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Burkina Faso court rejects candidate of former ruling party
Date: 2015-08-29 20:53:17 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:115 - ID:3249393
OUAGADOUGOU, Aug 29 (MENA) - A court in Burkina Faso on Saturday rejected the chosen presidential candidate of the former ruling party, prompting threats of a boycott of the vote in October, ABC News reported. The presidential and legislative ....
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29 killed in South Africa bus crash
Date: 2015-08-29 20:47:04 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:110 - ID:3249353
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 29 (MENA) – A community bus loaded with passengers ended up in a river bed Saturday morning, killing 29 people and injuring nine others in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, the CNN reported. A police spokesman said six of ....
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Ethiopia supports Sudan's stances in AU - presidential assistant
Date: 2015-08-29 08:54:05 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:3244805
KHARTOUM, Aug 29 (MENA) - Ethiopia announced its support to stances adopted by Sudan in the African Union, said Sudanese presidential assistant Ibrahim Mahmoud. In statements to Sudan's Al-Rai al-Aam newspaper on Saturday, Mahmoud said that he ....
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Sudan lauds agreement between S. Sudan rivals
Date: 2015-08-29 08:01:06 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:12 - ID:3244465
KHARTOUM, Aug 29 (MENA) - East Darfur state has praised the agreement reached between rivals in South Sudan, believing it will help boost security in border areas with Sudan. East Darfur shares a long border line with South Sudan, said its acting ....
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UN warns South Sudan rivals to honour ceasefire
Date: 2015-08-29 07:44:12 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:10 - ID:3244333
NEW YORK, Aug 29 (MENA) - The UN Security Council (UNSC) has warned the warring sides in South Sudan they face an arms embargo and other sanctions if they do not implement a peace deal due to come into force on Saturday, The BBC news reported. In ....
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Mauritania arrests terrorist over supporting Daesh
Date: 2015-08-29 07:32:16 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:9 - ID:3244329
NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 29 (MENA) – Mauritania arrested in the wee hours of Saturday a terrorist over supporting the Daesh group. Identified as Mohammad Salem al-Majlesy, he was previously sentenced to three years in jail over charges in connection with ....
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Chad sentences 10 Boko Haram members to death
Date: 2015-08-28 19:22:30 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:71 - ID:3243433
N'DJAMENA, Aug 28 (MENA) - Chad has sentenced 10 members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram to death on terror charges, after a three-day trial in the capital N'Djamena, BBC reported. The 10 were convicted over their roles in twin attacks ....
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Boko Haram militants kill 28 in northeastern Nigeria
Date: 2015-08-28 16:19:17 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:62 - ID:3242821
ABUJA, Aug 28 (MENA) - Boko Haram militants killed 28 people during attacks on remote farming and fishing villages in northeast Nigeria, Sky News quoted a Nigerian security source as saying Friday. A total of 24 people were killed in an attack in ....
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Ghana investigates Daesh recruitment in universities
Date: 2015-08-28 15:11:31 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:57 - ID:3242485
ACCRA, Aug 28 (MENA) - Ghana's authorities are investigating several universities over links to suspected recruitment for the so-called Daesh, the BBC reported. Daesh agents recruited students after urging them to join radical online forums, ....
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Sudan-Egypt Arjeen border crossing to open in Oct.
Date: 2015-08-27 10:31:09 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:32 - ID:3234681
KHARTOUM, Aug 27 (MENA) - The Arjeen border crossing between Egypt and Sudan will be opened in October, the head of the Sudanese parliamentary transport committee said. In statements Thursday after a meeting with a visiting delegation from the ....
