Africa
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Sudanese FM says we invited Sisi to attend national dialogue conference
Date: 2016-10-02 15:22:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:68 - ID:5698217
KHARTOUM, Oct 2 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour announced that his country invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to attend the national dialogue conference slated for October 10 here. Sudan invited also the ....
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PAP hails preparations for celebrations with anniversary of Egyptian Parliament establishment
Date: 2016-10-02 14:04:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:56 - ID:5697721
CAIRO, Oct 2 (MENA) - Speaker of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) Roger Nkodo Dang voiced appreciation to the Egyptian leadership, parliament and government for their efforts exerted to organize celebrations with the passage of 150 years since the ....
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Republic of Congo police say 14 killed in train attack
Date: 2016-10-01 21:27:32 GMT - Republic of the Congo - Africa - SN:80 - ID:5694965
BRAZZAVILLE, Oct 1 (MENA) - Republic of Congo police said Saturday 14 people were killed in an attack on a train in the country's southeast, ABC News reported Police officials said that Friday's attack took place near the Mindouli train station ....
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Arab League deplores 'war crimes' in Aleppo
Date: 2016-10-01 20:01:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:75 - ID:5694589
CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENNA) - The Arab League deeply denounced ongoing airstrikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo, particularly attacks that targeted hospitals and civilians there. The strikes on the besieged city, with a population of 250,000 people, ....
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UN condemns Congo clashes
Date: 2016-10-01 08:33:45 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:12 - ID:5690657
GENEVA, Oct 1 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights Council is strongly condemning recent deadly clashes in Congo amid political turmoil and is calling on the government and electoral commission to establish a timetable for elections "as fast as possible," ....
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Attack on train kills at least 3 in Republic of Congo
Date: 2016-09-30 21:14:15 GMT - Republic of the Congo - Africa - SN:70 - ID:5689681
BRAZZAVILLE, Sept 30 (MENA) – A police spokesman said armed men have attacked a train carrying security forces in Republic of Congo's Pool region, killing several people, ABC News reported on Friday. Auxence Itoua Langa said Friday that ....
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Khartoum, Juba sign border demarcation agreement
Date: 2016-09-30 13:38:14 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:42 - ID:5687629
KHARTOUM, Sept 30 (MENA) – Sudan and South Sudan signed Friday an agreement to demarcate their borders. The agreement was signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Signed by the commission of the joint borders, the agreement included documents on ....
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Niger Delta militants blow NPDC pipeline
Date: 2016-09-29 13:54:54 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:51 - ID:5682329
ABUJA, Sept 29 (MENA) - The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDJM) has bombed a major pipeline belonging to the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, according to the BBC. The attack was carried out on Thursday, September 29 on a delivery ....
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US airstrikes mistakenly kill 22 soldiers in central Somalia
Date: 2016-09-29 13:26:06 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:45 - ID:5682313
MOGADISHU, Sep 29 (MENA) - At least 22 Somali soldiers were mistakenly killed and 16 others injured by US airstrikes in the outskirt of Galkayo town in central Somalia, according to Russia Today. Osman Isse Nor, Security Minister for regional ....
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Minister: Plan to promote cooperation with African countries
Date: 2016-09-28 12:16:56 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:45 - ID:5675473
CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) - Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr has said her ministry reviewed during the African Unit meeting under Prime Minster Sherif Ismail Tuesday a comprehensive plan for Egypt's next moves in various African ....