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UNAMID concerned over violence in South Darfur
Date: 2014-03-03 11:41:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:68 - ID:587125
KHARTOUM, March 3 (MENA) - The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) expressed Monday its deep concern over reports of an escalation of violence in South Darfur over the course of the past several days. "The violence has ....
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Sudanese official blames SPLM-North for stalemate
Date: 2014-03-03 08:08:05 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:24 - ID:586682
KHARTOUM, March 3 (MENA) - The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North sector (SPLM-North) is to blame for the deadlock in negotiations with Khartoum to rescue those harmed in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan states, an assistant to the Sudanese ....
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Sudan keen to be removed from countries that use child soldiers' list
Date: 2014-03-02 20:03:42 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:151 - ID:586317
KHARTOUM, March 2 (MENA) - Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel-Rehim Hussein stressed that the government is taking all necessary measures to remove Sudan from the list of countries that recruit and use child soldiers in armed conflicts, said the ....
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Two strong blasts hit Nigeria's Boko Haram stronghold
Date: 2014-03-01 22:08:33 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:156 - ID:584392
ABUJA, March 1 (MENA) - Two explosions blasted a crowded marketplace in northeastern Maiduguri city Saturday night, and many are feared killed and wounded in the birthplace of Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, Nigerian local media ....
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Arab Contractors Company has main role in Africa – Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-03-01 12:11:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:62 - ID:583461
CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) – The Arab Contractors Company has a main role in African countries with its large construction projects and offices there, the Foreign Ministry said. Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel-Aati made the remark during a press ....
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Ethiopian delegation from water ministry arrives in Cairo
Date: 2014-03-01 10:51:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:46 - ID:583264
CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) - A delegation from the Ethiopian water ministry arrived here on Saturday to take part in a training course on integrated management of water resources. The delegation, grouping nine Ethiopian trainees, arrived at Cairo ....
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Somali Al-Shabaab on move to recruit young fighters ahead of massive military assault
Date: 2014-03-01 06:37:11 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:9 - ID:582839
ADDIS ABABA, March 1 (MENA) - The militant group in Somalia, Al-Shabaab, started to recruit fresh youngsters into its ranks as Somalia government forces backed by the African Union Forces plan massive military assault to liberate the country’s south ....
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Ethiopia says 32% of work on Renaissance Dam done
Date: 2014-02-28 23:05:52 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:139 - ID:582777
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Ethiopian Electric Power said on Friday that the construction of Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam, Gibe III, Genale Dawa (GDIII) and other Wind Farm Power Generation projects is being accelerated to realize the Growth ....
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Kidnappers demand N500m ransom to free Nigerian president's uncle
Date: 2014-02-28 22:28:20 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:137 - ID:582766
ABUJA, Feb 28 (MENA) - Abductors of Inengite Nitabai, the 70-year old uncle of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, have demanded a N500m ransom. A security source said that the abductors threatened to kill him if the family fails to produce the ....
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Nigerian governor survives assassination attempt
Date: 2014-02-28 16:58:28 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:106 - ID:582477
ABUJA, Feb 28 (MENA) – Governor of Nigeria's Adamawa State Murtala Nyako survived an assassination attempt after unknown gunmen opened fire at his convoy in the State of Michika on Friday. On Wednesday, Nyako slammed security forces for their ....
