Africa
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Ethiopian Council appreciates public contribution to realize Renaissance Dam
Date: 2014-03-13 22:00:42 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:160 - ID:608103
ِADDIS ABABA, March 13 (MENA) - The National Council for the coordination of Public Participation on the Construction of Grand Renaissance Dam appreciated the remarkable contribution of the Ethiopian people, Walta Information Center reported ....
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More than 100 killed in Nigerian conflict over land
Date: 2014-03-13 19:37:45 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:142 - ID:607816
ABUJA, March 13 (MENA) - Survivors said Thursday that dozens of gunmen on motorbikes in northern Nigeria have killed more than 100 villagers in an ongoing conflict over land, ABC News reported. They said scores of people are fleeing on foot from ....
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60,000 displaced people in Darfur following fighting with militant groups
Date: 2014-03-13 18:43:02 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:130 - ID:607835
KHARTOUM, March 13 (MENA) - The United Nations office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan (OCHA) said Thursday that instability in Darfur led about 60,000 people to leave their home in North Darfur. "Some 60,000 people have been ....
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Sudan's president back home after taking part in IGAD summit in Addis Ababa
Date: 2014-03-13 18:28:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:126 - ID:607836
KHARTOUM, March 13 (MENA) - Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir returned to Khartoum Thursday wrapping up his visit to Ethiopia where he took part in a meeting of leaders of Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states. The ....
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S. Sudan army moves military units outside Juba
Date: 2014-03-13 17:08:55 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:115 - ID:607676
KHARTOUM, March 13 (MENA) – South Sudan's army spokesman Philip Aguer said on Thursday that main military units were moved outside the capital city after fierce clashes with rebels. The army began moving the units to outside Juba to save ....
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Egyptian-Sudanese panel to inspect joint border crossing Monday
Date: 2014-03-13 15:34:32 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:103 - ID:607564
KHARTOUM, March 13 (MENA) - A joint Egyptian-Sudanese panel will pay a visit next Monday to the border crossing between the two countries before it is inaugurated. Earlier, the foreign ministers of Egypt and Sudan agreed to dispatch a joint panel ....
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Egypt, Sudan FMs meet on sidelines of Cen-Sad session
Date: 2014-03-13 14:24:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:86 - ID:607354
CAIRO, March 13 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy had a meeting with his Sudanese counterpart Ahmed Karti on the sidelines of the 20th session of the executive council of the Sahel-Sahara Community (Cen-Sad) in Khartoum. The two top diplomats ....
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Talawi meets African group representatives
Date: 2014-03-13 11:56:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:71 - ID:607028
NEW YORK, March 13 (MENA) - The Head of the Egyptian National Council for Women Mervat el-Talawi met with representatives of the UN African group on the sidelines of her participation in the 58th session of the United Nations Commission on the ....
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Egypt determined to restore its role in Africa - FM
Date: 2014-03-13 11:50:39 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:69 - ID:607010
KHARTOUM, March 13 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy stressed that post-revolution Egypt is determined to regain its major role in the African continent regardless of the African Union's decision to suspend Egypt's activities at the ....
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2014 is a crucial year for Somalia marked by security and political challenges, UN Envoy says
Date: 2014-03-13 06:42:22 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:11 - ID:606341
MOGADISHU, March 13 (MENA) - The UN envoy to Somalia warned that after a series of attacks against high-profile targets in Mogadishu, insecurity in the capital city poses challenges for Somalis and their international partners. “2014 is a crucial ....