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South Sudan clashes leave 300,000 without aid - UN
Date: 2015-05-11 13:32:50 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:91 - ID:2564621
JUBA, May 11 (MENA) - More than 300,000 people are without "life-saving" aid in South Sudan's oil-rich Unity state after heavy fighting forced aid agencies to withdraw, the BBC quoted an UN report as saying on Tuesday. Government forces have been ....
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Djibouti president gets message from Sisi
Date: 2015-05-11 13:12:54 GMT - Djibouti - Africa - SN:85 - ID:2564041
DJIBOUTI, May 11 (MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry conveyed a verbal message from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Monday. The message tackled ways to boost bilateral ties. Sisi ....
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Djibouti president meets Egypt FM
Date: 2015-05-11 11:38:01 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:65 - ID:2563141
DJIBOUTI, May 11 (MENA) – Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh received visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the presidential palace on Monday. During the meeting, Shoukry handed over an invitation from President Abdel Fattah El ....
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Amnesty says migrants in Libya face rape, torture and abductions
Date: 2015-05-11 10:43:26 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:51 - ID:2562461
LONDON, May 11 (MENA) - Refugees and migrants across Libya face rape, torture and abductions for ransom by traffickers and smugglers, Amnesty International said on Monday. "The ghastly conditions for migrants, coupled with spiralling lawlessness ....
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Arab doctors union offers 20 tons of rice to Somalis
Date: 2015-05-11 09:23:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:33 - ID:2561709
CAIRO, May 11 (MENA) - The Arab Doctors Union sent 20 tons of rice to Somali families in Mogadishu as part of the aid program directed to Somali refugees. In a statement, the union's Emergency Relief Committee said 380 poor Somali families ....
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Egypt, Rwanda discuss bilateral ties
Date: 2015-05-10 17:39:57 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:93 - ID:2558849
CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) - Egyptian ambassador to Rwanda Numeirh Negm on Sunday met with the country's Minister of Youth and ICT Jean Philibert Nsengimana. They discussed ways of boosting bilateral ties in the communications and information ....
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South Sudan: Tens of thousands flee fighting, face critical food shortages
Date: 2015-05-10 11:48:00 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:55 - ID:2556029
GENEVA, May 10 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is extremely concerned for the wellbeing of tens of thousands of people who have reportedly fled fierce clashes in South Sudan's Unity State in recent days. The situation is ....
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Kenyan president urges political leaders in Burundi to embrace dialogue
Date: 2015-05-09 18:33:28 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:99 - ID:2551997
NAIROBI, May 9 (MENA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday urged political leaders in Burundi to embrace dialogue as the only way to end the political impasse in the country, the Kenyan national TV reported. Kenyatta said mutual ....
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Burundi opposition leader registers as presidential candidate
Date: 2015-05-09 17:43:43 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:92 - ID:2551929
BUJUMBURA, May 9 (MENA) - Burundi's main opposition leader, Agathon Rwasa, on Saturday registered his candidacy for next month's presidential election, France 24 reported. Rwasa leads the National Liberation Forces - known by its French acronym ....
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Shoukry sends message to Congolese FM on Egypt's nomination to UNSC
Date: 2015-05-09 14:14:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:49 - ID:2550241
KINSHASA, May 9 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Raymond Tshibanda received a message from his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on Egypt's nomination for non-permanent membership in the UNSC in ....
