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UN says 110,000 flee South Sudan for Uganda
Date: 2016-08-12 21:40:32 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:87 - ID:5418573
GENEVA, Aug 12 (MENA) - The United Nations said on Friday that around 110,000 people have fled to Uganda from South Sudan this year, most of them escaping fighting that erupted anew last month, the Daily Mail reported The UN’s refugee agency said ....
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Three Somali soldiers killed in Shabaab ambush in Somalia
Date: 2016-08-11 18:33:06 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:79 - ID:5412365
MOGADISHU, Aug 11 (MENA) - At least three soldiers serving with the Somali National Army (SNA) are confirmed killed in an ambush set up by Al Shabaab militants targeting Somali government forces and African Union troops in the country’s ....
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Cholera kills at least 12 people in Central African Republic
Date: 2016-08-11 16:48:01 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:69 - ID:5412325
BANGUI, Aug 11 (MENA) - Central African Republic's health minister says at least 12 people have died from cholera since the beginning of August, ABC News reported on Thursday. Fernande Ndjengbot, Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, said 19 ....
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South Sudan rejects US proposal to send more peacekeepers
Date: 2016-08-10 15:17:40 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:54 - ID:5406461
JUBA, Aug 10 (MENA) - South Sudan on Wednesday rejected a US proposal for the UN Security Council to send 4,000 additional troops to the African country to restore calm, saying it "seriously undermines" its sovereignty and threatens a return to ....
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Unknown fighter jets target Shabaab militants in Somalia
Date: 2016-08-10 12:38:49 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:41 - ID:5405317
MOGADISHU, Aug 10 (MENA) - Unknown fighter jets have bombed Al Shabaab militants’ checkpoints in the town of Jilib, about 300km south of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, Shabelle Media Network quoted a witness as saying on Wednesday. The airstrikes ....
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A year after Obama’s visit, Ethiopia is in turmoil
Date: 2016-08-10 12:02:01 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:39 - ID:5404821
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (MENA) - The shoes lay scattered on the sidewalk as the detained protesters walked barefoot through the rain, escorted by grim-faced police officers who casually beat them with batons to keep them moving, according to the ....
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Somali troops retake new village from Shabaab
Date: 2016-08-09 16:05:01 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:73 - ID:5401089
MOGADISHU, Aug 9 (MENA) - The Somali army secured control of a key area near the town of Jowhar in Southern Somalia, following combat with Al Shabaab fighters on Tuesday, Radio Shabelle reported. The forces poured into Madah-Kisi village, which ....
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Nile water exceeds 1988 levels in Sudan
Date: 2016-08-09 09:14:53 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:11 - ID:5397361
KHARTOUM, Aug 9 (MENA) – The River Nile water level hit its highest figure since 1988 on Monday night at Al Diyum station in Khartoum, the Sudanese Water Resources Ministry announced. The water level at the station hit 13.1 meters against 12.81 ....
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50 killed in days of anti-government protests in Ethiopia
Date: 2016-08-08 17:58:29 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:80 - ID:5395449
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 8 (MENA) - More than 50 people have been killed in Oromia and Amhara regions of Ethiopia following massive anti-government protests over the weekend, said a local news website. Some 30 individuals were believed to have been shot ....
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IMWU chief hails women's pioneering role in attaining renaissance of Islamic nation
Date: 2016-08-08 14:04:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:56 - ID:5393149
KHARTOUM, Aug 8 (MENA) - Secretary General of the International Muslim Women Union (IMWU) Afaf Ahmed Mohammed underlined the pioneering role played by Muslim women in attaining renaissance of the Islamic nation. In statements to Sudan News ....
