the depth of relations between Egypt and Ethiopia, citing the unprecedented level of mutual understanding between the two countries' leaders. He made ....
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South Africa charter plane crashes; 1 killed, 20 injured
Date: 2018-07-10 19:05:45 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:88 - ID:7482831
PRETORIA, July 10 (MENA) - A charter plane crashed in South Africa on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring 20 others, ABC News reported. The injuries in Tuesday's crash in the capital of Pretoria range from minor to critical, according to ....
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War crimes committed against civilians in S.Sudan - UN report confirms
Date: 2018-07-10 13:31:05 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:53 - ID:7481888
GENEVA, July 10 (MENA) - UN Human Rights monitors have documented what appear to be deliberate, ruthless and brutally violent attacks on civilians, particularly against women and children, by Government and aligned forces, as well as armed youth in ....
