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Shura council of Libya's Gharyan condemns kidnap of head of anti-crime committee in Tripoli
Date: 2014-06-08 10:52:18 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:67 - ID:767296
TRIPOLI, June 8 (MENA) - Shura and reform council in Libya's Gharyan city condemned the kidnap of head of the anti-crime committee in Tripoli Abdel-Moneim el-Saed. In a statement Sunday, the council said that kidnapping officials will lead to ....
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At least 30 killed in ethnic raid in Congo
Date: 2014-06-07 21:09:53 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:128 - ID:766617
KINSHASA, June 7 (MENA) - At least 30 people have been killed in an inter-ethnic attack on a village in the South Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the BBC quoted local officials. Witnesses say the dead included women and children, ....
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Nigeria sending observers to presidential polls shows relations strength - diplomat
Date: 2014-06-07 14:45:44 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:65 - ID:766147
ABUJA, June 7 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Abuja Ashraf Abdel Qader Salama underlined that Nigeria's decision to send a high-rank delegation to monitor the Egyptian presidential elections reflected strong relations between the two ....
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Egypt embassy in Addis Ababa participates in launching group of Friends of Ethiopian culture
Date: 2014-06-07 11:06:01 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:35 - ID:765624
CAIRO, June 7 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Idris took part in the launch of the "Group of Friends of the Ethiopian culture", in the presence of the Ethiopian culture and tourism minister along with a number of diplomatic missions ....
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US-Africa energy conf. in Ethiopia provided opportunity to do business in Egypt - ambassador
Date: 2014-06-07 10:31:13 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:32 - ID:765619
CAIRO, June 7 (MENA) - The US-Africa Energy Conference, which was hosted by Ethiopia, was a great opportunity for the foreign private companies to meet with the Egyptian delegation members to look into ways of carrying out investment projects in ....
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UN official: Nigerian schoolgirls face rape danger
Date: 2014-06-07 09:07:22 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:22 - ID:765404
NEW YORK, June 7 (MENA) - More than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls who remain captives of Boko Haram militants “definitely” face the danger of being raped, the UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict said. “My worry is those girls ....
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Army officers arrested for suspected plot against Mali's president
Date: 2014-06-06 17:24:47 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:104 - ID:764875
BAMAKO, June 6 (MENA) - Military intelligence in Mali have arrested an army officer and a number of associates suspected of plotting against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, press sources said on Friday. The West African nation was engulfed into ....
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US stops importation of Nigeria’s crude oil
Date: 2014-06-05 12:29:57 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:77 - ID:762597
ABUJA, June 5 (MENA) - Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke announced Thursday that the United States stopped the importation of crude oil from Nigeria and began to search for alternative markets. Madueke, who attended ....
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Djibouti FM hails Egypt's cooperation to qualify Djibouti cadres
Date: 2014-06-05 11:29:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:58 - ID:762435
CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) – The Djibouti Institute for Diplomatic Studies held a celebration on the occasion of the end of its first diplomatic course. The celebration was attended by Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International ....
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All options being considered to free Nigerian girls - official
Date: 2014-06-05 08:44:51 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:35 - ID:761965
ABUJA, June 5 (MENA) - The Nigerian National Information Centre (NIC) has refuted a report suggesting that it turned down Australia’s offer to send its Special Air Services (SAS) to help in finding the abducted Chibok secondary schoolgirls, the ....
