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Sisi inquires after Sudan president's health
Date: 2014-08-18 21:16:32 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:160 - ID:880379
KHARTOUM, Aug 18 (MENA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inquired after the health of his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir on Monday over the phone as the latter had undergone a surgery recently. The Egyptian president renewed an ....
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Somali pirate leader arrested in Mogadishu
Date: 2014-08-18 20:30:34 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:155 - ID:880358
MOGADISHU, Aug 18 (MENA) - A Somali police official says security forces arrested a senior pirate commander in Mogadishu, ABC News reported on Monday. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said Monday that Mohamed Garfanji, considered to be the second-ranking ....
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47 killed in fierce tribal fight in East Darfur
Date: 2014-08-18 16:38:09 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:116 - ID:880139
KHARTOUM, Aug 18 (MENA) - The East Darfur State government announced that 47 tribesmen were killed in fierce fighting that erupted between Ma’aliya and Rizeigat in the area of Um Rakuba, Abu Karinka locality on Saturday. Multiple sources told ....
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126.000 Sudanese affected by torrential rain
Date: 2014-08-18 12:46:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:76 - ID:879324
KHARTOUM, Aug 18 (MENA) - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) asserted that over 126,000 Sudanese were affected by the torrential rain that ravaged Sudanese states over the past days. The Sudanese Red ....
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5 killed, others injured in shelling of Fajr Libya sites
Date: 2014-08-18 11:33:33 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:57 - ID:879411
TRIPOLI, Aug 18 (MENA) - Five elements from Fajr Libya forces were killed and others were injured Monday when a Libyan military plane shelled their sites in Wadi el-Rabie area. In press statements Thursday, spokesman of the Libya shield Alaa ....
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Ebola forces Nigeria schools to shut down till further notice
Date: 2014-08-18 10:38:39 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:44 - ID:879320
ABUJA, Aug 18 (MENA) - The federal government approved the extension of the current holiday of primary and secondary schools across the country until further notice in order to prevent an outbreak of the Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) among the students, ....
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Emergency order extended indefinitely in South Darfur
Date: 2014-08-18 10:34:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:43 - ID:879212
KHARTOUM, Aug 18 (MENA) - South Darfur state decided to extend the emergency state in Nyala locality until the security situation stabilizes. The emergency state stipulates that curfew is to be executed in the city after 10 pm, Commissioner of ....
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5 Nigerian patients almost fully recovered: min.
Date: 2014-08-17 21:48:00 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:152 - ID:878712
ABUJA, Aug 17 (MENA) - Five patients, who are being treated for Ebola virus disease, have almost fully recovered, said Nigerian Minister of Health Onyebuchi Chukwu. In press statements on Sunday, Chukwu said that he never mentioned Dr Adadevoh ....
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New restrictions in Kenya for travelers amid Ebola fears
Date: 2014-08-16 18:46:30 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:97 - ID:877099
NAIROBI, Aug 16 (MENA) - Kenya Airways will suspend flight operations to Liberia and Sierra Leone, the latest airline to curb flights because of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa, CNN reported. The suspension is temporary, and the airline ....
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Mayor: 34 killed as Muslim rebels attack Central African Republic villages
Date: 2014-08-16 14:52:33 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:67 - ID:876808
BANGUI, Aug 16 (MENA) - A local official says Muslim rebels in Central African Republic have killed at least 34 people over the last week in a series of attacks on remote villages. The violence comes as the country wracked by conflict awaits the ....
