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WHO: Ebola death toll tops 10,000
Date: 2015-03-13 08:30:44 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:26 - ID:2151509
GENEVA, March 13 (MENA) - More than 10,000 people have now died from the Ebola virus, almost all of them in west Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. According to the Daily Mail, the three hardest-hit countries of Sierra Leone, ....
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Ethiopia to host COMESA summit
Date: 2015-03-12 21:01:25 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:182 - ID:2150101
ADDIS ABABA, March 12 (MENA) - Ethiopia will host the 18th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit of Heads of State and Government which will take place on March 20-31 in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian News Agency reported ....
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Coordination between Egypt, Tunisia on Libya continues - FM
Date: 2015-03-12 16:53:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:131 - ID:2148709
ALGIERS, March 12 (MENA) - Coordination between Egypt and Tunisia is in place regarding the Libyan crisis, said Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche. He further said that he recently met with Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry when he ....
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Ebola-free West African countries affected by crisis - UNDP
Date: 2015-03-12 15:06:26 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:116 - ID:2147941
GENEVA, March 12 (MENA) - West African nations that experienced low or zero incidence of Ebola have already been affected by the Ebola crisis because of their deep connections with the three most affected countries, the United Nations Development ....
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Al-Shabaab militants attack government building in Somali city
Date: 2015-03-12 14:06:33 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:108 - ID:2147449
MOGADISHU, March 12 (MENA) - Six Somali police officers have been killed after al-Shabaab militants detonated a car bomb outside a regional government headquarters in the Somali city of Baidoa and stormed the building killing six policemen, The ....
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Preparatory meetings of Sudanese-Ethiopian economic committee kick off in Khartoum
Date: 2015-03-10 18:41:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:150 - ID:2133769
KHARTOUM, March 10 (MENA) - The preparatory meetings of a Sudanese-Ethiopian economic committee kicked off Tuesday at the headquarters of the Sudanese Finance Ministry. In statements, Sudanese Finance Minister Abdul Rahman Dirar said the ....
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ASEC Engineering signs cement plant management agreement with Ethiopia
Date: 2015-03-09 17:46:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:119 - ID:2125169
CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - ASEC Engineering and Management Company has signed a contract with Ethiopia's National Cement Share Company to provide full technical assistance to the operation and maintenance of a cement plant with a production capacity of ....
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Chad, Niger launch joint offensive against Boko Haram in Nigeria
Date: 2015-03-09 17:39:46 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:114 - ID:2125045
N'DJAMENA, March 9 (MENA) - Chad and Niger launched a joint army operation against Boko Haram militants in Nigeria on Sunday, CNBC quoted military sources as saying. Boko Haram has expanded cross-border raids into Cameroon, Chad and Niger in ....
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Germany to continue training Somali forces
Date: 2015-03-09 07:16:20 GMT - Germany - Africa - SN:8 - ID:2119541
BERLIN, March 9 (MENA) - The German Cabinet has extended the mandate of the German contingent of the EU Training Mission to Somalia. The EU Training Mission to Somalia trains recruits of the Somali National Army and provides strategic advice to ....
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Islamist group claims responsibility for Mali attack that killed 5
Date: 2015-03-07 21:00:22 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:150 - ID:2111413
BAMAKO, March 7 (MENA) – An armed Islamist group al-Mourabitoun had claimed responsibility for an attack in Mali's capital Bamako on Saturday that killed five people, The Daily Mail reported. Al-Mourabitoun was formed by veteran jihadist Mokhtar ....
