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100 passengers escape death as plane loses tyre on landing
Date: 2013-12-30 08:47:20 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:25 - ID:469076
ABUJA, Dec 30 (MENA) - The 100 passengers of the Boeing 737 plane escaped death when a tire blow-out at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, airport sources said. The accident took place as the plane, which departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, ....
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Sudanese ruling party candidate for presidency not named yet
Date: 2013-12-30 08:41:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:22 - ID:468956
KHATROUM, Dec 30 (MENA) – The ruling Sudanese party National Congress confirmed it has not named its candidate for the coming presidential elections yet. According to the Khartoum newspaper out Monday, the party's spokesman said the party is ....
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MSF appeals for urgent aid to 100,000 displaced people in CAR
Date: 2013-12-30 08:34:25 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:21 - ID:468989
BANGUI, Dec 30 (MENA) - Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has appealed for the international community to dispatch humanitarian aids to almost 100,000 displaces people who fled violence in the African nation. After days of ....
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Nigeria steps offensive against radical Isamist Boko Haram group
Date: 2013-12-30 08:13:10 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:19 - ID:468955
ABUJA, Dec 30 (MENA) - Nigerian forces have stepped up the offensive against the rebels in the past few days after Boko Haram fighters armed with grenade launchers and anti-aircraft guns attacked an army barracks in the town of Bama, The Vanguard ....
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Fighting spreads in seven states in South Sudan
Date: 2013-12-30 07:54:45 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:16 - ID:468916
KHARTOUM, Dec 30 (MENA) – Fighting erupted in seven of 10 states in South Sudan, at a time the United Nations mission expressed concerns over worst humanitarian Scenarios. The South Sudanese army (SPLA) spokesperson Philip Aguer said rebel forces ....
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UN warns of worsening crisis in South Sudan
Date: 2013-12-30 06:11:45 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:10 - ID:468841
NEW YORK, Dec 30 (MENA) - The United Nations has warned about the growing number of displaced people in South Sudan, as the humanitarian crisis continues to deteriorate in the African country. The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Sunday ....
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S. Sudan: 25,000 strong 'White Army' returns home
Date: 2013-12-29 19:09:19 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:140 - ID:468439
JUBA, Dec 29 (MENA) - The estimated 25,000 armed fighters whom the government said had been marching toward a state capital in what could have been a vicious military confrontation have mostly disbanded and returned home, USA Today quoted a South ....
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South Sudan gov't restores Bor, Bentiu from rebels
Date: 2013-12-29 11:03:21 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:51 - ID:467140
JUBA, Dec 29 (MENA) – South Sudan government forces restored the cities of Bor and Bentiu from the rebels led by former vice president of South Sudan Riek Machar, a South Sudan military source said. According to the Khartoum newspaper Akhbar ....
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South Sudan to attack Bentiu if truce rejected: minister
Date: 2013-12-29 07:51:56 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:13 - ID:467044
JUBA, Dec 29 (MENA) - A South Sudanese minister has threatened that the government will attack the main stronghold of rebel forces if they reject Juba’s offer for a ceasefire, the Iranian Press TV reported. On Saturday, South Sudan Information ....
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50 feared dead in Nigeria boat mishap
Date: 2013-12-28 18:24:53 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:101 - ID:466643
ABUJA, Dec 28 (MENA) - Around 50 people are feared dead following a boat accident in Nigeria's central Benue State, said local media. Police spokesman Daniel Ezeala said the boat, which had been conveying fun-seekers returning from a beach, ....
