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Khartoum names Dabi its representative in IGAD mediation team for S.Sudan talks
Date: 2014-01-01 08:25:02 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:22 - ID:472827
KHARTOUM, Jan 1 (MENA) - The Khartoum government named Lieutenant General Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi as its representative in the three-man mediation team to be sent by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to end three weeks of ....
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Last batch of Nigerians deported from Saudi Arabia arrives
Date: 2014-01-01 08:04:28 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:17 - ID:472771
ABUJA, Jan 1 (MENA) - The last batch of the 508 Nigerians who were deported from Saudi Arabia arrived here in Abuja on Wednesday. This batch included 131 Nigerian deportees, said head of the Immigration Service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ....
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US envoy to S. Sudan says warring factions agree to talks in Ethiopia
Date: 2013-12-31 17:46:13 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:139 - ID:472319
JUBA, Dec 31 (MENA) - The US special envoy to South Sudan said that the country’s warring factions have agreed to attend peace talks in Ethiopia, ABC news reported. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Donald Booth said that the commitment of both ....
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South Sudan rebel 'agrees to talks after taking Bor'
Date: 2013-12-31 11:40:17 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:73 - ID:471555
JUBA, Dec 31 (MENA) - South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar has told the BBC he will enter peace talks, claiming his forces have captured the key town of Bor, the BBC reported on Tuesday. He had previously demanded 11 detainees accused of being ....
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Nigerian military says 63 Boko Haram militants killed in raids
Date: 2013-12-31 09:07:39 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:36 - ID:471033
ABUJA, Dec 31 (MENA) - At least 63 Boko Haram fighters were killed in raids by the Nigerian army following a recent pre-dawn attacks on a military barracks in Bama town by the militant sect in the northern state of Borno, local media quoted a ....
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Nigerian army moves to retire 40 generals
Date: 2013-12-31 09:07:15 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:35 - ID:471094
ABUJA, Dec 31 (MENA) - In its bid to reposition the Nigerian Army for expected operational challenges in the coming year and beyond, the Nigerian Army Council has commenced issuing terminal letters to over 30 generals preparatory to their leaving ....
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Uganda president threatens to intervene against rebel leader Machar
Date: 2013-12-31 08:49:17 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:31 - ID:471037
KHARTOUM, Dec 31 (MENA) - President Yoweri Museveni said on Monday East African nations had agreed to unite to defeat South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar if he rejected a ceasefire offer, threatening to turn an outburst of ethnic fighting into a ....
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Nigeria can benefit from Egypt in agriculture, medicine – envoy
Date: 2013-12-31 08:13:36 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:28 - ID:470955
ABUJA, Dec 31 (MENA) - Egypt is keen on promoting cooperation with Nigeria in the various domains, especially in the agriculture, irrigation, health and education scores, the Egyptian envoy here said. In an interview with the Nigerian newspaper ....
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South Sudan President Salva Kiir rules out power share
Date: 2013-12-31 06:07:45 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:11 - ID:470784
JUBA, Dec 31 (MENA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir has ruled out any power sharing with rebel leader Riek Machar to halt violence that has killed at least 1,000 people. In an interview with the BBC, Kiir said Machar - his deputy until sacked ....
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US envoy making contacts to hold dialogue among conflicting sides in South Sudan -- official
Date: 2013-12-31 04:36:13 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:5 - ID:470776
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (MENA) - US State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf has said that US Secretary of State John Kerry and senior officials in the US administration are in constant contacts with the leaders in South Sudan and a number of other ....
