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Kerry sends envoy to South Sudan as violence grows
Date: 2013-12-21 06:34:59 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:8 - ID:453013
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry is sending a special envoy to South Sudan following an escalation of violence in the world's newest nation, CNN said Saturday. "Now is the time for South Sudan's leaders to rein in ....
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Suspected Islamists attack Nigeria military barracks: Army
Date: 2013-12-20 17:02:08 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:82 - ID:452636
ABUJA, Dec 20 (MENA) - A number of suspected Islamist militants stormed a military barracks in northeast Nigeria on Friday, spraying gunfire on the troops inside before torching the compound, the army and residents said, according to local media. ....
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UNMISS confirms death, injury of 3 soldiers in S. Sudan
Date: 2013-12-20 16:22:31 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:76 - ID:452558
NEW YORK, Dec 20 (MENA) - The United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) confirmed Friday that two soldiers of the Indian Battalion troops were killed and one other was injured during violence that erupted in Akobo ....
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Egyptian embassy in Addis Ababa hosts Ethiopian historian Zewde, discusses ties
Date: 2013-12-19 22:03:41 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:130 - ID:451435
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 19 (MENA) – Egyptian Embassy in Addis Ababa hosted Thursday the Ethiopian historian Prof. Bahru Zewde as part of efforts to boost ties with the African nation. The meeting with held in the honor of the Ethiopian writer by the ....
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Somalia to rebuild national library
Date: 2013-12-19 21:14:02 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:124 - ID:451410
MOGADISHU, Dec 19 (MENA) - A project has been launched in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, to rebuild the country's national library, the BBC reported on Thursday. Dozens of displaced families had been sheltering inside the building which has been ....
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UN warns against S. Sudan ethnic flare-up
Date: 2013-12-19 20:32:10 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:121 - ID:451370
NEW YORK, Dec 19 (MENA) - The United Nations has voiced concerns over a potential civil war between Dinka and Nuer ethnic groups in South Sudan. The United Nations said it feared casualties after attackers forced their way into a peacekeeping ....
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Forces loyal to ousted S. Sudan VP seize military zones in Jonglei, march to Juba
Date: 2013-12-19 20:13:57 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:118 - ID:451057
KHARTOUM, Dec 19 (MENA) – Loyalists to ousted South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar gripped Thursday all military zones in the region of Jonglei, South Sudan and slithering to attack the capital city of Juba, Khartoum-based Ashorooq.net cited ....
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Rival calls for overthrow of south Sudan president Kiir
Date: 2013-12-19 20:08:29 GMT - France - Africa - SN:117 - ID:451317
PARIS, Dec 19 (MENA) - South Sudan's former vice president has called for the overthrow of President Salva Kiir, as tension and violence continue to rise in Africa's newest country, the Voice of America reported. Riek Machar told Radio France ....
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Soldiers target ethnic group in Juba fighting- HRW
Date: 2013-12-19 18:56:13 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:109 - ID:451013
JUBA, Dec 19 (MENA) - South Sudanese soldiers fired indiscriminately in highly populated areas and targeted people for their ethnicity during recent fighting in Juba, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. The clashes in South Sudan's capital, ....
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First direct flight takes off to carry Nigerian pilgrims to Palestinian territories
Date: 2013-12-19 08:49:06 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:19 - ID:449847
ABUJA, Dec 19 (MENA) - The first direct flight took off on Wednesday to carry Nigerian Christian pilgrims to the holy places in the occupied Palestinian territories, said head of Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission John Kennedy Opara on ....
