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Burundi coup leaders arrested and president back in charge, say reports
Date: 2015-05-15 08:23:28 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:15 - ID:2591677
BUJUMBURA, May 15 (MENA) - Leaders of the attempted coup in Burundi were being arrested on Friday, reports said, after Armed Forces loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza overpowered an attempt by generals to seize power while he was out of the ....
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Global-PRNewswire 1
Date: 2015-05-15 07:06:44 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:9 - ID:2591333
YALI Mandela Washington Fellows to Convene in Johannesburg JOHANNESBURG, May 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is hosting the 1st Annual Southern Africa Regional Conference for Mandela ....
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Pyramids to rival Egypt in Sudan, but no visitors
Date: 2015-05-14 22:15:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:119 - ID:2590905
LONDON, May 14 (MENA) - A lost city of Meroë in Sudan, with beautifully maintained pyramids as impressive as their more famous counterparts in Egypt, but unlike the famed pyramids of Giza, the Sudanese site is largely deserted, The Daily Mail ....
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Egyptian envoy meets group of Togolese trainees
Date: 2015-05-14 14:20:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:69 - ID:2588261
CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador to Togo Karim Sherif met with a group belonging to the league of Togolese trainees and students that had been established by the embassy to promote ties between the two countries. The league was set up to ....
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Heavy fighting erupts between rival Burundi troops
Date: 2015-05-14 09:24:19 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:27 - ID:2585321
BUJUMBURA, May 14 (MENA) - Fierce fighting between rival Burundian troops has erupted in the capital, Bujumbura, deepening fears that Wednesday’s coup attempt could trigger a bloody and protracted power struggle, the Guardian reported. Forces ....
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UN chief urges calm in Burundi
Date: 2015-05-13 22:35:15 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:141 - ID:2583873
NEW YORK, May 13 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called urgently on all parties in Burundi to exercise calm and restraint, and reminded the country's leaders of the need to preserve peace and stability, the UN press center ....
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Somalia executes two MP assassins
Date: 2015-05-13 21:15:52 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:136 - ID:2583673
MOGADISHU, May 13 (MENA) - Two suspected members of the terrorist group al-Shabab have been executed by firing squad in the Somali capital, BBC reported on Wednesday. A military court in Mogadishu found them guilty of killing five people, ....
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Algeria to take part in meeting of African trade ministers
Date: 2015-05-13 20:12:45 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:127 - ID:2583305
ALGIERS, May 13 (MENA) – Minister of Trade Amara Benyounes will partake in the meeting of African trade ministers in Addis Ababa, slated for Thursday and Friday. In a statement on Wednesday, the Algerian trade ministry said the meeting will ....
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Burundi presidency says coup 'failed'
Date: 2015-05-13 18:13:20 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:116 - ID:2582945
BUJUMBURA, May 13 (MENA) - Burundi's presidency said an attempted coup by a top general on Wednesday had "failed". "The situation is under control, there is no coup in Burundi," the Twitter message from the presidency read. The coup was announced ....
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Somali militants detain foreigners on fishing vessel
Date: 2015-05-13 16:45:37 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:102 - ID:2582417
MOGADISHU, May 13 (MENA) - Residents in a central Somali town say Islamic extremists have detained foreign sailors who may be Iranian and seized their fishing vessel that washed ashore on the Somali coast, The Daily Star reported. Yasin Maalin, ....
