Africa

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  • Sudanese FM, UN official confer of bilateral ties

    Date: 2015-01-02 08:47:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:1659657

    KHARTOUM, Jan 2 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti received a phone call from UN deputy secretary general on the Sudanese-UN ties. During the call, the UN official asserted the UN keenness on boosting ties with Sudan in the different ....

  • Gov't official: S. Sudan to hold elections Mid-2015

    Date: 2015-01-01 18:09:22 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:76 - ID:1658029

    JUBA, Jan 1 (MENA) - South Sudan will hold general elections between May and July, said a government spokesman. According to ABC news, Ateny Wek Ateny, the president's press secretary, said the government would give amnesty to rebels to encourage ....

  • Suicide bombing injures many in church in Nigeria

    Date: 2015-01-01 11:21:59 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:39 - ID:1655241

    ABUJA, Jan 1 (MENA) - A suicide bomber blew himself up outside an evangelist church in Gombe in Nigeria on Thursday injuring several people, local media quoted witnesses and a rescue worker as saying. “There was an explosion outside the ECWA ....

  • Woman suicide bomber killed during attack on barracks in Nigeria

    Date: 2015-01-01 06:09:59 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:9 - ID:1653509

    ABUJA, Jan 1 (MENA) - A woman suicide bomber was killed as she tried to enter a military barracks in strife-torn northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, skynews reported. Soldiers opened fire on the woman, who was wearing a hijab, after she refused to ....

  • UN condemns coup attempt in Gambia

    Date: 2014-12-31 21:06:46 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:117 - ID:1652821

    NEW YORK, Dec 31 (MENA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned the coup attempt "against the legal and democratic institutions" in Gambia, the Fox News reported. Chad's UN Ambassador Mahamat Zene, the current council president, told ....

  • Foreign ministry welcomes Djibouti govt, opposition agreement

    Date: 2014-12-31 19:50:21 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:104 - ID:1652549

    CAIRO, Dec 31 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Ministry has welcomed a framework agreement reached between Djibouti's government and the main opposition party. Cairo voiced hope that both sides could commit to the provisions of the agreement to fulfill ....

  • Burundi rebel clashes leave 35 dead

    Date: 2014-12-31 19:21:30 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:101 - ID:1652517

    BUJUMBURA, Dec 31 (MENA) - At least 35 people are now confirmed to have been killed in clashes between Burundi's army and members of an unidentified rebel group near the Democratic Republic of Congo border, an official said Wednesday, Daily Mail ....

  • Cabinet approves bill on visa exemption between Egypt, S. Sudan

    Date: 2014-12-31 13:03:52 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:47 - ID:1649625

    CAIRO, Dec 31 (MENA) - The Cabinet, under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, approved on Wednesday a presidential bill for exemption of visa requirements between Egypt and South Sudan. The decision covers only holders of diplomatic, special and ....

  • Gambia's foiled coup leader of Senegalese descent - Paper

    Date: 2014-12-30 17:13:56 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:99 - ID:1644141

    NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 30 (MENA) - A group of disaffected soldiers launched a foiled coup bid in Gambia on Tuesday while President Yahya Jammeh was abroad. A Mauritanian paper reported the coup leader former State House Commander, Lt Colonel Lamin ....

  • S. Sudan FM arrives in Khartoum

    Date: 2014-12-30 14:57:42 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:75 - ID:1643289

    KHARTOUM, Dec 30 (MENA) - South Sudan's Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial arrived here on Tuesday to discuss security issues with Sudanese officials. The talks are expected to focus on the corporation agreement and the mutual accusations of ....

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