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South Sudan Fighting Rages as Kerry Appeals to Rebel Leader
Date: 2014-05-06 10:37:21 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:37 - ID:706052
NEW YORK, May 6 (MENA) - Just days after Secretary of State John Kerry sought to broker high-level talks to halt the fighting in South Sudan, his peacemaking efforts have been thrown into question by heavy clashes here in Bentiu, the capital of ....
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UN chief in South Sudan for talks with Kiir, civilians
Date: 2014-05-06 10:37:03 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:36 - ID:706035
JUBA, May 6 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in South Sudan, where he has called on both officials and rebel leaders to find a political solution to nearly five months of civil war, the VOA reported Tuesday. Ban's one-day ....
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US condemns new military offensives in South Sudan
Date: 2014-05-05 23:50:31 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:208 - ID:705474
WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned new military offensives in South Sudan. "Three years ago, I was in Juba to witness the birth of the world’s newest nation, and last week as I returned to South Sudan I ....
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AU commissioner leaves Cairo
Date: 2014-05-05 22:27:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:202 - ID:705436
CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Ismail Chergui left Cairo on Monday wrapping up his visit to Egypt. During the visit, Chergui met with Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy on means of confronting terrorism ....
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China, Ethiopia sign major deals
Date: 2014-05-05 22:05:11 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:194 - ID:705444
ADDIS ABABA, May 5 (MENA) - China and Ethiopia have signed more than a dozen agreements aimed at shoring up burgeoning ties between the world's second-largest economy and the African continent that saw their trade top $200bn last year, Al Jazeera ....
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AU commissioner calls for supporting Egypt in fight against terrorism
Date: 2014-05-05 20:02:39 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:172 - ID:705300
CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security Ismail Sharqy called for supporting and cooperating with Egypt in its fight against terrorism to "eliminate this phenomenon for ever." Sharqi told reporters on Monday ....
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3 Dutch nationals kidnapped in Nigeria
Date: 2014-05-05 16:40:37 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:134 - ID:704918
ABUJA, May 5 (MENA) - Gunmen believed to be members of the Niger Delta Liberation rebel front have kidnapped three Dutch nationals in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta region. The front threatened several times to target oil installations and oil ....
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Clashes between students at Khartoum University resume
Date: 2014-05-05 14:56:31 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:112 - ID:704334
KHARTOUM, May 5 (MENA) – Clashes have re-erupted Monday between students at Khartoum University in Bahri city, burning a number of buildings and wounding a student. This comes in the wake of the recent violent clashes between students in Khartoum ....
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New US charge d'affaires arrives in Khartoum soon
Date: 2014-05-05 14:45:30 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:109 - ID:704003
KHARTOUM, May 5, (MENA) – New US charge d'affaires in Khartoum Kerry Liner arrives in Sudan within the coming few days. In a statement, the director of the US department at Sudan's Foreign Ministry ambassador Mohammad Al-Abdullah al-Toum said ....
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Al-Bashir aide, Russian amb discuss bilateral relations
Date: 2014-05-05 14:03:27 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:99 - ID:704280
KHARTOUM, May 5, (MENA) - Sudanese presidential aide Jalal Yousef el-Digeir discussed on Monday with Russian Ambassador to in Khartoum Mirgayas Shirinsky bilateral cooperation and ties. El-Digeir expressed his hope for improving relations ....
