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Kerry: Kiir committed to taking steps to end fight
Date: 2014-05-02 14:16:22 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:66 - ID:699493
JUBA, May 2 (MENA) - Following a meeting with South Sudan President Salva Kiir in Juba, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that Kiir is committed to taking decisive steps to end the four-month fight in the newly-born country, Sky News reported ....
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IGAD meeting on S. Sudan postponed
Date: 2014-05-02 09:52:46 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:35 - ID:699076
KHARTOUM, May 2 (MENA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) postponed an emergency meeting that was planned for Saturday in Juba to discuss the developments in South Sudan. The postponement decision was taken for further ....
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Kerry arrives in S. Sudan to call for applying ceasefire agreement
Date: 2014-05-02 09:49:21 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:33 - ID:699075
JUBA, May 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here to call for applying a ceasefire agreement in South Sudan. There has been a conflict in South Sudan for months and there is a famine threat. (MENA) MHK/AS ....
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Sudanese rebels kill 22 army troops in S. Kordofan
Date: 2014-05-02 08:57:17 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:26 - ID:698982
KHARTOUM, May 2 (MENA) - The Sudan Revolutionary Front announced it killed 22 Sudanese army and militia troops in South Kordofan. According to a statement published by the "Sudan Tribune", the front said it is currently besieging the military ....
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Dozens killed, injured in Abuja explosion – health sources
Date: 2014-05-01 21:42:17 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:142 - ID:698639
ABUJA, May 1 (MENA) – Dozens of people were killed and wounded in a powerful explosion that hit Nyanya axis, Abuja, health sources said on Thursday. According to the sources, there were about sixteen bodies of dead people and dozens of wounded ....
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Explosion hits Abuja; no casualties yet reported
Date: 2014-05-01 21:02:29 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:137 - ID:698601
ABUJA, May 1 (MENA) - A large explosion happened on Thursday night in Nyanya axis, Abuja. According to eye witnesses, the explosion happened near the motor park where another blast took place on April 14 and killed 75 people. The local ....
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"Nigeria is not a poor nation"- Jonathan faults WB report
Date: 2014-05-01 19:59:16 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:132 - ID:698571
ABUJA, May 1 (MENA) – Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday faulted the World Bank report which placed Nigeria among the five poorest countries in the world, saying "the nation is not poor," local media reported. Addressing workers at ....
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Egypt sends 250 books to Nigerian Islamic culture center
Date: 2014-05-01 17:14:24 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:108 - ID:698411
ABUJA, May 1 (MENA) - Egypt has sent 250 Islamic books and magazines to the Islamic culture center affiliated to the central mosque in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. Media Councillor in Nigeria Ahmad Maher told MENA that al-Azhar supervised the ....
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Ethiopian forum urges inclusive dialogue for equitable utilization of Nile water
Date: 2014-05-01 08:35:44 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:28 - ID:697577
ADDIS ABABA, May 1 (MENA) - Participants at the Ethiopian forum for intellectuals urged all riparian countries to continuously engage in an inclusive dialogue to deepen cooperation and refrain from any act of provocation. In their final ....
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UN mulls in Addis Ababa financing sustainable development programs
Date: 2014-05-01 05:52:02 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:8 - ID:697421
ADDIS ABABA, May 1 (MENA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa will hold a meeting of regional government experts on Saturday to discuss ways of financing sustainable development programs in the African continent. The meeting, to be ....
