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South Sudan government, rebels reach final peace deal
Date: 2018-08-05 16:43:22 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:64 - ID:7520075
KHARTOUM, Aug 5 (MENA) - South Sudanese arch-foes signed a final power-sharing deal on Sunday, aimed at ending a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions in the world's youngest country, France 24 ....
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Kiir, Djibouti president, Somali PM arrive in Khartoum for S.Sudan final peace deal
Date: 2018-08-05 12:13:48 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:24 - ID:7519349
KHARTOUM, Aug 5 (MENA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit, Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre arrived in Khartoum Sunday morning to attend the inking of a final power-sharing deal between ....
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Zimbabwe president defends 'free, fair, credible' election
Date: 2018-08-03 20:10:41 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:66 - ID:7517638
HARARE, Aug 3 (MENA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday defended the recent presidential election as free, fair and credible. "Here was a celebration of Zimbabwean democracy, a festival of unfettered freedom. With the eyes of the ....
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Arab, African Parliament discuss lifting Sudan from State Sponsor of Terrorism List
Date: 2018-08-03 17:14:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:55 - ID:7517200
CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) - A high-level delegation of the Arab Parliament headed on Friday to South Africa to discuss fostering cooperation and joint action with the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). The parliaments will tackle the Arab Parliament's plan ....
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Mnangagwa wins first Zimbabwe presidential election since Mugabe fall
Date: 2018-08-03 09:26:55 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:11 - ID:7516663
HARARE, Aug 3 (MENA) - Incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Zimbabwe's disputed presidential poll, according to the country's electoral commission. Tweeting after the result was announced, Mr Mnangagwa said he was "humbled" to have won, adding ....
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AU appeals for calm in Zimbabwe
Date: 2018-08-02 16:32:23 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:60 - ID:7516125
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 2 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) appealed for calm in Zimbabwe after a spate of violence incidents related to elections. Zimbabwe's ruling party signaled victory in the presidential election, ABC News reported on ....
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US planning to reduce troops in Africa - military sources
Date: 2018-08-02 13:41:50 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:41 - ID:7515643
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - The US military is weighing significantly drawing down the number of US Special Operations Forces in Africa despite senior military officials warning that the terrorist threat in Africa is increasing, three defense ....
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Attack on convoy kills 4 soldiers in Mali's central region
Date: 2018-08-01 17:15:37 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:76 - ID:7514781
BAMAKO, Aug 1 (MENA) - Mali's defense ministry says at least four soldiers have been killed in an attack by armed men in the central Segou region, ABC News reported Wednesday. Defense Minister Tiena Coulibaly says the gunmen ambushed the convoy ....
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Sudan's top diplomat starts African tour
Date: 2018-07-31 21:49:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:68 - ID:7513166
KHARTOUM, July 31 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed began on Tuesday an African tour that will take him to the Rwandan capital, Kigali and Kenya's Nairobi. The Sudanese top diplomat is delegated by President Omar Al ....
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Eritrea, Somalia sign deal to restore diplomatic ties
Date: 2018-07-30 11:29:29 GMT - Eritrea - Africa - SN:35 - ID:7511130
ASMARA, July 30 (MENA) - Eritrea and Somalia have agreed to restore diplomatic relations, an official said, in another thaw in the restive Horn of Africa region. Eritrea's information minister announced the agreement on Twitter as Somalia's ....
