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Ethiopia: Annual remembrance service to be held at Gulele War Cemetery on Sunday
Date: 2013-11-09 22:28:11 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:122 - ID:378530
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Commonwealth Remembrance Day Service will be held at Gulele War Cemetery in Addis Ababa on Sunday, All Africa reported Saturday. Ambassadors of many countries accredited in Addis Ababa, accompanied by their ....
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Ethiopia joins fight against terrorism in Somalia
Date: 2013-11-09 22:09:07 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:119 - ID:378521
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 9 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Ethiopian troops are set to join the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) as part of renewed efforts to fight terrorism in the Horn of Africa region, the Ethiopian TV ....
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EgyptAir contributes to boosting Egypt-Nigeria ties -- Amb.
Date: 2013-11-09 06:20:02 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:4 - ID:377175
ABUJA, Nov 9 (MENA) - EgyptAir plays an important role in deepening ties between the Egyptian and Nigerian peoples, says Ambassador Ashraf Abdel-Qader. EgyptAir operates 17 weekly flights from Cairo to cities in Nigeria, the Egyptian ambassador ....
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3 militants killed in clashes with army in Mali
Date: 2013-11-09 06:03:40 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:2 - ID:377168
BAMAKO, Nov 9 (MENA) - At least three militants have been killed in clashes with Malian soldiers in the northeast of Mali. A military patrol was attacked by a gang in the town of Menaka, according to a statement by the Malian Defense ....
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Al-Qaeda killed French reporters in Mali
Date: 2013-11-06 19:57:48 GMT - France - Africa - SN:149 - ID:373992
PARIS, Nov 6 (MENA) - The al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) group said Wednesday it has killed the two French journalists who were abducted in Kidal in north Mali, the BBC News reported. An AQIM statement said the killings on Saturday were in ....
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Nigeria president seeks state of emergency extension
Date: 2013-11-06 18:27:20 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:125 - ID:373795
ABUJA, Nov 6 (MENA) – Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan asked lawmakers on Wednesday to extend a state of emergency declared in the northeast in May for an additional six months, saying the Islamist insurgency had not yet been contained, Star ....
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S. Sudan amb. in Khartoum says president in Juba
Date: 2013-11-06 14:32:09 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:94 - ID:373361
KHARTOUM, Nov 6 (MENA) - South Sudan's Ambassador in Khartoum Mayan Dut Wol said Wednesday that President Salva Kiir Mayardit is in Juba and carrying out his work as usual. The diplomat denied rumors posted on websites about the whereabouts of ....
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Aide to UN chief arrives in Cairo
Date: 2013-11-06 13:19:46 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:74 - ID:373299
CAIRO, Nov 6 (MENA) - UN Assistant Secretary General for African Affairs Maged Abdel-Fattah arrived in Cairo Wednesday from Addis Ababa on a two-day visit to Egypt en route to the US. During his stop in Egypt, Abdel-Fattah will hold talks with ....
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British envoy cautions of deteriorating situation in Sudan's Abyei region
Date: 2013-11-06 08:55:42 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:32 - ID:372600
KHARTOUM, Nov 6 (MENA) – British Ambassador in Khartoum Peter Tibber cautioned of deteriorating situation in the disputed Sudanese region of Abyei. In statements to Khartoum newspaper out Wednesday, he stressed that his country rejected a ....
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UN rights office condemns attack on wedding convoy which killed dozens
Date: 2013-11-06 07:36:29 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:20 - ID:372500
ABUJA, Nov 6 (MENA) - The United Nations human rights office strongly condemned the attack on a wedding convoy in Nigeria, which killed more than 30 people. The guests were ambushed and killed on Saturday, along the Bama-Mubi-Banki road, in Borno ....
