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Sudanese president: No dispute with Egypt over water file
Date: 2016-07-26 07:14:42 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:9 - ID:5322357
KHARTOUM, July 26 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al Bashir said there is no dispute with Egypt over the water file, making it clear that Sudan's ties with Egypt are "excellent". In an interview with Sky News Arabia on Tuesday, the Sudanese ....
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S.Sudan's Salva Kiir removes Riek Machar as deputy president
Date: 2016-07-25 22:10:49 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:95 - ID:5321925
JUBA, July 25 (MENA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has removed Riek Machar as first vice president, two weeks after the rival leaders' forces clashed in the capital, the BBC reported. Machar has not been seen since the clashes, which left ....
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AU official praises Sisi initiative for youth
Date: 2016-07-24 17:16:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:70 - ID:5315173
CAIRO, July 24 (MENA) - President of the Pan African Youth Union (PYU) Francine Muyumba praised Sunday Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s initiative, making 2016 a year of youth. Having Egypt’s support to assume the post a year ago, Muyumba ....
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Nigeria Court: girls can wear headscarves at school
Date: 2016-07-24 16:17:49 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:61 - ID:5313969
LOGAS, July 24 (MENA)- Nigerian girls have the right to wear the hijab headscarf to school, an appeals court has ruled in Nigeria, reporter France 24. The ruling by the Lagos division of Nigeria's Court of Appeal "has restored hope in the ....
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Solar Impulse 2 pilot says he enjoyed staying in Egypt
Date: 2016-07-23 21:42:39 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:83 - ID:5310633
CAIRO, July 23 (MENA) – The Solar Impulse 2 pilot said he enjoyed staying in Cairo, pointing out that the plane’s next trip is considered the most difficult trip because it is its final leg. He added that the trip aims to convey a message to the ....
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19 Nigerian soldiers missing in Boko Haram ambush
Date: 2016-07-23 07:01:15 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:10 - ID:5306445
ABUJA, July 23 (MENA) - At least 23 Nigerian soldiers went missing in an ambush set by Boko Haram terrorists northeastern the African country. The soldiers were trapped on their way back to their base, a Nigerian commander said. Besides ....
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Egypt’s ties with Africa not only water-dependent , says minister
Date: 2016-07-21 17:54:06 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:81 - ID:5301109
CAIRO, July 21 (MENA) - Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam asserted Thursday that relations linking Egypt with Africa should be extended to cover all fields and not be limited to the Nile water. Addressing the parliament’s African Affairs ....
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Rwandan security forces accused of detaining 'undesirables'
Date: 2016-07-21 15:00:05 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:66 - ID:5299593
NEW YORK, July 21 (MENA) - Members of Rwanda's security forces are arresting beggars, street children, sex workers and other "undesirables" who are arbitrarily detained in centers described as harsh and inhuman, Human Rights Watch said ....
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Nigerian military rescues 80 children, women from Boko Haram
Date: 2016-07-21 13:06:09 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:55 - ID:5298881
ABUJA, July 21 (MENA) - Nigeria's military says it has rescued 80 children and women held captive by the Boko Haram extremist group in a remote northeastern village, ABC News reported on Thursday. Army spokesman Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman says ....
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Five Somali soldiers killed in gun attack at army checkpoint
Date: 2016-07-20 21:38:02 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:94 - ID:5294777
MOGADISHU, July 20 (MENA) - At least five soldiers serving with the Somali National Army (SNA) are confirmed killed in a massive Al Shabaab attack at military checkpoint near Balad town, the Shabelle News reported. The attack occurred after Al ....
