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Representative of Muslims in Ethiopia pays tribute to Mandela
Date: 2013-12-09 06:45:54 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:5 - ID:429976
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 9 (MENA) - Paying tribute to late South African leader Nelson Mandela, the representative of the Muslim community in Ethiopia, Dr Mohamed Ali, called him a man who lived for others. Mandela struggled for peace, freedom, security ....
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Mandela's jailer praises the anti-apartheid icon
Date: 2013-12-08 09:57:59 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:36 - ID:428506
PRETORIA, Dec 8 (MENA) - Christo Brand, the jailer of the anti-apartheid icon, said he was very sad upon listening the news of Nelson Mandela's death, ABC News reported on Sunday. He was with Nelson Mandela during all those years the ....
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Nile tripartite technical committee starts meetings in Khartoum
Date: 2013-12-08 09:16:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:28 - ID:428503
KHARTOUM, Dec 8 (MENA) - The Nile Tripartite Technical Committee, involving experts from Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia, started meetings in the Sudanese capital on Sunday in a bid to reach a reconciliatory agreement on the controversial Renaissance Dam ....
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ECOWAS pays tribute to Mandela
Date: 2013-12-08 06:15:34 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:5 - ID:428278
ABUJA, Dec 8 (MENA) - The Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) on Saturday paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday, at age 95. The ECOWAS Commission, in a statement, said it learnt about Mandela’s death, with ....
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UN chief to attend Mandela's funeral Tuesday
Date: 2013-12-08 06:01:05 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:3 - ID:428265
NEW YORK, Dec 8 (MENA) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon will take part in the funeral service of late South African President Nelson Mandela to take place on Tuesday, according to Ban's office on Sunday. The funeral is part of a week of official ....
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Official: Deadly clashes in northern Kenya
Date: 2013-12-07 17:42:18 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:82 - ID:427886
NAIROBI, Dec 7 (MENA) - Several people have been killed and injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in the country's north, ABC News quoted a Kenyan official as saying on Saturday. Marsabit county governor Ukur Yatani said there were ....
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AU lowers flags in mourning of Mandela death
Date: 2013-12-06 17:59:33 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:90 - ID:426422
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 6 (MENA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has instructed that flags at the AU will fly at half-mast in mourning of the death of late South African leader Nelson Mandela. Zuma, on behalf of ....
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AU expresses grief on Nelson Madela's death
Date: 2013-12-06 17:53:29 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:89 - ID:426379
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 6 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) expressed grief on the death of Africa’s illustrious and transformational leader, Nelson Mandela. "Today as we mourn his loss, we wish to pay tribute to his life and legacy in Africa, especially ....
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Egypt FM: Mandela's role 'went beyond the borders' of South Africa
Date: 2013-12-06 09:30:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:21 - ID:425327
CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi said Egypt is so deeply sad over the death of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa on Thursday. "Mandela was a symbol for fighting against apartheid in South ....
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Egypt mourns Mandela
Date: 2013-12-06 06:44:42 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:6 - ID:425095
CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) – The Egyptian presidency mourned South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who passed away at the age of 95. In a statement on Friday, the presidency said Egypt had a major role in ....
