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AIDS infection rate drops in Ethiopia
Date: 2014-03-31 21:37:16 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:180 - ID:642159
ADDIS ABABA, March 31 (MENA) - An Ethiopian official said that the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate has drastically dropped in Ethiopia in 2013, Walta Information Center reported Monday. "Currently, 734,000 people are living with HIV in the country," ....
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Talks between Khartoum, SPLM-North to resume April 10
Date: 2014-03-31 08:41:15 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:28 - ID:640285
KHARTOUM, March 31 (MENA) - A new round of negotiations between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North is set to start on April 10. Well-placed sources said Monday that South African politician Thabo Mbeki, who ....
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Chadian troops killed eight, injured 38 others in CAR
Date: 2014-03-31 07:23:35 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:16 - ID:640258
BANGUI, March 31 (MENA) - Chadian troops have killed eight people and injured 38 others in the Central African Republic capital, Bangui, the BBC reported quoting African Union force there as having said Monday. The soldiers reportedly opened fire ....
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Amnesty International: 1,500 Nigerians Killed in Boko Haram Violence in 2014
Date: 2014-03-31 07:22:05 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:15 - ID:640259
LONDON, March 31 (MENA) - Amnesty International said 1,500 people have been killed this year in an escalating armed conflict between Boko Haram insurgents and Nigerian security forces, VOA reported Monday. Amnesty said more than half the victims ....
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Over one million displaced by South Sudan conflict: UN
Date: 2014-03-30 21:44:53 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:182 - ID:640085
NEW YORK, March 30 (MENA) - More than a million people in South Sudan have been forced from their homes during more than three months of fighting, with conditions continuing to worsen, the United Nations has warned on Sunday. “In the 100 days ....
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Chadian soldiers kill 30 civilians in C. African Republic
Date: 2014-03-30 20:56:19 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:178 - ID:640016
BANGUI, March 30 (MENA) - Chadian peacekeeping soldiers opened fire on civilians in Central African Republic's strife-torn capital city over the weekend, killing more than 30 people and sparking fears of reprisal attacks, ABC News quoted officials ....
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Khartoum names new ambassador to Egypt
Date: 2014-03-30 08:48:10 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:24 - ID:638504
KHARTOUM, March 30 (MENA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry nominated Mahgoub Abdullah Sharfi, the former head of the military intelligence, to serve as the country's new ambassador to Egypt. Sharfi will succeed Kamal Hassan Ali, who was appointed ....
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UN: Over one million displaced by S. Sudan conflict
Date: 2014-03-29 20:44:56 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:129 - ID:638120
JUBA, March 29 (MENA) - More than one million people have been forced from their homes by the ongoing conflict in South Sudan, a UN report has said. Of these, 803,200 have been displaced within the country, and another 254,000 have fled to ....
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C. African Republic grenade attack kills 9 people
Date: 2014-03-29 19:12:59 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:113 - ID:638049
BANGUI, March 29 (MENA) - United Nations officials are condemning an attack on a funeral in Central African Republic that killed at least nine people including several children, the ABC news reported on Saturday. Manuel Fontaine, the regional ....
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Egypt envoy: Egypt, FAO set up an agricultural development strategy until 2030
Date: 2014-03-29 14:46:16 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:71 - ID:637487
TUNIS, March 29 (MENA) – In his speech at the FAO Regional Conference for Africa, held in Tunis, 24-28 March, Egypt's ambassador to Tunis Ayman Mosharafa said that Egypt recognizes the importance of the fight against hunger in Africa as well as ....
