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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 ....
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Italian FM calls for urgent political agreement in Libya
Date: 2015-08-17 13:12:36 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:50 - ID:3173541
TRIPOLI, Aug 17 (MENA) - Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said Monday Libya will be getting closer to the scenario of Somalia if the conflicting parties did not reach a political agreement swiftly. In statements here, the Italian foreign ....
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Arab League chief meets Sudan aid commissioner
Date: 2015-08-17 12:07:59 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:43 - ID:3172961
CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Araby met with visiting Sudan Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Ahmed Mohamed Adam on Monday. The pair probed means to provide financial funding for a number of development and ....
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SIS chairman meets with African media representatives
Date: 2015-08-17 11:42:42 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:37 - ID:3172773
CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) – Chairman of the State Information Service (SIS) Salah Abdel Sadeq met with 25 African media representatives hosted by the Egyptian Agency for Development Partnerships in the Foreign Ministry. This comes within the framework ....
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Supply minister inaugurates African consumer protection conference
Date: 2015-08-17 11:29:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:34 - ID:3171797
CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy Monday inaugurated the seventh annual African Consumer Protection Dialogue conference, which lasts until Thursday. Fifteen African countries are taking part in the conference meant to protect ....
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Arabi meets Somali education minister
Date: 2015-08-16 15:10:56 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:61 - ID:3168201
CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Araby received Sunday visiting Somali Education Minister Khadra Bashir Ali in the presence of Somali Ambassador to Egypt Abdullah Hassan. The Somali official said she discussed with ....
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Suicide bomber kills 3 in Nigeria's Borno
Date: 2015-08-16 14:21:15 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:54 - ID:3168301
ABUJA, Aug 16 (MENA) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device strapped on her body near a market in the northeastern Nigerian State of Borno, killing at least three people, according to the BBC. No one claimed responsibility for the ....
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Joint Arab League-Sudan mechanism convenes in Cairo
Date: 2015-08-16 13:45:18 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:46 - ID:3167281
CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - The joint Arab League and Sudanese government mechanism held its 29th meeting on Sunday in Cairo to follow up the pledges made during an Arab conference addressing the humanitarian issues of Sudan. Sudanese Permanent ....
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Egypt supports Somali efforts to carry out political process - FM
Date: 2015-08-16 13:17:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:43 - ID:3167105
CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - Egypt fully supports the Somali government and its efforts to carry out the political and constitutional outcome of the "2016 Vision," Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said. The Egyptian government is keen to offer support to ....
