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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 ....
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Cameroon's senate president hails relations with Egypt
Date: 2014-02-18 20:10:02 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:194 - ID:563302
ABUJA/YAOUNDE, Feb 18 (MENA) - Senate President of Cameroon Marcel Niat Njifendji has voiced deep appreciation and respect for the historic relations binding Egypt and Cameroon since the 1960s, expressing admiration of Egypt's great ....
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Rebels attack oil-rich Malakal of South Sudan
Date: 2014-02-18 11:54:36 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:72 - ID:561966
JUBA, Feb 18 (MENA) - South Sudanese government said rebels headed by former vice-president Riek Machar attacked Malakal, the capital of the oil-rich Upper Nile state. The two sides, the government and the rebels, have traded accusations over ....
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Businessmen, companies meet at foreign ministry to prepare Nile basin tour
Date: 2014-02-18 10:18:45 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:39 - ID:561806
CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) - Foreign minster's deputy assistant for Nile basin countries affairs Ambassador Mohamed Hamzawy held a meeting with businessmen and representatives of big companies investing in a number of African countries in preparation for ....
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20 S. Sudan soldiers charged for killing civilians
Date: 2014-02-17 20:24:32 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:168 - ID:561252
JUBA, Feb 17 (MENA) - More than 20 South Sudanese soldiers have been charged with murdering civilians, ABC News quoted a South Sudanese military official as saying on Monday. South Sudanese military spokesman Colonel Philip Aguer said that since ....
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Ethiopia thanks Switzerland on hijacked plane
Date: 2014-02-17 20:10:21 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:164 - ID:561229
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 17 (MENA) – Ethiopian authorities have thanked Switzerland over dealing with the situation of the Ethiopian plane that was hijacked earlier and landed in Geneva airport, a spokesman for the government of Ethiopia Radwan Hussein said ....
