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11 people killed in Mogadishu blast
Date: 2013-12-27 14:27:04 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:72 - ID:464592
MOGADISHU, Dec 27 (MENA) - At least 11 people, including several soldiers, have been killed by a remote-controlled bomb in a restaurant in the Somali capital, the BBC reported Friday. The restaurant is near a military base, where salaries had ....
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Machar forces capture oil wells in S. Sudan's Unity state
Date: 2013-12-27 12:54:05 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:54 - ID:464431
KHARTOUM, Dec 27 (MENA) - Rebel forces loyal to South Sudan's former vice president Riek Machar have captured most of the oil wells in Unity State, the South Sudan News Agency reported Friday. The Minister of Petroleum, Stephen Dhieu Dau, ....
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Sisi orders humanitarian aid to S. Sudan
Date: 2013-12-27 11:10:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:33 - ID:464183
CAIRO, Dec 27 (MENA) – Deputy Prime Minister, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and Defense Minister General Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi ordered dispatching a military jet to fly urgent humanitarian aid to South Sudan. The C-130 jet left at dawn from a ....
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UN: 120,000 people displaced by S. Sudan violence
Date: 2013-12-27 09:56:21 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:26 - ID:464007
NEW YORK, Dec 27 (MENA) - The United Nations said more than 120,000 people have been displaced by continuing violence in South Sudan, and about half are now sheltering at UN compounds, ABC News reported. The number of internally displaced people ....
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Egyptian envoy leaves for Juba
Date: 2013-12-27 06:35:10 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:2 - ID:463701
CAIRO, Dec 27 (MENA) – Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Hamdy Louza left here Friday for Juba, South Sudan, leading a high-level delegation to help in international and regional mediatory efforts aimed at halting the current fighting in ....
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Khartoum gov. opens borders for South Sudan refugees
Date: 2013-12-26 09:40:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:34 - ID:462170
KHARTOUM, Dec 26 (MENA) – The Khartoum government decided to open its borders to South Sudan refugees and to facilitate access of international aid, according to the Sudani newspaper. About 1,000 Sudanese people will be moved from Juba to ....
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Kiir, Machar to start negotiations next Tuesday in Addis Ababa
Date: 2013-12-25 15:27:26 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:100 - ID:461250
KHARTOUM, Dec 25 (MENA) - Direct negotiations will start Tuesday in Ethiopia between the two conflicting parties of South Sudan under the mediation of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). In statements to Sudan's Al-Sherouk ....
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Pro-Machar forces seize control of Upper Nile's capital
Date: 2013-12-25 09:27:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:34 - ID:460412
JUBA, Dec 25 (MENA) - Forces loyal to sacked vice president t Riek Machar seized on Wednesday control of Malakal, the capital of the oil-rich Upper Nile province, after fierce clashes with army forces of President Salva Kiir according to the South ....
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Two Mortar Shells Hit Near S. Korean Troops in South Sudan
Date: 2013-12-25 07:15:58 GMT - south korea - Africa - SN:17 - ID:460207
SEOUL, Dec 25 (MENA) - Two mortar shells hit near the base of the South Korean troops stationed in South Sudan, Yonhap reported. The Ministry of Defense said there was an exchange of fire at about 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday local time between the ....
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Most recommendations of experts on Renaissance Dam put into effect, says minister
Date: 2013-12-25 06:13:29 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:5 - ID:460104
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 25 (MENA) - Ethiopian Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy Alamayo Tegno said most of the recommendations issued by the international water expert committee as regards the Renaissance Dam have been implemented. Tegno's ....
