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Bashir plans to meet opposition leader - - minister
Date: 2014-02-24 08:39:31 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:31 - ID:573058
KHARTOUM, Feb 24 (MENA) - Sudan's president Omar Bashir plans to meet opposition leader Hassan Turabi, said a senior official on Monday. The meeting will be the first between the pair since they fell out in 1999. The ruling party of Bashir ....
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Sudanese gov't denies visit by rebel leader to Khartoum
Date: 2014-02-24 08:10:34 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:26 - ID:573029
KHARTOUM, Feb 24 (MENA) - Sudanese government has categorically denied reports that rebels leader, former deputy president of South Africa Riyak Machar, paid a visit to Khartoum, a government source said. The source told the Sudanese "Al-Intebah" ....
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Militants kill, injure dozens in Nigeria village raid: Reports
Date: 2014-02-24 06:46:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:16 - ID:572928
ABUJA, Feb 24 (MENA) - Suspected members of the militant group Boko Haram have killed and injured dozens of people in an attack on Izghe village in the troubled state of Borno in northeast Nigeria on Sunday, Local newspapers reported. Witnesses ....
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French soldier dies in traffic accident in CAR
Date: 2014-02-23 21:32:31 GMT - France - Africa - SN:199 - ID:572780
PARIS, Feb 23 (MENA) - A French soldier on his second tour of duty in Central African Republic has been killed in a traffic accident involving his light armored vehicle, the French Defense Ministry said Sunday. The 26-year-old was on a ....
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Nigeria's president asserts ability to address security challenges
Date: 2014-02-23 19:32:47 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:167 - ID:572640
ABUJA, Feb 23 (MENA) - Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday that his country can address all the security challenges it faces especially ones posed by Boko Haram. He said that violence is not limited to Nigeria but it can be seen ....
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Egyptian medical convoy in Rwanda honored by Cairo Univ.
Date: 2014-02-23 16:21:01 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:129 - ID:572204
CAIRO, Feb 23 (MENA) - Vice president of Cairo university for graduate studies and research Dr Gamal Essmat honored Sunday the team of the medical convoy in Rwanda. The team, which stayed in Rwanda for a week, performed 45 operations in four ....
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Egypt, S. Africa in coop talks
Date: 2014-02-23 16:14:47 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:125 - ID:572244
CAIRO, Feb 23 (MENA) – Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Hamdi Sanad meets on Monday South Africa's Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele who is currently visiting Cairo. Earlier, the South African Minister and his ....
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Fahmi arrives in Kinshasa for COMESA meet
Date: 2014-02-23 15:48:37 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:117 - ID:572177
KINSHASA, Feb 23 (MENA) – Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to attend the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) meeting due to open in Kinshasa. During his stay, the Egyptian ....
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Arab Parliament condemns assassination bid against Somali president
Date: 2014-02-23 14:40:33 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:106 - ID:571541
CAIRO, Feb 23 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Ahmed al-Jarwan condemned a bid on the life of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. In a statement, Jarwan said that the attack was an act of terrorism violating all laws and regulations, ....
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S. Africa president sends message of support to Egypt
Date: 2014-02-23 13:54:45 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:87 - ID:571859
CAIRO, Feb 23 (MENA) – Interim President Adly Mansour received a message from his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma on Sunday. The message was delivered by Zuma's personal envoy and State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele, who is currently ....
