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Berekum Chelsea heading to court to enforce $1.4m ruling against Esperance
Date: 2014-03-14 16:28:58 GMT - Ghana - Africa - SN:98 - ID:609252
ACCRA, March 14 (MENA) - Berekum Chelsea are heading to court to enforce a FIFA ruling over a $1.4m plus five percent interest due payment from Esperance for the transfer of Emmanuel Clottey in 2012, Ghanasoccernet reported. "They [Esperance] ....
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Boko Haram raid frees 'dozens' of Islamists from Nigeria prison- Military
Date: 2014-03-14 14:24:48 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:73 - ID:609023
ABUJA, March 14 (MENA) - A Nigerian military source said a raid by Boko Haram Islamists on Friday at a military compound in the northeastern city of Maiduguri has freed dozens of insurgents from custody, Al-Arabiya reported. A military source who ....
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78 Sudanese troops killed in North Darfur
Date: 2014-03-14 14:02:00 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:66 - ID:608972
KHARTOUM, March 13 (MENA) – Scores of Sudanese regular forces were killed Thursday during fighting with Darfur rebels in the strategic town of Mellit in North Darfur state. Also eight militants and 10 civilians were killed during the fighting, ....
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Sudan: Half a million civilians forced to flee Darfur as violence intensifies
Date: 2014-03-14 13:00:52 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:52 - ID:608807
DARFUR, March 14 (MENA) - Almost half a million people have been forced from their homes over the last year as violence intensified in war-torn Darfur, said Amnesty International in a report released Friday. “Deliberate attacks in civilian areas ....
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Explosions rock Maiduguri as Boko Haram terrorists attempt to take over Giwa barracks
Date: 2014-03-14 12:16:49 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:43 - ID:608763
ABUJA, March 14 (MENA) - Three large explosions suspected to be bomb blasts have been heard in three parts of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, Nigeria Bulletin reported. The impact of the blasts is still unknown, meanwhile Boko Haram ....
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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 ....
