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31st AU Summit kicks off in Nouakchott 2 Nouakchott
Date: 2018-07-01 11:27:14 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:23 - ID:7468027
Addressing the summit, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz said terrorism hinders development in Africa. Fighting corruption, he added, is key to achieving growth and prosperity. He said his country has been working over the past ....
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31st AU Summit kicks off in Nouakchott
Date: 2018-07-01 10:27:29 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:17 - ID:7467952
NOUAKCHOTT, July 1 (MENA) - The 31st African Union Summit kicked off here Sunday with 22 heads of state and government probing the fight against corruption. Over two days, the summit will also tackle institutional and financial reform, as well ....
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AU calls for empowering women
Date: 2018-06-30 20:10:23 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:60 - ID:7467499
NOUAKCHOTT, June 30 (MENA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Chairman of the African Union, called Saturday for the empowerment of women. Gender equality today is a priority for the African Union and the European Union, Kagame told a high-level ....
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Ethiopia set to remove 3 armed groups from terror list
Date: 2018-06-30 18:04:28 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:53 - ID:7467445
ADDIS ABABA, June 30 (MENA) – Ethiopia's cabinet has passed a resolution to remove three armed groups from a terror list as part of sweeping reforms under a new prime minister, ABC News reported on Saturday. The groups, operating mainly from ....
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Bashir to head for Mauritania Saturday to attend AU summit
Date: 2018-06-29 13:39:38 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:44 - ID:7465775
KHARTOUM, June 29 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al Bashir will head for Mauritania on Saturday to participate in the 31st session of the African Union (AU) summit, which will kick off in Nouakchott on Sunday and Monday. Al Bashir is ....
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Arab League welcomes South Sudan ceasefire deal
Date: 2018-06-28 11:43:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:39 - ID:7463972
CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) – Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit welcomed on Thursday a ceasefire deal signed by the government of South Sudan and the opposition at the conclusion of talks hosted by Khartoum a day earlier. “We hope ....
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Fire sweeps through market in Nairobi, killing 15
Date: 2018-06-28 08:33:47 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:16 - ID:7463614
NAIROBI, June 28 (MENA) - Kenyan media said that a fire has swept through a marketplace in Nairobi, killing 15 and sending 70 injured to hospitals, ABC News reported. Rescue teams are searching for more bodies and survivors in the market in ....
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Peace agreement reached in South Sudan
Date: 2018-06-27 13:02:02 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:48 - ID:7462597
KHARTOUM, June 27 (MENA) - President of South Sudan Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar on Wednesday signed a peace agreement to end the civil war in South Sudan. Attending the Khartoum-hosted signing ceremony was President Omar al ....
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Three Somali soldiers killed In blast in Lower Shabelle
Date: 2018-06-27 11:13:52 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:37 - ID:7462339
MOGADISHU, June 27 (MENA) - At least three Somali soldiers were reported to have been killed and several wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in the country’s southern Lower Shabelle region. Residents said a remote-controlled landmine struck an ....
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UN peacekeeper killed in South Sudan
Date: 2018-06-26 20:18:23 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:88 - ID:7461500
JUBA, June 26 (MENA) - A Bangladeshi peacekeeper in South Sudan was killed Tuesday when an aid convoy was ambushed in the west of the country, France 24 quoted the United Nations mission as saying Tuesday. "Lieutenant Commander Ashraf Siddiqui ....
