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4th EU-Africa summit discusses ending fighting in CAR
Date: 2014-04-02 09:53:18 GMT - Belgium - Africa - SN:40 - ID:644734
BRUSSELS, April 2 (MENA) - The 4th European Union-Africa Summit, that takes place in Brussels on 2-3 April 2014, will discuss means of halting ongoing fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) as 50 people were killed in clashes over the past ....
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Radical Muslim leader shot dead in Kenya
Date: 2014-04-01 22:49:53 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:186 - ID:644263
NAIROBI, April 1 (MENA) - A radical Islamic leader who had been sanctioned by the United States and the United Nations for supporting an al-Qaeda-linked Somali militant group was assassinated late Tuesday, his lawyer and officials said. Attorney ....
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MISCA deplores use of civilians as human shields in CAR
Date: 2014-04-01 22:15:38 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:178 - ID:644244
ADDIS ABABA, April 1 (MENA) - The Commander of the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (MISCA) has deplored the use of civilians as human shields in the most recent eruption of violence in the Central African ....
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Sudan supports nomination of Egypt for ICU deputy chief post
Date: 2014-03-31 22:27:35 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:187 - ID:642185
KHARTOUM, March 31 (MENA) - Sudan has announced support to the nomination of Egypt's Amr Badawi for the post of the deputy chairman of the International Communications Union (ICU), SUNA News Agency reported. This came during a meeting between ....
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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 ....
