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AU 'deeply concerned' over S. Sudan clashes
Date: 2013-12-17 21:34:02 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:131 - ID:447604
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 17 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) has said it is "deeply concerned" over the recent outbreak of clashes between rival military factions in South Sudan, which has left dozens of people killed. The AU "urges the government and ....
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Former South Sudan ministers arrested over 'coup'
Date: 2013-12-17 20:15:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:124 - ID:447527
KHARTOUM, Dec 17 (MENA) - Ten senior political figures, including the former finance minister, have been arrested in South Sudan after a foiled coup attempt, the government has said. The authorities are looking to question five other prominent ....
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US closes embassy in south Sudan, orders non-emergency personnel out
Date: 2013-12-17 19:53:20 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:121 - ID:447470
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (MENA) - The United States is closing its embassy in South Sudan and has ordered all non-emergency personnel to leave as fighting rages there, the ABC News reported Tuesday. The State Department announced the move in a travel ....
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Troops from other European countries to help in Central African Republic, says France
Date: 2013-12-17 18:16:35 GMT - France - Africa - SN:109 - ID:447250
PARIS, Dec 17 (MENA) - Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, announced on Tuesday that other European countries would deploy ground troops to the violence-hit Central African Republic, without identifying them, the France 24 reported. "We ....
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AL to host Arab-Africa environment forum Thursday
Date: 2013-12-17 14:27:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:71 - ID:444725
CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - The Arab League will on Thursday host an Arab-Africa environment forum during which AL chief Nabil el-Arabi will deliver a speech in honor of late African leader Nelson Mandela. Arabi's speech will also focus on ....
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IGAD appoints new envoy to Somalia
Date: 2013-12-16 22:38:11 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:191 - ID:443796
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 16 (MENA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has appointed Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey as its new Special Envoy to Somalia, Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency reported on Monday. Ambassador Affey is an ....
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Gibe III Dam to operate in September: Ethiopia
Date: 2013-12-16 21:47:51 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:185 - ID:443758
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 16 (MENA) – The Ethiopian Water, Irrigation and Energy Ministry said on Monday that Gibe III Dam on Omo River would operate in September to generate electricity through hydrodynamic. About 80 percent of the dam has been ....
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UN mission denies providing shelter to S. Sudan's failed coup figures
Date: 2013-12-16 20:36:28 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:176 - ID:443638
NEW YORK, Dec 16 (MENA) - The UN mission in South Sudan has denied providing shelter for any figures who have been involved in a failed coup in the youngest African country on Monday. Hilde Johnson, the UN Special Representative to Juba, said in ....
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Egypt offers grant to Uganda to control growth of aquatic weeds
Date: 2013-12-16 17:25:56 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:138 - ID:443157
CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Egypt decided to offer a grant, worth 6.5 million dollars, to Uganda in a bid to control the growth of aquatic weeds. Meanwhile, the assessment of the second and third phase of the project of combating aquatic weeds in ....
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Egyptian diplomat hails ties with Ethiopia
Date: 2013-12-16 15:53:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:118 - ID:443178
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 16 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador in Addis Ababa Mohamed Edris asserted on Monday deeply-rooted ties between the people in Egypt and Ethiopia. "From this approach, we have worked on creating a network of common interests and ....
