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Tripartite meetings on Ethiopian dam start in Cairo
Date: 2015-07-01 09:28:11 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:34 - ID:2899881
CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) - Meetings of a tripartite national committee kicked off in Cairo Wednesday with all its 12 experts from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia present to probe technical offers made by two international consultancy offices regarding the ....
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Police arrest 60 during probe of suspected Boko Haram bombing in Chad capital
Date: 2015-06-28 22:04:54 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:128 - ID:2883513
LONDON, June 28 (MENA) - Chad's prosecutor said 60 people including suspects from Cameroon, Nigeria and Mali have been arrested over an attack in the capital earlier this month that killed dozens of people and wounded more than 100 ....
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Kenyan president urges S. Sudan leaders to expedite peace process
Date: 2015-06-28 10:24:38 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:41 - ID:2879501
NAIROBI, Jun 28 (MENA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday urged South Sudan leaders to expedite the ongoing peace process for the sake of the welfare of the citizens of Africa’s youngest nation, the official KBC reported. Kenyatta said ....
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US places electoral assistance to Burundi on hold
Date: 2015-06-27 08:00:32 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:13 - ID:2872369
WASHINGTON, June 27 (MENA) - In light of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s continued efforts to violate the Arusha Agreement, seek a third term and press ahead with electoral dates absent the conditions necessary for credible elections, the ....
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30 killed in Shabab attack on AU military base in Somalia
Date: 2015-06-26 12:17:50 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:42 - ID:2868121
MOGADISHU, June 26 (MENA) - At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen attacked an African Union military base in southern Somalia, the BBC reported Friday. A suicide car bomber drove into the main gates of the base in Leego, along the main ....
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Kenya in plans to set up prisons for terrorists
Date: 2015-06-26 10:19:45 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:26 - ID:2867169
NAIROBI, June 26 (MENA) - The Kenyan government is working on a plan to separate detainees and prisoners of terror related activities from those serving sentences of other crimes in a move aimed at curbing radicalization in prisons and police ....
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AU extends UNAMID mandate in Darfur, calls to resume talks on exit strategy
Date: 2015-06-25 18:07:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:97 - ID:2864825
KHARTOUM, June 25 (MENA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) has extended for an additional period of 12 months the mandate of the African Union United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and called for the resumption of talks on ....
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Security condition in Mauritania 'stable' - interior minister
Date: 2015-06-24 20:32:28 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:111 - ID:2859465
NOUAKCHOTT, June 24 (MENA) - Mauritanian Interior Minister Mohammed Ould Ahmed Salem affirmed that the security situation in his country is stable. Responding to the Mauritanian MPs Wednesday, the minister said that the government drew up a ....
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Children at risk from cholera outbreak in South Sudan
Date: 2015-06-24 06:58:34 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:11 - ID:2853493
NEW YORK, June 24 (MENA) - Eighteen people, including two children under 5 years of age, have died from cholera in the most recent outbreak to hit South Sudan, the BBC reported. The first cholera case was reported on 27 May in the Protection of ....
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Girl suicide bomber kills 10
Date: 2015-06-24 06:04:30 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:1 - ID:2853369
ABUJA, June 24 (MENA) - A young female suicide bomber is reported to have killed at least 10 people in north-eastern Nigeria, the BBC reported. A witness said the girl, who detonated explosives in the town of Gujba in Yobe state, was about 12 ....
