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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 ....
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Egyptian-Kenyan Business Council convenes in Cairo by end of July
Date: 2016-07-12 11:07:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:33 - ID:5244061
CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - The Egyptian-Kenyan Business Council will convene its first meeting at the end of July for talks on means of activating trade and economic relations between the two countries. In statements to MENA, Head of the Egyptian ....
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Clashes erupt in S. Sudan's Juba hours after UN plea
Date: 2016-07-11 21:07:05 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:100 - ID:5242461
JUBA, July 11 (MENA) - Renewed fighting has broken out in South Sudan between forces loyal to the president and vice-president, the BBC News reported. Gunfire and large explosions could be heard all over the city. Heavy artillery was being ....
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Sierra Leone says no ransom for diplomat abducted in Nigeria
Date: 2016-07-11 20:29:08 GMT - Sierra Leone - Africa - SN:95 - ID:5242249
FREETOWN, July 11 (MENA) - Sierra Leone's foreign minister said Monday no ransom was paid in the release of a diplomat who was abducted and held captive for five days in Nigeria, Fox News reported. Sierra Leone's deputy high commissioner to ....
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UN chief calls for imposing immediate arms embargo on S.Sudan
Date: 2016-07-11 18:43:28 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:88 - ID:5241881
NEW YORK, July 11 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "appalled" by the "outrageous" renewal of fighting in South Sudan, which "makes a mockery of commitments to peace," NBC News reported on Monday "Yet again, the leaders of ....
