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Egypt gears up for AU Peace, Security Council membership bid
Date: 2016-01-26 17:36:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:108 - ID:4193645
CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) – Egypt is preparing for the membership bid of the African Union Peace and Security Council of the AU during the coming AU Summit. The 26th AU summit will take place in Addis Ababa on January 30 and 31. The summit will be ....
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Senegal interrogates 900 people in counterterrorism operation
Date: 2016-01-26 17:08:22 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:106 - ID:4193769
DAKAR, Jan 26 (MENA) - Senegal interrogated about 900 people over a three-day period as part of efforts to prevent attacks by extremist militants following a series of strikes in the region. "Nearly 900 people were called in for questioning in ....
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Sudan envoy briefs UN on measures provided for UNAMID
Date: 2016-01-26 16:58:08 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:105 - ID:4193761
KHARTOUM, Jan 26 (MENA) - Sudan's Permanent Representative to the UN Hassan Hamed Hassan said on Tuesday that he briefed the UN on the measures provided by his country to facilitate the work of the UNAMID peacekeeping mission in Darfur. These ....
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OIC condemns suicide attack on market in Cameroon
Date: 2016-01-26 16:13:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:99 - ID:4193493
JEDDAH, Jan 26 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned Monday's suicide attack on a market in the village of Bodo in northern Cameroon, which left 32 people dead and 84 more wounded. In a statement Tuesday, OIC ....
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Cameroon attack death toll climbs to 32
Date: 2016-01-26 14:37:18 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:78 - ID:4192513
YAOUNDE, Jan 26 (MENA) - Thirty-two people were killed on Monday when at least three suicide bombers blew themselves up at a market in northern Cameroon, a region often targeted by Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants, officials were quoted by Al Arabiya ....
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Sudanese leaders assert working on ending wars between Sudanese govt, rebel movements
Date: 2016-01-26 11:53:46 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:45 - ID:4190537
KHARTOUM, Jan 26 (MENA) – Sudanese leaders representing Darfur, south and west Kurdufan and Blue Nile asserted that they will continue work on ending wars and conflicts between the Sudanese government and the rebel movements. This came during a ....
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Kenya troops 'pull out of Somali el-Ade base'
Date: 2016-01-26 11:14:01 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:35 - ID:4190265
MOGADISHU, Jan 26 (MENA) - Kenyan forces have pulled out from a military base in Somalia which was attacked by militant Islamist group al-Shabab, the BBC quoted residents as saying. Al-Shabab said it had killed about 100 troops in an assault on ....
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Ethiopian PM arrives in Jordan
Date: 2016-01-24 16:34:48 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:90 - ID:4180525
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 24 (MENA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn arrived in Amman on Sunday to meet with a number of senior Jordanian officials, including Jordanian King Abdullah II. During his stay, the Ethiopian premier will discuss ....
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Environment minister: Renewable energy initiative to be floated at African Summit in Addis Ababa in February
Date: 2016-01-24 15:13:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:21 - ID:4176149
CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - Minister of Environment Khaled Fahmy said an initiative on new and renewable energy that has been approved by Paris Climate Change Summit will be floated at the African Summit in Addis Ababa next month. In statements to ....
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Sudan warns foreign organizations against practicing political activities
Date: 2016-01-24 10:28:10 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:33 - ID:4176721
KHARTOUM, Jan 24 (MENA) - Sudan's Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC), the government regulatory body charged with monitoring the work of international and national non-governmental organizations in the country, warned foreign organizations operating ....
