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Ethiopian FM underlines importance of strengthening African Union Peace, Security
Date: 2013-12-10 21:04:27 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:160 - ID:433649
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 10 (MENA) - Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom emphasized the importance of strengthening the African Union Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), AllAfrica reported on Tuesday. Referring to encouraging efforts by the AU ....
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Zuma says Mandela's death is unprecedented loss to the world
Date: 2013-12-10 17:37:01 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:126 - ID:433280
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 10 (MENA) – South Africa's President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday the death of iconic leader Nelson Mandela was an unprecedented loss to the world, the BBC reported. Zuma made the keynote address but was booed in some parts of the ....
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Faek to represent Egypt in Mandela memorial service
Date: 2013-12-10 14:49:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:98 - ID:432973
CAIRO, Dec. 10 (MENA) – Interim President Adly Mansour entrusted the Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights Mohamed Faek to represent Egypt at the funeral service of the South African former president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson ....
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Obama calls for arrests in C. Africa
Date: 2013-12-10 09:34:25 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:30 - ID:432055
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 – US President Barack Obama appealed for calm in the Central African Republic and for the arrests of those behind the surge of sectarian violence, the White House said. Deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes told reporters ....
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Obama arrives in South Africa to attend Mandela's funeral
Date: 2013-12-10 07:32:18 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:13 - ID:431868
PRETORIA, Dec 10 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrived here on Tuesday to take part in the funeral of iconic South African leader Nelson Mandela. Also, former US presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter will ....
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AU expresses sorrow over death of Djiboutian soldier in Somalia
Date: 2013-12-10 06:17:41 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:8 - ID:431834
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 10 (MENA) - The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif, expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Djiboutian contingent and the people of ....
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Tripartite meeting over Renaissance Dam successful -- Sudanese official
Date: 2013-12-09 21:34:09 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:159 - ID:431696
KHARTOUM, Dec 9 (MENA) – The newly-appointed Sudanese Water Resources Minister Moataz Moussa said on Monday that the second meeting of the irrigation ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia was successful. The meeting managed to treat a very ....
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Experts from eastern Nile Basin states resume talks
Date: 2013-12-09 09:02:54 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:28 - ID:430158
KHARTOUM, Dec 9 (MENA) - Experts from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia resumed talks on Monday to discuss disputes about the lineup of an international committee that should be studying effects of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the two downstream ....
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ICRC chief visits AU premises next week
Date: 2013-12-09 08:11:58 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:24 - ID:430066
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 9 (MENA) - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer is expected to pay a visit to the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa on December 13 for talks with top AU officials, the AU Commission said ....
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Agip oil facility set ablaze
Date: 2013-12-09 08:08:58 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:22 - ID:430085
ABUJA, Dec 9 (MENA) - An oil facility belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), located in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Igbomotoru in Bayelsa State was allegedly set ablaze by suspected oil vandals, killing one person, Nigerian ....
