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UNECA to participate in organizing forum to support Zambia's land reform process
Date: 2014-01-13 08:03:28 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:19 - ID:494801
ADDIS ABAB, Jan 13 (MENA) - UN Economic Commission for Africa announced the Government of Zambia would host a stakeholders meeting on 24 January in Lusaka in partnership with the UNECA and the Land Policy Initiative and other partners to come to a ....
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Juba asks Khartoum for equipment to re-operate Bentiu oil fields
Date: 2014-01-13 08:02:16 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:18 - ID:494804
KHARTOUM, Jan 13 (MENA) - Juba has asked Khartoum to supply it with equipment to help re-operate the Bentiu oil fields. The Bentiu oil fields have recently stopped operating in the wake of battles between government troops and forces loyal to ....
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Refugee crisis in South Sudan as thousands flee fighting
Date: 2014-01-12 16:22:35 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:94 - ID:494041
KHARTOUM, Jan 12 (MENA) - Fighting between government troops and rebels in South Sudan has killed thousands of people and displaced more than 200,000. Many people have been forced to take shelter in refugee camps inside the country and abroad, ....
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US deployed military advisers to Somalia - officials
Date: 2014-01-11 20:21:24 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:116 - ID:492680
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (MENA) - The US military has deployed a small cell of military personnel to Somalia for the first time since 18 Americans were killed in the failed “Black Hawk Down” operation in 1993. The group of trainers and advisers has ....
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Egypt follows up S. Sudan-rebel talks in Ethiopia
Date: 2014-01-11 06:42:15 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:7 - ID:491183
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 11 (MENA) – Egypt’s Ambassador here Mohamed Edriss held contacts and meetings to follow up the developments of ongoing negotiations between South Sudan and rebels. The contacts and meetings were held with the Intergovernmental ....
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Security Council urges South Sudan President to release detained political leaders
Date: 2014-01-10 22:50:01 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:125 - ID:491120
NEW YORK, Jan 10 (MENA) - Members of the UN Security Council confirmed Friday their strong support for the mediation efforts led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, "IGAD" and welcomed the appointment of a mediation team headed by ....
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Japan to allocate USD 32 billions in African investments
Date: 2014-01-10 18:36:51 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:96 - ID:490918
ABUJA, Jan. 9 (MENA) – Japan's embassy in Nigeria said it would allocate USD 32 billions to development projects in African sates during the coming five years. A statement from the embassy on Friday said that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ....
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Rwandan leader not dead, says presidency
Date: 2014-01-10 16:03:31 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:74 - ID:490746
KIGALI, Jan 10 (MENA) - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is not dead as alleged on social media platforms, IOL News quoted a senior government official as saying on Friday. The denial came amid reports of street celebrations in the Democratic ....
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South Sudan troops 'recapture key oil city of Bentiu'
Date: 2014-01-10 13:58:38 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:57 - ID:490487
JUBA, Jan 10 (MENA) - South Sudanese government forces have recaptured the oil hub of Bentiu from rebels, an army spokesman told the BBC Friday. Col Philip Aguer said the final resistance - a tank protecting a bridge to the city - had been ....
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French tanks deploy around Bangui presidential palace
Date: 2014-01-10 13:49:17 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:54 - ID:490438
BANGUI, Jan 10 (MENA) - French tanks were deployed in the vicinity of the presidential palace in Central African capital Bangui, said Radio France International. This came shortly after Central Africa Republic's interim President Michel Djotodia ....
