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Four terrorists arrested in Tunisia -- Interior Ministry
Date: 2014-01-02 17:10:24 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:120 - ID:475856
TUNIS, Jan 2 (MENA) - Four terrorists belonging to the banned Ansar Sharia organization were arrested in Sidi Bouzid city, The Tunisian News Agency quoted the Interior Ministry as saying. A Kalashnikov and ammunition were seized, the press ....
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Egypt-South Sudan friendship association to host economist from Juba
Date: 2014-01-02 15:58:11 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:109 - ID:475295
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – Egypt-South Sudan Friendship Association will host on Saturday at the Egyptian Cultural Forum premises, an economist from the Central Bank in Juba in a panel discussion entitled "South Sudan economy ... reading reality ... ....
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We slam attacks on Somalia - politician
Date: 2014-01-02 15:10:10 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:89 - ID:475076
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 2 (MENA) - Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif condemned Thursday attacks taking place in the country including the assault on the Gizera ....
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Ethiopia ambassador calls for boosting ties with Somalia
Date: 2014-01-02 09:19:28 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:35 - ID:474746
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 2 (MENA) – The Ethiopian ambassador to Somalia met with Somali ministers, lawmakers and civil society representatives, calling for boosting ties with Somalia. The state Ethiopian television said the ambassador held with a ....
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Cholera kills 7 persons in Kano
Date: 2014-01-02 08:30:49 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:26 - ID:474645
ABUJA, Jan 2 (MENA) - No fewer than seven persons have died from cholera at Badawa-Galadima ward in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, the health official in the area said. The Head of Health Department of the local government, Alhaji ....
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Gunmen attack church in Nigeria, three killed: Reports
Date: 2014-01-02 07:44:56 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:17 - ID:474588
ABUJA, Jan 2 (MENA) – Nigerian gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen stormed a curch at Maiakworigold Maikatako village in Plateau state during new year eve service, local reports have said. The gunmen fired shots sporadically during the attack, ....
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South Sudanese peace talks to begin in Addis Ababa Thursday
Date: 2014-01-01 20:14:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:168 - ID:474206
KHARTOUM, Jan 1 (MRNA) - South Sudanese rival groups have agreed to negotiate a ceasefire in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to stop the two-week violence which erupted on December 15 in the capital, Juba, and rapidly spread to some other major ....
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Nigerian President underscores economic achievements in 2013
Date: 2014-01-01 09:54:25 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:34 - ID:472889
ABUJA, Jan 1 (MENA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan rolled out Tuesday a list of his “economic achievements” in the past year in a New Year message to Nigerians. Despite several continuing domestic and global challenges, for us in ....
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Khartoum receives 25% of oil transit fees from South Sudan - minister
Date: 2014-01-01 09:26:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:35 - ID:472912
KHARTOUM, Jan 1 (MENA) - Sudan received 25 percent of oil transit fees from unrest-hit South Sudan as 240,000 barrels are being pumped daily from areas away from fighting in the South, Sudan's Finance Minister Badreldin Mahmoud Abbas said. Abbas ....
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South Sudan FM says govt ready for talks with rebels
Date: 2014-01-01 09:23:26 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:32 - ID:472968
JUBA, Jan 1 (MENA) - South Sudanese Foreign Minister Baranaba Marial Benjamin said the government is ready for talks with the government, the BBC reported Wednesday. "We do not want people in South Sudan to be subjected to meaningless war," he ....
