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Khartoum condemns EU statements on extremism in Sudan
Date: 2015-05-26 11:28:20 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:46 - ID:2666337
KHARTOUM, May 26 (MENA) - The government of Khartoum condemns European Union fears over the spread of extremism in Sudan and its effect on relations with Europe. In statements here Tuesday, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Kerti said such statements ....
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Cairo-Cape Town development corridor reflects new reality in Egypt-Africa ties - diplomat
Date: 2015-05-26 11:15:12 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:45 - ID:2666149
PRETORIA, May 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to South Africa Sherif Naguib underscored the importance of the Cairo-Cape Town development corridor project, saying it reflects a new reality in Egyptian-African relations and the true will of both ....
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Sudanese army restores strategic Malakal city - spokesman
Date: 2015-05-26 07:34:03 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:9 - ID:2665193
JUBA, May 26 (MENA) - South Sudan army reiterated restoring all parts of the strategic city of Malakal, the capital of the oil-rich Upper Nile state, from opposition forces of Former South Sudan vice president Riek Machar. Military Spokesman ....
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Opposition leader claims Burundi not ready for polls
Date: 2015-05-25 19:00:16 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:133 - ID:2663969
BUJUMBURA, May 25 (MENA) - Burundi is not ready for parliamentary or presidential elections next month because the government is curtailing freedoms including preventing the opposition from campaigning, ABC News quoted a leading opposition candidate ....
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Boko Haram in deadly raid on Nigeria town
Date: 2015-05-25 11:32:43 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:53 - ID:2660117
ABUJA, May 25 (MENA) - Boko Haram fighters killed several people and destroyed dozens of homes in a raid on a town in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, local residents, a vigilante and the military said on Sunday. Scores of Islamist militants in ....
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Tunisian soldier kills 3 fellow troops before he is shot dead
Date: 2015-05-25 11:25:00 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:50 - ID:2659977
TUNIS, May 25 (MENA) - The shooting which took place, Monday morning in the Tunisian Bushusha barracks, killed four including the shooter and wounded over 15, according to a provisional toll from a medical source in the Tunis military ....
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Sudan confiscates many papers before hitting newsstands
Date: 2015-05-25 08:23:09 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:19 - ID:2658317
KHARTOUM, May 25 (MENA) - Sudanese authorities confiscated on Monday a number of newspapers before hitting newsstands. No reason was given for the motion. The confiscated papers are Al Sudani, Al Intibaha, Al Watan, Alwan, Al Jareeda, ....
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Eu allocates 9 mln euro to WFP to provide humanitrian aid in Sudan
Date: 2015-05-24 14:15:18 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:60 - ID:2654757
KHARTOUM, May 24 (MENA) - The European Commission (EC)'s Humanitarian aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) allocated 9 million euros to the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the Sundanese people. In a ....
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AMCEN meeting Mon. to unify African visions on environmental issues
Date: 2015-05-24 09:35:04 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:21 - ID:2652361
CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) - Environment Minister Khaled Fahmi, also head of African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), will hold a two-day meeting with African environment ministers on Monday to discuss the results of the consultative ....
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Parliamentary elections starts in Ethiopia
Date: 2015-05-24 08:34:00 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:15 - ID:2651873
ADDIS ABABA, May 24 (MENA) – Polling stations across Ethiopia opened for Sunday's polls which 58 political parties compete for regional councils and federal parliament, ENA reported. Electorates have started to queue outside polling stations ....
