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Bashir in good health, his secretary says
Date: 2014-05-22 09:54:21 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:57 - ID:736134
KHARTOUM, May 22 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir is in a good health and is recovering from a knee operation he underwent, his media secretary said. Bashir is following up the developments in Sudan through reports by the vice ....
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Nigeria helps Egypt's return to AU: envoy
Date: 2014-05-22 08:05:04 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:36 - ID:735813
ABUJA, May 22 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria Ashraf Salama said the relations binding Egypt and Nigeria are improving. Speaking to MENA, the envoy said the Nigerian government is supporting Egypt's efforts to implement the roadmap, that ....
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WB to lend Ethiopia 250 million dollars to create jobs
Date: 2014-05-22 05:19:50 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:11 - ID:735627
ADDIS ABABA, May 22 (MENA) - The World Bank agreed to offer a 250-million-dollar loan to Ethiopia to provide job opportunities, the Ethiopian radio reported. The loan will help increase Ethiopia's competitive capabilities in the manufacturing ....
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Ethiopia ready to examine Egyptian Dam suggestions - spokesman
Date: 2014-05-22 04:10:33 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:1 - ID:735576
ADDIS ABAA, May 22 (MENA) - The Ethiopian government is ready to examine Egyptian suggestions on the under-construction Renaissance Dam as part of a tripartite dialogue involving Sudan, the spokesman for the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said. If ....
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Nigeria attack inhuman crime- Hague
Date: 2014-05-21 20:30:08 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:170 - ID:735395
LONDON, May 21 (MENA) – UK Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned Wednesday twin blasts that occurred in a marketplace in Jos, Central Nigeria, and claimed the lives of over 100 people, describing it as 'inhuman crime'. "I condemn this ....
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US condemns Nigeria blasts
Date: 2014-05-21 16:21:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:125 - ID:735090
ABUJA, May 21 (MENA) - The United States has condemned two blasts that hit the Nigerian cities of Jos and Kano and left 120 people dead. "The US government strongly condemns the multiple bomb blasts in the city of Jos yesterday, as well as the ....
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Donors pledge $600 million to bolster UN-led aid response to South Sudan crisis
Date: 2014-05-21 14:13:09 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:94 - ID:734787
NEW YORK, May 21 (MENA) - International donors today pledged more than $600 million dollars in aid to South Sudan at a conference hosted by Norway and the United Nations aimed at preventing famine and upholding human rights in the world’s newest ....
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Egypt underlines climate change as key issue in Africa
Date: 2014-05-21 12:15:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:71 - ID:734425
CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - Head of the Central Department for Climate Change Hisham Eissa said climate change is a key issue particularly that it includes the comprehensive powers of the state in terms of politics, economy and social, security and ....
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30 villagers killed in northeast Nigeria attack
Date: 2014-05-21 07:14:39 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:21 - ID:733651
ABUJA, May 21 (MENA) – Thirty people were killed and several others injured as gunmen attacked a village in Damboa local government area of Borno State, northeast of Nigeria. Dozens of gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram elements crept upon ....
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UN Security Council Condemns Deadly Fighting in Mali
Date: 2014-05-21 04:49:47 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:3 - ID:733490
NEW YORK, May 21 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council has "strongly condemned" deadly fighting in northern Mali between government forces and separatists. At least 36 people were killed in clashes after troops were sent in to respond to ....
