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Arab League offers technical aid to Sudan disarmament body
Date: 2014-07-14 18:46:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:128 - ID:827358
KHARTOUM, July 14 (MENA) - Sudan received technical devices from the Arab League in support for the Sudan Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (SDDRC). The commission was offered modern computers and equipment from the Arab ....
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Cancer kills 80,000 Nigerians yearly - paper
Date: 2014-07-14 08:14:44 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:21 - ID:826087
ABUJA, July 14 (MENA) - An estimated 80,000 Nigerians die of cancer yearly, a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Bassey Dan-Abia said. The lawmaker, who led debates on the general principles of the Bill stated that urgent steps was ....
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Boko Haram claims responsibility for Abuja, Lagos attacks
Date: 2014-07-13 20:12:00 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:115 - ID:825719
ABUJA, July 13 (MENA) - The leader of Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a June 25 bombing in the capital Abuja and an attack on the same day at a fuel depot in Lagos, News 24 Nigeria reported Sunday. "I ordered (the bomber) who went and ....
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Egypt-Sudan trade committee to convene in Khartoum in Aug
Date: 2014-07-13 15:44:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:62 - ID:825373
CAIRO, July 13 (MENA) - Khartoum will host in mid-August meetings of the ministerial Egyptian-Sudanese trade committee to probe opening new outlets between the two countries to ease the trade movement, Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Mounir ....
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Boko Haram claims Nigeria attacks, supports ISIL
Date: 2014-07-13 15:08:30 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:58 - ID:825392
ABUJA, July 13 (MENA) - Head of Nigeria's Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau claimed Sunday responsibility for bombings in Abuja and Lagos and voices support for the ISIL, France 24 reported. In a 6-minute video distributed on Sunday, Shekau said his group ....
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Tripoli airport closure prevents FM from attending Tunisia meeting
Date: 2014-07-13 14:55:50 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:53 - ID:825371
TRIPOLI, July 13 (MENA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdulaziz will not attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of Libya's neighboring countries, which convenes today in the Tunisian city of Hammamet, due to the closure of Tripoli airport, a ....
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Afriqiyah airways transfer flights temporarily to Mirata airport over security conditions
Date: 2014-07-13 11:42:10 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:30 - ID:824926
TRIPOLI, July 13 (MENA) - Afriqiyah Airways decided Sunday to transfer domestic and foreign trips temporarily to Misrata International Airport due to security conditions, a well-placed source at the airlines. In statements Sunday, the source ....
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19 people died of cholera in S.Sudan's state: health min.
Date: 2014-07-11 15:45:45 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:59 - ID:822691
KHARTOUM, July 11 (MENA) - An outbreak of cholera claimed the lives of 19 people in the border state of Upper Nile in South Sudan, said the province's Health Minister Opal Adwok. Nearly 567 persons have been infected with the fatao disease , ....
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Scores of militants, 3 soldiers killed in battle with Boko Haram in Nigeria
Date: 2014-07-10 21:44:16 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:152 - ID:821698
ABUJA, July 10 (MENA) - Scores of militants were killed on Thursday as Nigeria military troops patrolled areas round Delwa and neighboring communities in Maiduguri. According to Nigerian media outlets, the troops successfully broke through ....
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South Sudan president sets conditions for Ugandan military withdrawal
Date: 2014-07-10 08:58:31 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:29 - ID:820327
KHARTOUM, July 10 (MENA) – South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has set conditions for the withdrawal of Ugandan troops from the country, saying the latter will only leave if a permanent peace agreement is attained. President Kiir made the remarks ....
