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Nigerian army chief escapes Boko Haram ambush
Date: 2015-08-22 22:20:50 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:107 - ID:3205773
ABUJA, Aug 22 (MENA) – Nigeria's new army chief drove to the front line of the war on Boko Haram and narrowly missed an ambush that killed one soldier and wounded two, ABC News reported on Saturday. The ambushed advance team nonetheless gunned ....
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Sisi urges proceeding with Ethiopia dam talks under declaration of principles
Date: 2015-08-22 17:30:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:74 - ID:3204197
CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had talks Saturday with Egyptian Ministers Sameh Shokry of Foreign Affairs and Hossam Eddin Moghazy of Water and Irrigation on the latest developments in the Ethiopian dam, the presidential ....
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Tens of thousands displaced by Boko Haram in Chad
Date: 2015-08-22 07:54:55 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:12 - ID:3200997
GENEVA, Aug 22 (MENA) - Around 40,000 people have fled their homes in Chad in the past two weeks following attacks by militant group Boko Haram, according to an aid agency, as the insurgency stokes an escalating humanitarian crisis in the region ....
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Ethiopia honors outgoing Egyptian Ambassador in Addis Ababa
Date: 2015-08-21 10:17:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:28 - ID:3197089
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 21 (MENA) – Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry has held a farewell ceremony for outgoing Egyptian Ambassador in Addis Ababa Mohamed Edris, the media office of the Egyptian embassy here said in a statement. During the ceremony, Ethiopian ....
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30 Egyptian physicians to be sent to Ghana amid medical strike
Date: 2015-08-20 18:55:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:97 - ID:3195089
CAIRO, Aug 20 (MENA) - Thirty Egyptian physicians are scheduled to travel to to Accra to run hospitals hit by a doctors' strike. The Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD) will fund the medical mission upon an order by Foreign ....
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South Sudan: US threatens sanctions over rejection of pact
Date: 2015-08-19 07:49:01 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:12 - ID:3183397
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (MENA) - The White House chastised President Salva Kiir of South Sudan for refusing to sign a peace agreement to halt that nation’s civil war, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The US threatened to pursue sanctions against ....
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Up to 150 reportedly drowned, killed fleeing Boko Haram in Nigeria
Date: 2015-08-18 17:18:34 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:100 - ID:3181957
ABUJA, Aug 18 (MENA) - As many as 150 Nigerian villagers were reportedly killed fleeing suspected Boko Haram gunmen, some of them shot dead while others drowned in a river, Sputnik reported. As many as 150 villagers were shot dead or drowned in a ....
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Britain urges South Sudan govt to sign peace agreement
Date: 2015-08-18 17:03:11 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:97 - ID:3181765
LONDON, Aug 18 (MENA) – British State Minister for North Africa Affairs, Middle East and Central Asia Tobias Ellwood has called on the government of South Sudan to sign a peace agreement proposed by the Intergovernmental Agency for Development ....
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US envoy to S. Sudan says Kiir's refusal to sign peace deal unexpected
Date: 2015-08-17 21:29:28 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:119 - ID:3176485
JUBA, Aug 17 (MENA) - Donald Booth, US special envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, said South Sudanese President Salva Kiir's refusal to sign a peace agreement with rebel forces as "unexpected," saying he hopes the president will sign the agreement ....
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South Sudan's leader refuses to sign peace deal
Date: 2015-08-17 20:07:28 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:102 - ID:3176269
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 17 (MENA) – South Sudan's President Salva Kiir refused Monday to sign a peace agreement with rebel forces, saying he needs more time, ABC News quoted mediators as saying on Monday. Kiir said he needs 15 days before he will sign ....
