Africa
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Mugabe and his family under house arrest -- spokesman
Date: 2017-11-15 09:17:23 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:17 - ID:7091493
HARARE, Nov 15 (MENA) - Robert Mugabe has been placed under house arrest, a spokesman for Zimbabwe army announced The army claimed that Mugabe is “safe and sound”, euronews reported. The army announced that it has taken control of TV building ....
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Zimbabwe troops seen on streets around gov't buildings
Date: 2017-11-15 06:50:14 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:5 - ID:7091313
HARARE, Nov 15 (MENA) - Zimbabwe army is reported to have closed all streets leading to government buildings and the parliament premises in the capital, eyewitnesses here said as quoted by the Euronews. News reports said military in Zimbabwe ....
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US urges Zimbabwe parties to calmly resolve disputes
Date: 2017-11-15 06:38:19 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:3 - ID:7091304
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (MENA) - The United States has urged all parties in Zimbabwe to resolve their disputes calmly and peacefully after troops took up positions around the capital Harare and the ruling party accused the head of the armed forces of ....
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Zimbabwe: Army tanks seen heading towards capital Harare
Date: 2017-11-14 18:46:24 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:69 - ID:7091033
HARARE, Nov 14 (MENA) - Tanks have been spotted heading towards Zimbabwe's capital Harare. Eyewitnesses said military vehicles were also blocking major roads outside the city, The Independent reported Tuesday. Local media also reported that ....
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US says killed 40 Islamists in Somalia strikes
Date: 2017-11-13 22:34:22 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:69 - ID:7089513
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (MENA) - The Pentagon said Monday that US forces had killed 40 Shabaab and Daesh fighters in a series of strikes on Somalia that began late last week. The US military has launched five strikes since Thursday on jihadist ....
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Dakar to host International Forum on Peace, Security in Africa
Date: 2017-11-11 13:43:27 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:35 - ID:7085729
NOUAKCHOTT, Nov 11 (MENA) - The Senegalese capital Dakar will host on Monday and Tuesday the International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa. The forum will witness the participation of leaders and premiers who will discuss the current ....
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Ministerial meeting of eastern Nile Basin countries kicks off in Cairo
Date: 2017-11-11 09:47:06 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:17 - ID:7085241
CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - A ministerial meeting of the three eastern Nile Basin countries, namely Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, kicked off here on Saturday. Talks, to run till Sunday, come within the framework of an agreement reached during trilateral ....
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Press authority's Hassan urges reopening MENA in Africa
Date: 2017-11-08 19:45:54 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:81 - ID:7081648
CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) - A senior official of the National Journalism Authority has called at a meeting of a parliamentary panel on Wednesday for reopening Middle East News Agency offices in Africa. "Egypt needs an effective media message in the ....
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AU chairman due in Khartoum on Sunday
Date: 2017-11-04 16:56:22 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:56 - ID:7074460
KHARTOUM, Nov 4 (MENA) - African Union Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat will embark on Sunday on a three-day visit to Khartoum for talks Sudanese President Omar Bashir and a number of top officials. In statements to MENA, the Sudanese Foreign ....
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US targets Daesh in northern Somalia
Date: 2017-11-03 17:40:44 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:64 - ID:7073211
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (MENA) - A US airstrike had targeted Daesh in northern Somalia, defense officials were quoted by The Voice of America (VOA) on Friday. The strike resulted in at least one casualty, a US defense official said, without elaborating ....