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Zimbabwe takeover leader Chiwenga named Mnangagwa's deputy
Date: 2017-12-23 16:08:39 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:53 - ID:7155600
HARARE, Dec 23 (MENA) - Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed the leader of the military takeover that led to ex-president Robert Mugabe's overthrow Constantino Chiwenga as one of his deputies in the ruling party, BBC news ....
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Macron: Sahel terrorist fight to continue in 2018
Date: 2017-12-23 06:35:05 GMT - France - Africa - SN:7 - ID:7154560
PARIS/NIAMEY, Dec 23 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Niger late Friday for a morale-boosting visit to France’s Barkhane anti-terrorist force and told troops the fight against extremists in the region would continue in ....
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UN closes first of several South Sudan protection camps
Date: 2017-12-20 14:36:35 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:44 - ID:7150837
JUBA, Dec 20 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) said it has closed the first of seven protection camps that have sheltered more than 200,000 civilians during South Sudan's civil war. More than 560 people are being voluntarily relocated from the ....
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Nigeria military rescues 4 Chinese nationals from pirates
Date: 2017-12-16 14:35:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:49 - ID:7143471
ABUJA, Dec 16 (MENA) - Four abducted Chinese nationals have been rescued by the army in Nigeria after a gun battle with sea pirates, ABC News reported on Saturday. Army spokesman Maj. Ojo Adelegan said the four expatriates were kidnapped while ....
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Mauritania president leaves for Nigeria
Date: 2017-12-16 10:35:10 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:24 - ID:7142942
NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 16 (MENA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left for Abuja, Nigeria on Saturday. During the visit, he will attend the 52nd regular conference of heads of state and government of the Economic Community of West African ....
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ANC gathers to choose leader to replace Jacob Zuma
Date: 2017-12-16 09:01:19 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:14 - ID:7142730
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 16 (MENA) - South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) is preparing to choose a new party leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma, concluding a bruising leadership battle that threatens to tear it apart before a 2019 ....
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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa endorsed as ZANU-PF presidential runner
Date: 2017-12-15 17:42:24 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:69 - ID:7142338
HARARE, Dec 15 (MENA) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been endorsed by ZANU-PF delegates as party leader and presidential candidate for the 2018 elections, Deutsche Welle reported on Friday. It was the first ZANU-PF party conference ....
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10 killed as police clash with illegal miners in Nigeria
Date: 2017-12-15 15:04:31 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:59 - ID:7142146
ABUJA, Dec 15 (MENA) – Nigerian residents said more than 10 illegal miners have been killed in northeast Nigeria's Mambilla region after clashing with police, ABC News reported. Hammadu Bello said Friday that police tried to dislodge the miners ....
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UNSC warns on S.Sudan peace efforts
Date: 2017-12-15 06:37:07 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:6 - ID:7141316
NEW YORK, Dec 15 (MENA) - The UN Security Council (UNSC) warned of "costs or consequences" for South Sudan's government and opposition if they undermine upcoming efforts to achieve a cease-fire and implement a 2015 peace agreement. In a ....
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Suicide bomber kills at least 13 in Somalia's capital
Date: 2017-12-14 07:23:00 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:13 - ID:7139664
MOGADISHU, Dec 14 (MENA) - A suicide bomber in police uniform blew himself up inside a police training camp in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least 13 police officers, Bangkik post quoted officials as saying. Police spokesman ....
