Africa

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  • Central African Republic's PM resigns: TV

    Date: 2014-01-10 12:11:09 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:37 - ID:490165

    BANGUI, Jan 10 (MENA) - The Central African Republic's Prime Minister, Nicolas Tiengaye, has announced his resignation during a crisis summit held in neighbouring Chad, according to France 24. Regional leaders had put pressure on the president, ....

  • CAR interim President Michel Djotodia resigns

    Date: 2014-01-10 12:08:54 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:36 - ID:490154

    BANGUI, Jan 10 (MENA) - Central Africa Republic's interim President Michel Djotodia has resigned at a regional summit aimed at ending violence that has engulfed the country, the BBC reported. CAR's entire transitional assembly is attending the ....

  • MENA journalists welcome FM talks with chief editor

    Date: 2014-01-10 09:43:47 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:21 - ID:489824

    CAIRO, Jan 10 (MENA) – Journalists at the Middle East News Agency (MENA) welcomed Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy’s discussions with new MENA Board Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Alaa Haider about Africa. Egypt’s disregard of Africa, which occurred ....

  • Bashir: No negotiations with armed groups over power, wealth

    Date: 2014-01-10 09:41:53 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:19 - ID:489818

    KHARTOUM, Jan 10 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar Bashir said he closed the negotiation door with armed movements on power or wealth and if any to take place will be over a “pardon”. According to Sudanese “Al-Taghyeer” newspaper out Friday, ....

  • Regional mediators claim ‘progress’ on S. Sudan ceasefire talks: Report

    Date: 2014-01-10 08:51:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:13 - ID:489742

    KHARTOUM, Jan 10 (MENA) - South Sudan’s government and rebels have made little progress to end weeks of violence that has plagued the world’s youngest nation, an English-speaking Sudanese newspaper quoted regional mediators as saying at the venue of ....

  • China calls for ceasefire in South Sudan

    Date: 2014-01-10 07:41:49 GMT - China - Africa - SN:6 - ID:489616

    BEIJING, Jan 10 (MENA) - China called for a ceasefire in South Sudan and asserted ending violence will serve the interests of the people of the world's newest state, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying. Asked about media reports saying ....

  • UN allocates USD 15 millions in aid for S. Sudan

    Date: 2014-01-09 17:28:40 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:161 - ID:489119

    NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (MENA) - Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos has announced the allocation of USD15 millions from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support relief efforts in South Sudan. As the conflict deepens and aid ....

  • 35 Eritreans to be deported

    Date: 2014-01-09 15:30:22 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:136 - ID:488459

    CAIRO, Jan 9 (MENA) - As many as 35 Eritreans arrived at Cairo International Airport escorted by security officers to be deported for entering the country illegally. They were arrested on the borders while trying to illegally migrate to Europe. ....

  • Juba FM hands over message to Bashir

    Date: 2014-01-09 13:24:38 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:97 - ID:488333

    KHARTOUM, Jan 9 (MENA) – South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin said the message he delivered from President Salva Kiir to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was related to the progress in implementing agreements signed between the ....

  • Sudanese MP accuses gov't of giving short shrift to Halayyeb issue

    Date: 2014-01-09 12:01:21 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:78 - ID:487888

    KHARTOUM, Jan 9 (MENA) – Sudanese MP Ahmed Eissa accused the Khartoum government of giving short shrift to the Egyptian-Sudanese protracted issue of Halayyeb and Shalatin. In statements to the Sudanese newspaper Al-Taghier, out Thursday, Eissa ....

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