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Conf. of chief justices of African constitutional courts starts in Cairo
Date: 2017-02-20 09:45:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:23 - ID:6554417
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - A conference of chief justices of high constitutional courts in Africa kicked off in Cairo Monday. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and Speaker of the House of Representatives Aly Abdel Aal are taking part in the event. (MORE) M ....
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Death toll in Mogadishu suicide blast rises to 39
Date: 2017-02-19 19:34:27 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:77 - ID:6551569
MOGADISHU, Feb 19 (MENA) – The death toll of the suicide blast that rocked a market in western Mogadishu on Sunday rose to 39 people. At least 50 people were injured during the attack, a local official said. No group has claimed its ....
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2 dead as al-Shabab claims mortar attack near Somalia palace
Date: 2017-02-16 17:08:23 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:65 - ID:6535925
MOGADISHU, Feb 16 (MENA) - Two civilians were killed in an al-Shabab mortar attack outside Somalia's presidential palace during a handover ceremony for the country's new leader, police said Thursday, a sign of the enormous challenges facing the man ....
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Landmine blast at Somali army checkpoint leaves 2 dead
Date: 2017-02-15 17:05:39 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:62 - ID:6530069
MOGADISHU, Feb 15 (MENA) - Two soldiers are reported to have been killed, and four others sustained wounds after a remote-controlled landmine blast occurred at an army checkpoint in Tihsile area near Wanlaweyn in Somalia, Shabelle Media Network ....
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Zambian FM to arrive in Khartoum on Friday
Date: 2017-02-09 13:12:11 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:51 - ID:6492577
KHARTOUM, Feb 9 (MENA) – Zambian Foreign Minister Harry Kalaba will arrive in Khartoum on Friday, acompanied by a high-level official delegation on a several-days visit, SUNA reported on Thursday. He will discuss with his Sudanese counterpart the ....
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Voting starts in Somalia's presidential election
Date: 2017-02-08 13:02:09 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:46 - ID:6485377
MOGADISHU, Feb 8 (MENA) - Voting started Wednesday in Somalia's groundbreaking presidential election amid a security lockdown that has closed the capital's international airport and cleared major streets. Members of the upper and lower houses of ....
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120,000 Nigerians facing Boko Haram-created famine, says UN
Date: 2017-02-08 09:59:12 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:28 - ID:6484489
ABUJA, Feb 8 (MENA) - More than 120,000 Nigerians are likely to suffer "catastrophic" famine-like conditions caused by Boko Haram's Islamic uprising, among 11 million confronting severe food shortages this year, the UN has said. The report from ....
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Global(2):GEZE Announces Installation of Specialized Doors and Window Systems in Key Projects Across Kuwait
Date: 2017-02-08 09:22:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:23 - ID:6484429
GEZE Supplies Range of Automatic Door Technology Systems for a Series of Key Projects in Line With Kuwait's Five-year Development Plan DUBAI, UAE, February 8, 2017/PRNewswire/ -- GEZE announces supply and installation of their featured range of ....
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UN warns of atrocities in South Sudan
Date: 2017-02-08 09:07:24 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:21 - ID:6484133
NEW YORK, Feb 8 (MENA) - More than 52,000 South Sudanese fled to Uganda in January amid continued fighting that risks turning into a mass atrocity, the UN's special adviser on genocide prevention said. Adama Dieng said many of those who have fled ....
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Somali elections: Mogadishu traffic ban ahead of presidential vote
Date: 2017-02-08 07:43:15 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:9 - ID:6483613
MOGADISHU, Feb 8 (MENA) - A traffic ban has been imposed and major roads sealed off in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, ahead of a presidential vote, the BBC reported Wednesday. MPs will gather at the airport to elect a new head of state. More ....
