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Republic of Congo general arrested, accused of coup plot
Date: 2018-01-12 18:57:59 GMT - Republic of the Congo - Africa - SN:64 - ID:7187887
BRAZZAVILLE, Jan 12 (MENA) - Authorities in Republic of Congo have arrested a general who had been close to the president on allegations of planning a coup, Fox News reported. Local media reports said Friday that former armed forces inspector Gen. ....
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One killed as Somali, Kenyan troops clash in border town
Date: 2018-01-12 10:19:05 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:26 - ID:7187019
MOGADISHU, Jan 12 (MENA) - A Somali soldier was killed in brief clashes between Somali and Kenyan troops in a border town, Mohamed Ahmed, a Somali military officer said on Friday. Somali soldiers fought Friday morning with Kenyan soldiers on ....
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Mali PM due in Algeria on Monday
Date: 2018-01-12 08:33:46 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:16 - ID:7186825
BAMAKO, Jan 12 (MENA) - Mali's Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga will pay a visit to Algeria on Monday for talks on bilateral relations. The visit is the first by Maiga since assuming his post last December, Mali news agency reported on ....
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Electricity Holding company celebrates graduation of new class of Nile Basin countries trainees
Date: 2018-01-11 13:26:20 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:46 - ID:7185255
CAIRO, Jan 11 (MENA) - President of the Electricity Holding company Gaber Desouky witnessed Thursday a graduation of 27 Nile Basin countries' trainees from Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan. In a statement, Desouky ....
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Scores feared dead and up to 100 missing after boat sinks off Libya's coast
Date: 2018-01-10 05:58:28 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:1 - ID:7183086
TRIPOLI, Jan 10 (MENA) - Survivors from a boat that foundered off Libya’s coast on Tuesday said about 50 people who had embarked with them were feared dead, while the coastguard said the number of missing might be as high as 100, The Guardian ....
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UN starts probe into attacks on Congo peacekeepers
Date: 2018-01-06 08:26:13 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:14 - ID:7176874
NEW YORK, Jan 6 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) has launched an investigation into recent attacks on peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The investigation will focus on the Dec. 7 attack, in which 15 Tanzanian peacekeepers ....
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Rwanda, Uganda deny deal with Israel to take Africa migrants
Date: 2018-01-05 18:52:02 GMT - Israel - Africa - SN:67 - ID:7176531
GAZA CITY, Jan 5 (MENA) - Rwanda and Uganda have both denied that they have signed an agreement with Israel to accept African migrants from the country, despite much publicity from the Israeli government, Jerusalem Post reported on ....
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Death toll of S. Africa passenger train crash rises to 18
Date: 2018-01-05 10:02:43 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:20 - ID:7175485
PRETORIA, Jan 5 (MENA) - The death toll of a train crash in South Africa's Free State province that resulted from a collision between a truck and a passenger train on Thursday has risen to 18, South African officials said on Friday. The train ....
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Sunday wins CAF Legend Award
Date: 2018-01-04 21:28:39 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:81 - ID:7175196
ACCRA, Jan 4 (MENA) – Former Ghanaian footballer Ibrahim Sunday won the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) 2017 Legend Award. Sunday had the Golden Ball prize as a best footballer in Africa twice in 1971 and 1983. (MENA) M G E/M H E ....
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Egypt's national football team wins best African national team 2017 award
Date: 2018-01-04 21:28:16 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:80 - ID:7175206
ACCRA, Jan 4 (MENA) - Egypt's national football team on Thursday won best African national team award for 2017, which is given by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). This came during a ceremony held in the Ghanaian capital ....
