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Taliban condemn violence in C. African Republic
Date: 2014-02-22 15:11:33 GMT - Afghanistan - Africa - SN:78 - ID:570300
KABUL, Feb 22 (MENA) - The Afghan Taliban is calling for an end to violence against Muslims in the Central African Republic in a rare statement on conflicts outside their region, ABC News reported. Central African Republic has been wracked by ....
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South Sudan peace talks stalled over Malakal fighting
Date: 2014-02-22 08:37:17 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:18 - ID:569388
KHARTOUM, Feb 22 (MENA) - Peace talks between South Sudan's government and rebels have stalled because of fierce fighting over the key oil hub of Malakal. The delegations representing the South Sudanese government and the rebels only met once ....
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British FM condemns attack in Somalia
Date: 2014-02-21 21:22:15 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:131 - ID:569118
LONDON, Feb 21 (MENA) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned an attack on the government seat in Mogadishu on Friday. "My thoughts are with the families of the victims and those injured," he added. He paid tribute to the Somali ....
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South Sudan oil minister says all oil fields secure
Date: 2014-02-21 21:16:41 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:130 - ID:569098
KHARTOUM, Feb 21 (MENA) - South Sudan's Oil Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau asserted Friday that the security is totally maintained in all oil fields in the newly established country. Speaking to Khartoum based Ashorooq TV, Dau said that the ....
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Sudanese police deny connection with WhatsApp warning message
Date: 2014-02-21 13:09:30 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:52 - ID:568355
KHARTOUM, Feb 21 (MENA) - Sudanese police denied Friday that they had sent a cautionary message to warn citizens of new robbery methods. The message that was widely circulated via WhatsApp application has nothing to do with Sudanese Interior ....
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Sudan FM to visit Cairo on March 3 - newspaper
Date: 2014-02-21 12:41:45 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:46 - ID:568346
KHARTOUM, Feb 21 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti is due to pay a visit to Cairo on March 3, a Sudanese newspaper reported Friday. Sudan's "Khartoum" newspaper quoted informed sources as saying that this visit is expected to restore ....
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Car bomb attack near Somali presidential palace in Mogadishu
Date: 2014-02-21 12:17:33 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:39 - ID:568167
MOGADISHU, Feb 21 (MENA) - A huge car bomb has exploded at the gates of Somalia's presidential palace, followed by a fierce gun battle inside, the BBC news cited officials as saying. It is not clear how many people died in the attack but a ....
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Al-Qaeda-linked group claims presidential palace bomb attack in Somalia
Date: 2014-02-21 11:58:30 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:34 - ID:568168
MOGADISHU, Feb 21 (MENA) - Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab movement said Friday it carried out the suicide attack against the presidential palace in Mogadishu. Earlier, the palace was hit by a bomb followed by a gunfight. (MENA) MI/MA ....
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WB supports upgrading roads in Ethiopia by US$ 320 mln
Date: 2014-02-20 22:15:24 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:204 - ID:567615
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 20 (MENA) - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved funds worth US 320 million to help Ethiopia upgrading the country's road system, Walta News reported Thursday. The Road Sector Support Project is supported by a ....
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Fahmy starts visit of Congo, Tanzania within hours
Date: 2014-02-20 14:56:15 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:120 - ID:566949
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy will lead a high-level delegation to a tour of Democratic Congo and Tanzania within hours. Fahmy will deliver messages from Interim President Adly Mansour to the two countries’ presidents and ....
