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Nigeria central bank head Lamido Sanusi ousted
Date: 2014-02-20 12:04:19 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:72 - ID:566417
ABUJA, Feb 20 (MENA) - Nigeria's central bank governor Lamido Sanusi has been suspended by the president pending investigations into "far-reaching irregularities". Sanusi caused shockwaves in Nigeria when he alleged that $20bn (£12bn) in oil ....
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Zimbabwe president celebrates his 90th birthday
Date: 2014-02-20 11:47:20 GMT - Zimbabwe - Africa - SN:66 - ID:566511
HARARE, Feb 20 (MENA) - Long-time President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe will mark on Friday his 90th birthday after rumors of his cancer illness, Radio Africa reported. Mugabe, born Feb. 21, 1924, is the founding father of Zimbabwe and has ruled ....
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Sudan's Bashir participates in COMESA summit in Congo
Date: 2014-02-20 10:05:42 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:40 - ID:566087
KHARTOUM, Feb 20 (MENA) - Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will participate in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) summit in Congo on February 26-27. Bashir will head ٍ Sudan's delegation to the 17th summit in Kinshasa. The ....
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UN warns against ongoing violence against Muslims in CAR
Date: 2014-02-19 20:20:36 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:200 - ID:565535
NEW YORK, Feb 19 (MENA) – The United Nations warned Wednesday against the continued violence against human rights in the Central African Republic. “I remind all leaders in key positions, whether they belong to anti-Balaka, ex-Séléka or the ....
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Al Shabaab orders residents to evacuate Somalia's Hudur town
Date: 2014-02-19 20:16:43 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:199 - ID:565537
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 19 (MENA) - Hundreds of residents have begun to flee from Hudur, capital of Somali Bakool region, following a warning by hardliner Al-Shabaab group to leave the region, Walta Information Center reported. According to a number of ....
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UK condemn ceasefire violation in South Sudan
Date: 2014-02-19 19:48:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:194 - ID:565462
LONDON, Feb 19 (MENA) – The United Kingdom condemned violation of a ceasefire in South Sudan as fighting broke out in Malakal, which once was in rebel hands but is now mostly controlled by government troops. According to a statement, British ....
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Rouhni says Iran attaches special significance to Africa security
Date: 2014-02-19 12:15:43 GMT - Iran - Africa - SN:93 - ID:564328
TEHRAN, Feb 19 (MENA) - President Hassan Rouhani said Iran attaches special significance to security and stability in Africa, IRNA reported on Wednesday. In a meeting with Speaker of Ivory Coast’s Parliament Guillaume Kigbafori Soro on the ....
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Egypt to partake in African conference on development assistance
Date: 2014-02-19 11:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:71 - ID:564279
CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - Egypt will take part in the African conference on development assistance to take place in Abidjan on February 24, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry. The conference is organized by the African Union Commission ....
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South Sudan FM denies rebel control over Malakal
Date: 2014-02-19 10:52:10 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:58 - ID:563837
JUBA, Feb 19 (MENA) – South Sudan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Barnaba Marial Benjamin has denied reports that rebels are in control of the oil-rich Upper Nile state of Malakal. Benjamin stated, in statements to SAWA Radio, that all rebels who ....
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Deputy FM begins African tour
Date: 2014-02-19 09:52:50 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:38 - ID:563864
CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Hamdi Sanad Loza held a number of meetings with Ghanian officials as part of his current visit to Ghana at the beginning of a tour that includes Gabon. He met with Deputy ....
