Africa
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US ready to cooperate with Sudan in anti-terror fight
Date: 2015-10-30 13:05:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:39 - ID:3632237
KHARTOUM, Oct 30 (MENA) - The US government said on Friday that it is ready to cooperate with Sudan in the field of combating terrorism and stemming the flow of extremist groups into the Arab country. In a press statement, the US Embassy in ....
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Higher education min. heads for Addis Ababa
Date: 2015-10-30 06:58:27 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:10 - ID:3630793
CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) – Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ashraf el Sheihi left Cairo on Thursday evening heading for Addis Ababa on a two-day visit to Ethiopia. During the visit, Sheihi will attend the meeting of African Union ....
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India announces $10 billion concessional credit to Africa
Date: 2015-10-29 19:13:25 GMT - India - Africa - SN:97 - ID:3629941
NEW DELHI, Oct 29 (MENA) - India announced Thursday a concessional credit of dlrs 10 billion to Africa in the next five years and a grant assistance of dlrs 600 million. The announcement came as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly asked ....
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Cargo airplane crashes in Somalia’s Shabaab-controlled area
Date: 2015-10-29 08:49:37 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:23 - ID:3625617
MOGADISHU, Oct 29 (MENA) - A cargo airplane with around 10 crew members has crash landed in Somalia in territory controlled by the Islamist Shabaab insurgents outside the capital Mogadishu, a government official said on Thursday, according to News ....
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Rape, cannibalism in South Sudan, African Union says
Date: 2015-10-28 16:13:36 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:104 - ID:3622785
JUBA, Oct 28 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) has accused government and rebel forces in South Sudan of extreme violence since the conflict erupted at the end of 2013, according to the BBC. A commission of inquiry found evidence of killings, ....
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Nigerian troops rescue 338 people held by Boko Haram: Army
Date: 2015-10-28 12:17:12 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:66 - ID:3620545
ABUJA, Oct 28 (MENA) - Nigerian troops have rescued 338 people, mainly women and children, held by Boko Haram Islamists around the group's Sambisa forest stronghold in the restive northeast, the army said today, according to NDTV. "The (army) ....
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Sudan's Bashir leaves for India
Date: 2015-10-28 12:13:00 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:64 - ID:3620541
KHARTOUM, Oct 28 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al Bashir headed on Wednesday for India to participate in the third India Africa Forum Summit that will kick off on Thursday. The Sudanese leader was seen off at Khartoum International Airport by ....
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Egypt to train Ugandans on corruption combat
Date: 2015-10-28 10:35:36 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:41 - ID:3619485
KAMPALA, Oct 28 (MENA) – The Egyptian leadership is keen to train Ugandan cadres in the administrative control and corruption combat domains, a senior official at the Egyptian Administrative Control Authority said. During a visit of Uganda, the ....
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28 killed, wounded in Ethiopian border attacks, Sudan says
Date: 2015-10-28 09:15:26 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:29 - ID:3618729
KHARTOUM, Oct 28 (MENA) - The latest Ethiopian attacks on the borders of Sudanese State of Al Qadarif left 28 Sudanese dead and wounded, said the Sudanese Interior Ministry on Wednesday. Sixteen Sudanese were killed, 12 wounded and seven abducted ....
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India-Africa summit issues draft declaration - 2 last New Delhi
Date: 2015-10-28 09:14:06 GMT - India - Africa - SN:27 - ID:3618565
Heads of state and government attending the third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) expressed hope that an ambitious draft on climate change be reached during the upcoming climate change conference based on the principles of equality and joint ....