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Abdel-Nour stresses economic coop. bet. Egypt, Sudan
Date: 2014-08-12 15:51:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:116 - ID:870774
CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) - Minister of Trade and Industry Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour said on Tuesday commercial and industrial cooperation was topping the priories of the Egyptian and Sudanese governments. "This helps bring about economic integration ....
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Kerry condemns South Sudan, rebels as deadline passes
Date: 2014-08-12 10:20:43 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:55 - ID:869945
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (MENA) - The United States on Tuesday condemned South Sudan's government and rebels for failing to form a transitional government by Sunday's deadline, calling it "an outrage and an insult to their citizens". In an unusually ....
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Ebola outbreak: Ivory Coast bans flight from three states
Date: 2014-08-12 08:00:36 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:32 - ID:869690
ABIDJAN, Aug 12 (MENA) - Ivory Coast has banned all passenger flights from three countries hit by Ebola in an attempt to prevent the spread of the deadly virus, the BBC reported. It is the only country, after Saudi Arabia, to impose such a ban, ....
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Unidentified gunmen kidnap colonel at special forces in Benghazi
Date: 2014-08-11 13:01:57 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:88 - ID:868554
TRIPOLI, Aug 11 (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a colonel in the special forces in Benghazi Monday. The colonel, identified as Adel Bou-Heliqa, was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen and taken to an unknown destination. (MENA) NA/RE ....
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Ivory Coast bans all flights to and from Ebola-affected countries
Date: 2014-08-11 10:48:23 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:65 - ID:868360
ABIDJAN, Aug 11 (MENA) The Ivory Coast announced Monday it has banned all flights from countries hit by Ebola as part of steps to prevent the deadly virus from reaching the west African nation, RF1 reported. The government said in a statement ....
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Official Egyptian delegation visits Libya
Date: 2014-08-11 10:37:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:62 - ID:868300
CAIRO, Aug 11 (MENA) - An official Egyptian delegation under Assistant Foreign Minister Mohamed Badr El-Din Zayed visited Libya on Monday. During the visit, the delegation met with newly-elected speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives ....
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10,000 displaced Nigerian persons flee for safety
Date: 2014-08-11 08:23:37 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:25 - ID:868017
ABUJA, Aug 11 (MENA) - About 10,000 residents of Gwoza town and villages in Borno State have fled to neighboring Adamawa state and the Republic of Cameroon as a result of the ongoing military operations in an effort to recapture the affected ....
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New PM named in Central African Republic
Date: 2014-08-11 08:14:46 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:24 - ID:867925
BANGUI, Aug 11 (MENA) - Central African Republic’s President Catherine Samba Panza appointed Mahamat Kamoun as her prime minister as part of an effort to create a more unified government after more than a year of heavy sectarian violence, Radio ....
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Air France aircraft makes emergency landing in Lagos
Date: 2014-08-11 07:19:17 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:16 - ID:867902
ABUJA, Aug 11 (MENA) - An Air France aircraft, with 178 people aboard, made an emergency landing at Lagos's international airport Sunday after a faulty indicator showed a nose tyre pressure fault, an official statement said. "The aircraft, which ....
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Ebola: Nigeria bans transfer of dead bodies
Date: 2014-08-10 14:26:50 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:87 - ID:867066
ABUJA, Aug 10 (MENA) - Minister of State for Health Dr. Khaliru Al-Hassan on Sunday declared in Kano that the Federal Government has banned movement of dead bodies from within and outside the country as part of measures to avoid the spread of the ....
