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Shooting near UN-affiliated building in South Sudan leaves several injured
Date: 2014-04-17 12:55:14 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:81 - ID:673359
JUBA, April 17 (MENA) - A number of people were injured in a shooting near a building affiliated to the UN in South Sudan, according to Sky News. South Sudan is experiencing unrest since the end of last year due to the clashes between the ....
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Sudan names new representative to UN
Date: 2014-04-17 08:33:37 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:31 - ID:672826
KHARTOUM, April 17 (MENA) - Ambassador Rahmatollah Othman presented on Thursday his credentials to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as Sudan's new permanent representative to the international organization. The envoy expressed his readiness to ....
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Juba denies any tensions with Khartoum
Date: 2014-04-17 08:15:16 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:26 - ID:672772
KHARTOUM, April 17 (MENA) - South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Benjamin denied any tensions in relations between Juba and Khartoum, saying relations between the two countries are good. Benjamin told Al-Youm el-Tali newspaper out Thursday ....
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Nigeria's President calls special meeting to address violence
Date: 2014-04-16 21:14:43 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:160 - ID:672427
ABUJA, April 16 (MENA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has summoned his National Security Council to a Thursday meeting in Abuja, after suspected militants carried out a string of deadly attacks and abducted more than 100 schoolgirls, the ....
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UN official says looting, corpses thrown in streets of S.Sudan's Bentiu
Date: 2014-04-16 20:48:11 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:158 - ID:672365
NEW YORK, April 16 (MENA) - UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Wednesday that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reported looting and corpses were thrown in streets of the city of Bentiu. In a press conference, Dujarric noted ....
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UN chief condemns abducting schoolgirls in Nigeria
Date: 2014-04-16 17:25:19 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:134 - ID:672154
NEW YORK, April 16 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon condemned Wednesday the shocking mass abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno state in north-eastern Nigeria this week. Ban called for the immediate release of allhe girls abducted ....
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Mauritania, Egypt cooperate in sea fishing
Date: 2014-04-16 16:48:28 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:125 - ID:671976
NOUAKHOTT, April 16 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in Nouakchott Ahmed Fadel Jacob discussed with Mauritanian Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy Nany Ould Chrougha means to boost cooperation in the sea fishing field between the two countries. ....
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Fahmy meets African ambassadors in Cairo
Date: 2014-04-16 13:02:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:71 - ID:671589
CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met on Wednesday with African countries' accredited ambassadors in Cairo as part of Egypt's endeavors to bolster ties with the African countries in all fields. Senior officials from the ....
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Ghana applies new visa system for Egyptians
Date: 2014-04-16 12:37:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:63 - ID:671377
CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) – The Egyptian embassy in Ghana said that the authorities there have cancelled granting Egyptian travelers to the country an entry visa at Ghanaian ports and airports. Egyptian Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular ....
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Sudan's army asserts neutrality over situation in S. Sudan
Date: 2014-04-15 19:29:18 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:142 - ID:670213
KHARTOUM, April 15 (MENA) - Spokesman of Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) Colonel Khaled Saad al-Sawarmi asserted Tuesday that Khartoum stood at the same distance from rival parties in South Sudan. Al-Sawarmi denied reports claiming providing training ....
