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Joint committee formed to discuss departure of UNAMID mission from Darfur
Date: 2015-02-05 09:51:46 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:38 - ID:1898989
KHARTOUM, Feb 5 (MENA) – A joint committee of the African Union United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the Sudanese government has been formed to discuss the departure of the UNAMID mission stationed in Darfur, African Union-United Nations ....
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Ethiopia to deploy extra peace-keeping forces to Somalia, South Sudan, Abyei
Date: 2015-02-04 18:53:08 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:158 - ID:1896913
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 4 (MENA) - Ethiopia will deploy 600 additional peace keepers to Somalia, South Sudan and Abyei area in March, the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) cited a statement by Ethiopian International Peace-keeping Training Center. The peace ....
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UNICEF: South Sudan on verge of nutrition catastrophe
Date: 2015-02-04 17:51:04 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:148 - ID:1896637
GENEVA, Feb 4 (MENA) - UNICEF urged warring groups in South Sudan to follow up fast on the ceasefire deal reached on Monday or face potentially catastrophic food shortages in the conflict areas of the country, the UNICEF said in a statement on ....
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Mauritanian-US military cooperation
Date: 2015-02-04 15:37:23 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:117 - ID:1895785
NOUAKCHOTT, Feb 4 (MENA) – Commander of US forces in Africa David M. Rodriguez said that the Mauritania and the US resume their long-term partnership for improving the Mauritanian army. At the conclusion of his visit to Mauritania, the US ....
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AU summit agrees to Egypt proposition to implement Yamoussoukro Decision
Date: 2015-02-03 14:53:37 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:95 - ID:1886469
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Participants in the 24th African Summit that was recently held in Ethiopia have agreed to a proposition by the Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry to start outlining a framework to implement the Yamoussoukro Decision as soon as ....
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Training course of African experts in water management opens in Cairo
Date: 2015-02-02 22:11:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:152 - ID:1882077
CAIRO, Feb 2 (MENA) – A training course of distinguished African experts in the field of the "integrated management of water" opened in Cairo on Monday. The course is co-organized by the Egyptian Agency for Development Partnerships and the ....
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Head of Fespaco film festival says glad Egypt is guest of honor
Date: 2015-02-02 22:02:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:149 - ID:1882069
CAIRO, Feb 2 (MENA) – Head of the Pan-African Cinema and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) Désiré Ouedraogo said he was glad that Egypt will be the guest of honor of the next round of the festival due to be held on February 28 to March 7 ....
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First large-scale Ebola vaccine trial begins in Liberia
Date: 2015-02-02 17:23:44 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:89 - ID:1880133
LONDON, Feb 2 (MENA) - Liberia has commenced the first large-scale trials of an experimental Ebola vaccine, the BBC reported on Monday. Scientists aim to immunize around 30,000 volunteers and health care workers in the country starting Monday. ....
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South Sudan foes agree to end conflict
Date: 2015-02-02 13:29:00 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:63 - ID:1877485
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 2 (MENA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel commander Riek Machar have signed a deal, committing to end the conflict that has devastated the country. The ceasefire agreement was signed at talks in Ethiopia, the BBC ....
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UN: More than 120,000 people displaced by South Sudan violence
Date: 2015-02-02 11:40:50 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:50 - ID:1876769
KHARTOUM, Feb 2 (MENA) - More than 120,000 people have been displaced by continuing violence in South Sudan, the United Nations said. In a report obtained by MENA, the UN Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said most of ....
