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Rwanda genocide was the world swiftest - paper
Date: 2014-04-13 18:27:09 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:114 - ID:666262
WASHINGTON, April 13 (MENA) - On April 6, 1994, a massacre began in Rwanda that ended 100 days later with as many as 1 in 5 of the country's entire population murdered, Christian Science Monitor reported Sunday. "The world's swiftest genocide was ....
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Libya interim PM quits, saying victim of attack
Date: 2014-04-13 15:10:36 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:88 - ID:665956
TRIPOLI, April 13 (MENA) - Libyan interim prime minister Abdullah al Thinni stepped down on Sunday, saying he and his family had been the victims of a “traitorous” armed attack the previous day, according to the BBC. Al-Thinni quit less than a ....
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6 countries to buy power from us: Ethiopia official
Date: 2014-04-12 22:31:51 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:138 - ID:664782
ADDIS ABABA, April 12 (MENA) – Sudan, Djibouti, Kenya, Yemen, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda have requested to buy power from Ethiopia, Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported. It is known that when the construction of the Renaissance dam, the ....
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Ethiopia slams anti-dam group’s ‘proxy campaign’ on GERD
Date: 2014-04-12 21:19:41 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:131 - ID:664719
ADDIS ABABA, April 12 (MENA) - Ethiopia has slammed a recent statement by International Rivers Network (IRN), a US based anti-dam group, as a proxy campaign against Ethiopia, Walta Information Center reported on Saturday. IRN, in a statement ....
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National dialogue is positive for talks with SPLM-N: official
Date: 2014-04-12 17:51:36 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:102 - ID:664560
KHARTOUM, April 12 (MENA) – The Sudanese government announced Saturday that the current national dialogue would be positive for the coming round of talks with Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) about conflicts in the Blue Nile and ....
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ACERWC well aware of Egypt's important role
Date: 2014-04-12 17:42:52 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:97 - ID:664551
ADDIS ABABA, April 12 (MENA) – The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child is well aware of Egypt's important role, Secretary-General of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood Azza Ashmawi told MENA on ....
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Norway hosts meeting for international donors for S.Sudan in May
Date: 2014-04-12 11:33:07 GMT - Norway - Africa - SN:42 - ID:663572
OSLO, April 12 (MENA) – Norway will host a conference for international donors in May to raise funds and donations for South Sudan, the country's Foreign Minister Borge Brende announced Saturday. Brende said the initiative came in response to the ....
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Sudan's defense minister dismisses troops buildup along S.Sudan border
Date: 2014-04-12 11:29:59 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:40 - ID:663570
KHARTOUM, April 12 (MENA) – Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein refuted the presence of any military buildup along the border with South Sudan. The Sudanese top military commander urged news outlets to seek accuracy when ....
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Sudanese finance minister leaves for US
Date: 2014-04-12 10:41:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:34 - ID:663560
KHARTOUM, April 12 (MENA) - Sudanese Finance Minister Badr Al-Deen Mahmoud left for the US leading a high-level economic delegation to attend the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings. The Sudanese delegation will participate ....
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Students at Khartoum university urged to end sit-in
Date: 2014-04-12 09:20:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:663427
KHARTOUM, April 12 (MENA) - The administration of Khartoum University urged the students, who have been staging a sit-in since a week, to end their sit-in and create an atmosphere of understanding, after the memo which was submitted to the ....
