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S. Sudan rivals sign peace deal in Tanzania
Date: 2015-01-22 07:31:31 GMT - Tanzania - Africa - SN:19 - ID:1794897
DAR ALSALAM, Jan 22 (MENA) – Leaders of the feuding parties in South Sudan inked on Thursday a peace deal in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha. The deal, which was signed in the presence of a number of regional leaders, aimed at ending the ....
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President of Congo Republic arrives in Tunisia
Date: 2015-01-21 22:45:43 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:181 - ID:1794413
TUNIS, Jan 21 (MENA) - Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso arrived in Tunis late Wednesday on a two-day visit to the Arab country. The visit comes as part of preparations for the African Union Summit, slated for January 30, 31 in the Ethiopian ....
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Turkish president arrives in Ethiopia
Date: 2015-01-21 20:07:08 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:160 - ID:1794061
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 21 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accompanied by a group of ministers and business tycoons arrived in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, the Ethiopian News Agency reported. During his visit, Erdogan will meet with his ....
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4 rebels killed in UN helicopter assault on vehicles
Date: 2015-01-21 19:50:36 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:153 - ID:1793833
BAMAKO, Jan 21 (MENA) - Authorities in northern Mali said at least four rebels were killed after a Dutch attack helicopter with the UN mission fired upon their car, Fox News reported. The violence took place near Tabancort north of the town of Gao ....
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Egyptian Ambassador in Dakar meets with UN envoy to West Africa
Date: 2015-01-21 12:17:42 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:53 - ID:1789757
DAKAR, Jan 21 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador here Hisham Maher on Wednesday met with Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the Special Envoy of United Nations Secretary General to West Africa. The Egyptian ambassador asserted at the meeting that Egypt has never been ....
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Egypt amb. to Burundi meets 1st VP
Date: 2015-01-21 08:45:14 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:20 - ID:1787745
CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - Burundian First Vice President Prosper Bazombaza met Wednesday with Yasser Ragab, the Egyptian Ambassador in Bujumbura to discuss means of boosting bilateral cooperation. A statement by the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday ....
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Egypt condoles with Mozambique Malawi over flood victims
Date: 2015-01-21 07:19:31 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:8 - ID:1787653
CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ambassador Badr Abdel Aati Wednesday expressed Egypt's support and condolences to Malawi and neighboring Mozambique, where heavy rains have caused severe flooding, displaced thousands of people and ....
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Boko Haram may have displaced over million in Nigeria: IOM
Date: 2015-01-20 12:26:27 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:50 - ID:1782369
GENEVA, Jan 20 (MENA) - Nigeria’s displaced population may be close to a million due to the mounting violence by the Boko Haram insurgency, according to International Organization for Migration. Unless the insurgency is stopped, the tragedy ....
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Zambia votes for new president
Date: 2015-01-20 07:57:16 GMT - Zambia - Africa - SN:13 - ID:1780009
LUSAKA, Jan 20 (MENA) - Zambians lined up at polling stations on Tuesday to vote for a successor to President Michael Sata, who died in October after a long illness, according to ABC News. The central business district of Lusaka, the Zambian ....
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Sudan seeks press code of conduct with Egypt
Date: 2015-01-19 21:35:49 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:141 - ID:1779121
KHARTOUM, Jan 19 (MENA) - The Sudanese press freedom organization held on Monday a workshop on formulating a Sudanese-Egyptian press charter. The workshop aimed to formulate a code of conduct between the Egyptian and Sudanese media, said head of ....
