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WHO says South Sudan fighting kills 300
Date: 2016-07-15 13:46:22 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:72 - ID:5264049
GENEVA, July 15 (MENA) - At least 300 people have been killed in South Sudan's capital after forces allied to President Salva Kiir clashed with troops supporting former rebel leader Riek Machar, sending the country tumbling toward a return to civil ....
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Egypt's irrigation min. participates in 24th Nile-COM meeting in Uganda
Date: 2016-07-15 11:28:04 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:45 - ID:5262817
KAMPALA, July 15 (MENA) - Egyptian Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Atti participated in the 24th Annual Nile Council of Ministers (Nile-COM) meeting in Uganda. During the meeting, Tanzania handed over the council's ....
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Egypt, Ghana discuss cooperation in natural gas field
Date: 2016-07-14 22:46:04 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:96 - ID:5261005
CAIRO, July 14 (MENA) – A delegation from the Egypt Gas Company under Chairman Mohamed Ibrahim has concluded a visit to Ghana. During the four-day visit, the delegation paid field visits to Ghanaian natural gas fields and pumping stations to view ....
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South Sudan president pardons ex-rebels who fought govt. troops
Date: 2016-07-14 16:49:21 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:70 - ID:5258593
JUBA, July 14 (MENA) - South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has granted amnesty to former rebels backing his deputy Riek Machar, who recently engaged in clashes with government forces in the capital city of Juba. In a statement, Kiir said he was ....
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Humanitarian Coordinator calls for unhindered access to assist people in Juba
Date: 2016-07-13 13:26:06 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:66 - ID:5252029
GENEVA, July 13 (MENA) - Following days of clashes in Juba that have left tens of thousands of people displaced, and hundreds killed or injured, the Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan has called for swift, safe and unhindered humanitarian ....
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United States deploys troops to protect embassy, nationals in South Sudan
Date: 2016-07-13 11:18:16 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:50 - ID:5250525
JUBA, July 13 (MENA) - The United States deployed 40 additional troops to protect the embassy in Juba, South Sudan on Tuesday and help US citizens to safely leave the country amid the deteriorating security situation there, ABC network reported. ....
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German Air Force evacuating citizens from South Sudan
Date: 2016-07-13 10:57:41 GMT - Germany - Africa - SN:47 - ID:5250769
BERLIN, July 13 (MENA) - Germany says its air force is evacuating German, European and other foreign citizens from South Sudan, abc news reported on Wednesday. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Sawsan Chebli wouldn't give further details of the ....
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South Sudan's Juba quiet as ceasefire declared
Date: 2016-07-12 22:27:25 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:124 - ID:5248449
JUBA, June 12 (MENA) - A ceasefire appears to be holding in South Sudan's capital, Juba, after four days of heavy fighting between rival forces left more than 270 people dead, the BBC reported Tuesday. The city is quiet, with no reports of ....
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Fierce fighting in Juba forces thousands of people to flee homes
Date: 2016-07-12 11:44:54 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:47 - ID:5244897
GENEVA, July 12 (MENA) - The fierce fighting in Juba has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the South Sudanese capital, said Bettina Luescher, the chief spokesperson for the World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday. Of those, ....
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Arab Contractors to start anti-flood project in Uganda within one month - min
Date: 2016-07-12 11:23:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:40 - ID:5244625
CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - Egypt's Arab Contractors Company will start within a month working on a project for curbing flood dangers in the western Ugandan District Kasese, the Egyptian irrigation minister said on Tuesday. The company has prepared ....
