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South Sudan army set to move on rebel-held town of Bor
Date: 2013-12-23 14:21:43 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:83 - ID:457310
JUBA, Dec 23 (MENA) - South Sudanese troops are preparing to enter the rebel-held town of Bor, President Salva Kiir has said. Kiir told parliament the army was "ready to move", adding that the counter-attack had been delayed to allow US ....
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AfDB says Egypt made progress in good governance, investment climate
Date: 2013-12-23 11:18:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:49 - ID:456783
CAIRO, Dec 23 (MENA) - Egypt has made progress in terms of good governance and investment climate, says Ali Abu-Sabaa, Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). He still stressed that more efforts and reforms are needed. Egypt has ....
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Algeria asks Mali's Ansar Dine to lay down arms for settlement with Bamako, Paris
Date: 2013-12-23 07:48:03 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:11 - ID:456303
ALGERIA, Dec 23 (MENA) - Algeria proposed to the leaderships of Malian militant movement Ansar Dine to lay down arms and abandon Al-Qaida's support in return for a settlement with the Malian and French governments. Algeria also offered a ....
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South Sudan army ready to attack Bentiu
Date: 2013-12-23 06:59:45 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:9 - ID:456299
JUBA, Dec 23 (MENA) - The South Sudanese army is getting ready to launch an attack to retrieve control over Bentiu, a military spokesman has said. Earlier the South Sudanese army confirmed that Bentiu, the capital of oil-rich Unity State, had ....
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Americans airlifted from South Sudan city racked by violence
Date: 2013-12-22 20:43:09 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:135 - ID:456137
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (MENA) - All Americans who presented themselves at the United Nations camp in Bor, South Sudan, were evacuated safely Sunday amid deadly violence in the country, the State Department said. A State Department official said about 15 ....
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Alexandria Folk Dance Troupe leaves Nigeria
Date: 2013-12-22 18:45:08 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:117 - ID:455969
ABUJA, Dec 22 (MENA) - Alexandria Folk Dance Troupe left here on Sunday on its way back home after performing many shows in the Nigerian capital. The Egyptian artists took part in the Calabar Festival and Carnival and performed charity shows for ....
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Al-Azhar calls upon Int'l organizations to protect Muslims in Central Africa
Date: 2013-12-22 18:04:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:113 - ID:455960
CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) - Al-Azhar called upon the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN) and the free world to exert utmost efforts to protect persecuted Muslims in the Central African ....
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UN evacuates non-essential staff from Juba
Date: 2013-12-22 16:26:48 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:92 - ID:455689
NEW YORK, Dec 21 (MENA) – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) announced on Sunday that it started to evacuate non-essential staff from Juba to the Ugandan city of Entebbe. It said at least 20 civilians were killed during an attack ....
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Unity fourth division commander defects in South Sudan
Date: 2013-12-22 16:16:29 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:87 - ID:455705
JUBA, South Sudan, Dec 21 (MENA) – The fourth division commander of South Sudan's army in oil-producing Unity state has declared that he has deposed the caretaker governor and that his forces were no longer loyal to President Salva Kiir, Sky News ....
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Egypt deeply concerned about S. Sudan developments
Date: 2013-12-22 14:16:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:68 - ID:455306
CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) – Egypt is following up with deep concern the security and political developments in South Sudan and their repercussions on humanitarian conditions in the country. In a statement, the Egyptian presidency urged all sides to ....
