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UK to airlift Britons from South Sudan amid fighting
Date: 2013-12-19 07:58:53 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:18 - ID:449822
LONDON, Dec 19 (MENA) - The UK has sent an aircraft to South Sudan to evacuate Britons amid fighting following a reported coup attempt, BBC reported Thursday. The Foreign Office said British nationals in the country should make contact if they ....
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Britain pulls out embassy staff from South Sudan
Date: 2013-12-18 16:16:28 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:144 - ID:449026
LONDON, Dec 18 (MENA) - Britain said it is withdrawing some embassy staff from South Sudan after fighting in what the government calls an attempted coup spread to areas beyond the country's capital, the Voice of America reported on Wednesday. The ....
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Egyptians in S. Sudan in good condition -- Diplomat
Date: 2013-12-18 14:06:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:118 - ID:448799
CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - Assistant Foreign Minister for Neighboring Countries Mohammad Badr al-Din said Wednesday that the Egyptian community in South Sudan is in good condition. In statements to MENA, Badr al-Din said the Foreign Ministry closely ....
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Potential for South Sudan civil war - Security Council president
Date: 2013-12-18 12:11:15 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:78 - ID:447867
NEW YORK, Dec 18 (MENA) - The president of the UN Security Council Gerard Araud said Wednesday the conflict in South Sudan could escalate into a civil war. Araud told the BBC the UN has received reports that hundreds of people have been killed in ....
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SPLM official terms as badly-directed play Juba developments
Date: 2013-12-18 11:04:54 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:55 - ID:448183
KHARTOUM, Dec 18 (MENA) - John Garang de Mabior, son of the founder of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), said what happened lately in Juba is a badly-directed play meant to topple all rivals of South Sudan President Salva Kiir. The ....
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Uncertainty as doctors begin 5-day warning strike
Date: 2013-12-18 09:05:04 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:30 - ID:447919
ABUJA, Dec 18 (MENA) - Doctors under the auspices of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA have withdrawn their services from public hospitals across the federation, Vanguard newspaper of Nigeria reported Wednesday The phased warning strike, ....
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Women in Nigeria protest against forced marriage to deities
Date: 2013-12-18 08:54:45 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:28 - ID:447839
ABUJA, Dec 18 (MENA) - Groups of women in southern Nigeria have been protesting in front of government offices in Enugu State against the killing of women through "fetish activities" and forced marriages to traditional gods, according to press ....
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Sacked South Sudan vice president denies standing behind coup attempt
Date: 2013-12-18 08:02:53 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:15 - ID:447796
JUBA, Dec 18 (MENA) - Sacked South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar denied Wednesday standing behind the failed coup attempt that took place in South Sudan on Monday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. President Salva Kiir accused Machar of ....
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UN mission in South Sudan has full powers to defend civilians
Date: 2013-12-18 07:24:52 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:10 - ID:447773
NEW YORK, Dec 18 (MENA) - The UN Security Council said the UN mission in South Sudan has full powers to defend civilians, Sky news reported. Under the Seventh Chapter of the UN Charter, the mission has the right to use force to defend peaceful ....
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Unrest in S. Sudan has no effect on agreements with Khartoum – amb.
Date: 2013-12-17 21:40:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:132 - ID:447612
KHARTOUM, Dec 17 (MENA) – Sudanese Government ruled out Tuesday that the clashes erupted in South Sudan's capital would affect the agreements made with the newly established state. Calm has significantly prevailed in the South Sudan's capital on ....
