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Nigeria: 23 prison officers dismissed after jailbreaks
Date: 2016-08-16 12:54:33 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:51 - ID:5437513
ABUJA, Aug 16 (MENA) - The board of Nigeria's Prisons Service is dismissing 23 officers from two prisons for allegedly colluding in jailbreaks, ABC News reported Tuesday. Prisons Service spokesman Francis Enobore says the board also is suspending ....
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WFP to distribute food to thousands in Libya
Date: 2016-08-15 16:35:36 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:68 - ID:5433141
TRIPOLI, Aug 15 (MENA) - The World Food Program (WFP) announced that it will distribute foodstuffs to 120,000 people across Libya within this month. However, the WFP, in its Tweet, didn't mention the areas where the food will be distributed. ....
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Egypt, Uganda discuss energy cooperation
Date: 2016-08-15 13:07:54 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:38 - ID:5430717
CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) – Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) Chairman Abdel Aziz Seif received visiting Ugandan Energy Minister Irene Muloni Monday. The meeting took up a number of files of mutual interest, especially renewable solar and ....
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100 trucks cross Salloum terminal to Libya
Date: 2016-08-15 12:25:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:35 - ID:5431305
MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Aug 15 (MENA) - Matrouh security director Hisham Lotfi on Monday said procedures had been finalized for the departure of 100 trucks to Libya during the past 24 hours. He also said 151 empty trucks came back from Libya to ....
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Global (2):PepsiCo Announced As Twitter Launch Partner for Promoted #Stickers
Date: 2016-08-15 08:01:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:12 - ID:5429357
Partners unleash #PepsiMoji stickers on the world, leveraging Twitter's new ad product to bring the beverage giant's global #PepsiMoji campaign to life in a new and exciting way SAN FRANCISCO and PURCHASE, New York, Aug. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ....
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Suspected Ugandan rebels kill at least 30 in eastern DR Congo -- army
Date: 2016-08-14 13:37:10 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:47 - ID:5425709
KINSHASA, Aug 14 (MENA) - Suspected rebels killed at least 30 civilians in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo the army said, marking the deadliest massacre in the conflict-ravaged region this year. Rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces ....
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Clashes flare southwest of South Sudan's capital
Date: 2016-08-14 09:51:13 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:5424641
JUBA, Aug 14 (MENA) – Fighting erupted in South Sudan late Saturday southwest of the capital between forces loyal to the president and the opposition, an opposition spokesman said, after fierce fighting last month in Juba raised fears of a slide ....
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Dispatch of additional 4,000 soldiers in S. Sudan to protect citizens' lives - amb.
Date: 2016-08-13 07:38:44 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:10 - ID:5419049
NEW YORK, Aug 13 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council's decision to authorize the deployment of 4,000 additional troops in South Sudan will contribute to the nation's ability to protect the citizens' lives, said British Ambassador to the UN ....
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UN okays Juba troop deployment as South Sudan objects
Date: 2016-08-13 07:22:25 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:8 - ID:5419013
JUBA, Aug 13 (MENA) – South Sudan's government has said it opposes the deployment of regional protection force for South Sudan's capital, Juba, despite the UN resolution threatening an arms embargo if it blocks the move, the BBC News ....
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UNSC approves regional protection force for UN mission in South Sudan
Date: 2016-08-12 22:45:38 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:91 - ID:5418697
NEW YORK, Aug 12 (MENA) – The UN Security Council authorized a 4,000-strong regional protection force within the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), "responsible for providing a secure environment in and around Juba," the capital, which ....
