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S. Sudan president says Africa should have helped quell bloody fighting
Date: 2013-12-30 20:54:59 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:168 - ID:470669
JUBA, Dec 30 (MENA) - African nations should have acted quickly to help quell the bloody fighting that has consumed parts of South Sudan this month, South Sudan President Salva Kiir told CNN. As soon as an attempted coup took place and violence ....
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UN chief supports IGAD mediation to stop violence in S. Sudan
Date: 2013-12-30 20:17:31 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:164 - ID:470555
NEW YORK, Dec 30 (MENA) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke on Monday to the President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit, UN News Center reported. The Secretary-General welcomed the President's commitment to a cessation of ....
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Heavy gunfire reported at Congolese international airport, military base
Date: 2013-12-30 11:15:02 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:55 - ID:469427
KINSHASA, Dec 30 (MENA) - Heavy gunfire was reported Monday at the international airport and a military base in Kinshasa. Reporters from Congolese state television RTNC were taken hostage by armed youths, RFI reported. Earlier, Heavy gunfire ....
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Heavy gunfire reported at Congolese state TV headquarters
Date: 2013-12-30 09:29:47 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:33 - ID:469172
KINSHASA, Dec 30 (MENA) - Heavy gunfire was reported Monday at the headquarters of Democratic Republic of Congo’s state radio and television. Congolese radio and television channels went off the air after the shooting was heard, Euronews ....
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100 passengers escape death as plane loses tyre on landing
Date: 2013-12-30 08:47:20 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:25 - ID:469076
ABUJA, Dec 30 (MENA) - The 100 passengers of the Boeing 737 plane escaped death when a tire blow-out at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, airport sources said. The accident took place as the plane, which departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, ....
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Sudanese ruling party candidate for presidency not named yet
Date: 2013-12-30 08:41:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:22 - ID:468956
KHATROUM, Dec 30 (MENA) – The ruling Sudanese party National Congress confirmed it has not named its candidate for the coming presidential elections yet. According to the Khartoum newspaper out Monday, the party's spokesman said the party is ....
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MSF appeals for urgent aid to 100,000 displaced people in CAR
Date: 2013-12-30 08:34:25 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:21 - ID:468989
BANGUI, Dec 30 (MENA) - Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has appealed for the international community to dispatch humanitarian aids to almost 100,000 displaces people who fled violence in the African nation. After days of ....
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Nigeria steps offensive against radical Isamist Boko Haram group
Date: 2013-12-30 08:13:10 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:19 - ID:468955
ABUJA, Dec 30 (MENA) - Nigerian forces have stepped up the offensive against the rebels in the past few days after Boko Haram fighters armed with grenade launchers and anti-aircraft guns attacked an army barracks in the town of Bama, The Vanguard ....
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Fighting spreads in seven states in South Sudan
Date: 2013-12-30 07:54:45 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:16 - ID:468916
KHARTOUM, Dec 30 (MENA) – Fighting erupted in seven of 10 states in South Sudan, at a time the United Nations mission expressed concerns over worst humanitarian Scenarios. The South Sudanese army (SPLA) spokesperson Philip Aguer said rebel forces ....
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UN warns of worsening crisis in South Sudan
Date: 2013-12-30 06:11:45 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:10 - ID:468841
NEW YORK, Dec 30 (MENA) - The United Nations has warned about the growing number of displaced people in South Sudan, as the humanitarian crisis continues to deteriorate in the African country. The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Sunday ....
