Africa
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South Sudan rebels accuse government forces of new attacks
Date: 2015-05-01 21:14:28 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:98 - ID:2498917
JUBA, May 1 (MENA) – The South Sudanese armed opposition group led by former vice-president Riek Machar has accused government forces of continuing with violation of cessation of hostilities agreement, Sudan Tribune reported on Friday. Rebel ....
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Egypt to host OSS meetings Monday
Date: 2015-05-01 09:24:31 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:21 - ID:2495293
CAIRO, May 1 (MENA) – The Agriculture Ministry represented by the Desert Research Center on Monday will host board meetings of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) meant to develop water programs and fight desertification in the African ....
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19 killed in Mali after rebels, soldiers clash
Date: 2015-04-30 21:28:38 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:146 - ID:2493945
BAMAKO, April 30 (MENA) - Malian soldiers and Tuareg separatist rebels clashed for another day on Thursday, endangering peace talks as the death toll from this week's violence in northern Mali reached at least 19 people, the ABC News reported. ....
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14 French soldiers implicated in C. Africa child rape probe; Holland vows 'no mercy'
Date: 2015-04-30 19:57:31 GMT - France - Africa - SN:133 - ID:2493445
PARIS, April 30 (MENA) - French President François Hollande on Thursday vowed to "show no mercy" if French peacekeepers in Central African Republic were found guilty of raping hungry children in exchange for food, France24 reported. According to ....
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Sudanese presidency honors Egypt PM
Date: 2015-04-30 16:07:18 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:104 - ID:2492077
QASTAL, Egypt, April 30 (MENA) – The Sudanese presidency honored Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on the sidelines of the inauguration of the border terminal of Qastal-Ashkit on Thursday. The premier, meanwhile, honored Sudanese First Vice ....
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Egypt, Sudan discuss promoting bilateral ties
Date: 2015-04-30 15:57:57 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:103 - ID:2492065
ASHKIT, North Sudan, April 30 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Sudanese First Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh held a meeting Thursday on the sidelines of opening the border terminal of Qastal-Ashkit. During the meeting, the two sides ....
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Egypt, Sudan officially open border terminal
Date: 2015-04-30 14:06:57 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:85 - ID:2491129
QASTAL, South of Egypt, April 30 (MENA) – Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Sudanese First Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh inaugurated the border terminal of Qastal-Ashkit on Thursday. The terminal has been operating experimentally ....
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Ethiopian PM congratulates Bashir on election win
Date: 2015-04-30 07:52:00 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:19 - ID:2487033
KHARTOUM, April 29 (MENA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has congratulated Sudanese President Omar al Bashir on his election win. This came during a meeting held between Al Bashir and Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom in ....
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543, 000 tons of local wheat bought so far: Minister
Date: 2015-04-29 17:34:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:120 - ID:2484901
CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - The government purchased 543, 000 tons of wheat from local farmers so far, according to the agriculture minister. Salah Helal was speaking during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. He added that imported fertilizers would ....
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Egypt calls for African unity to face water scarcity
Date: 2015-04-29 15:39:15 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:108 - ID:2484053
CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Egypt underscored the importance of a unified African action to face water scarcity in African countries. Egypt is willing to exchange expertise in this domain with other African countries, said Egypt's Irrigation ....