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UN slams attack on Doctors Without Borders personnel in CAR
Date: 2015-10-16 14:03:17 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:54 - ID:3541661
GENEVA, Oct 16 (MENA) - UN Humanitarian Coordinator Aurélien Agbénonci condemned on Friday an attack on the Doctors without Borders personnel in the Central African Republic. In a statement, Agbénonci called on all armed groups in the African ....
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Ethiopia appeals for food aid following poor crop yields
Date: 2015-10-15 10:49:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:35 - ID:3535309
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 15 (MENA) - Ethiopia's government is calling for international assistance to help feed 8.2 million people after erratic rains devastated crop yields. Climate shocks are common in Ethiopia and often cause poor or failed harvests ....
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Deadly explosions rock Nigeria's Maiduguri, kill seven
Date: 2015-10-14 12:00:46 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:36 - ID:3529801
ABUJA, Oct 14 (MENA) – Three bomb blasts in as many minutes exploded in Maiduguri, killing at least seven people, the Nigerian army said on Wednesday. Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman said seven people were killed in what appeared to be suicide ....
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Egypt keen on bolstering ties with all African countries, says minister
Date: 2015-10-13 15:36:03 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:80 - ID:3524781
CAIRO, Oct 13 (MENA) - Justice Minister Ahmed el-Zend said on Tuesday that Egypt, under President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, is keen on bolstering ties with all African countries. During a meeting with the African Union Commission on International ....
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20 Sudanese deportees leave Cairo after presidential pardon
Date: 2015-10-11 21:25:20 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:100 - ID:3512521
CAIRO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Cairo airport authorities have deported 20 Sudanese to their country. The Sudanese nationals were released a week ago according to a presidential pardon issued by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. They left for Khartoum on ....
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Irrigation minister back home from Sudan
Date: 2015-10-11 20:58:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:97 - ID:3512401
CAIRO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hossam Moghazi returned home from Sudan after a one-day visit. During his stay, the Egyptian minister held talks with his Sudanese counterpart Moataz Moussa on ways to boost ....
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Egypt supports Sudanese national dialogue - envoy
Date: 2015-10-11 12:31:30 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:44 - ID:3508633
KHARTOUM, Oct 11 (MENA) – Egypt fully supports the national dialogue march in Sudan, Egyptian Ambassador here Osama Shaltout said. Dialogue between all political powers and forces in Sudan will bring points of view closer and put national ....
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UNSC extends mandate of UNMISS to December 15
Date: 2015-10-09 20:56:08 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:86 - ID:3499801
NEW YORK, Oct 9 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution extending the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 15 December. The US-drafted Security Council resolution was adopted by 13 votes as Russia and ....
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Global_3: Beechwood Bermuda Begins Operations in Middle East
Date: 2015-10-09 19:50:32 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:84 - ID:3499705
NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- Beechwood Bermuda International Limited is pleased to announce the formation of its new subsidiary, Beechwood Bermuda Middle East ("BBME"). BBME will be responsible for marketing and distribution of ....
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Two suicide bombers kill 15 in northeast Nigeria
Date: 2015-10-07 13:29:01 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:54 - ID:3485181
ABUJA, Oct 7 (MENA) - Two female suicide bombers killed 15 people, including themselves, early Wednesday in northeast Nigeria at a mosque in the compound of a government workers' housing estate and at another location there, reported Fox News. In ....
