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Mysterious disease kills 23 infants in Kenya
Date: 2016-04-11 16:51:47 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:72 - ID:4698841
NAIROBI, April 11 (MENA) - A mysterious disease has claimed lives of at least 23 infants in Kenya's Nakuru and Baringo counties in the last four weeks, Kenya's local media reported Monday Area Senator James Mungai has since called for the ....
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Transport min., AU official discuss bilateral cooperation
Date: 2016-04-11 11:47:13 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:40 - ID:4697301
CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) - Transport Minister Galal Saeed had a meeting on Monday with the African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Dr. Elham Ibrahim, on means of boosting bilateral cooperation in the various transport ....
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Sudanese diplomat slams US statement on Darfur administrative referendum
Date: 2016-04-11 08:32:05 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:14 - ID:4695445
KHARTOUM, April 11 (MENA) - A Sudanese diplomat has slammed the statement released by the US Department of State on holding a referendum on the administrative status of Darfur region, which started on Monday. Sudanese Foreign Ministry ....
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Voting in Darfur administrative referendum starts
Date: 2016-04-11 07:51:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:11 - ID:4695193
KHARTOUM, April 11 (MENA) - Voting in Darfur region started Monday to end a controversy over the administrative status of the region which has been engulfed in a civil war since 2003. As many as 3.3 million voters are registered to vote on the ....
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Voting begins in Chad’s presidential election
Date: 2016-04-10 08:25:00 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:17 - ID:4687981
N'DJAMENA, April 10 (MENA) – Voting began on Sunday in a presidential election in Chad in which incumbent Idriss Deby is favourite to win a fifth term and extend a tenure that began in 1990, Euronews reported. Deby’s main electoral argument is ....
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Five migrants drown off Greek island of Samos after boat capsizes
Date: 2016-04-09 19:37:38 GMT - Greece - Africa - SN:104 - ID:4686437
ATHENS, April 9 (MENA) - Five migrants - four women and one child - drowned when their boat capsized off the Greek island of Samos close to Turkey's coast, Greek coast guard officials said on Saturday. Five other migrants were rescued, the ....
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Assistant FM starts tour including Morocco, Tunisia on April 11-15
Date: 2016-04-09 17:12:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:87 - ID:4685857
CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) – Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Egyptian Expatriates Hisham Naqib will head for Morocco and Tunisia on April 11-15. This comes in light of continuous directives of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to ....
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Mauritian soldier from UN peacekeepers dead in Central Africa
Date: 2016-04-09 07:17:07 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:10 - ID:4681337
NOUAKCHOTT, April 9 (MENA) - A Mauritian soldier from the UN peacekeeping forces in Central Africa passed away, according to a statement of the Mauritian army. Sgt. Ahmed Mass Bouqari died on Thursday after being infected by fever, the statement ....
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Djibouti President Guelleh re-elected: PM
Date: 2016-04-09 06:27:38 GMT - Djibouti - Africa - SN:2 - ID:4681161
DJIBOUTI, April 9 (MENA) - Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, was re-elected for a fifth mandate, the prime minister announced, following an election boycotted by some opposition parties, the France 24 channel ....
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ACI regional conference kicks off in Cairo
Date: 2016-04-08 11:28:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:46 - ID:4677889
CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) - The Airport Council International ACI Africa Regional Conference and Exhibition kicked off on Friday. As many as 450 figures representing African airports are participating in the gathering. Egypt hosts the conference ....
