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Ahmed Ouyahia to head AU Observation Mission to Mauritania legislative elections
Date: 2013-11-17 19:05:50 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:147 - ID:392502
ALGIERS, Nov 17 (MENA) – Former Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia will head the African Union Observation Mission to Mauritania legislative elections, scheduled 23 November 2013. Algeria welcomed the move that will enhance democracy and state ....
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Sudanese minister: Britain committed to helping Sudan combat illegal migration
Date: 2013-11-17 12:20:25 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:35 - ID:391014
KHARTOUM, Nov 17 (MENA) - Britain is ready to support Sudan in countering illegal migration because Sudan is considered a major crossing point to many African states sharing its borders, State Minister at the Interior Ministry Babakr Ahmed Diqna ....
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Egyptian FM, Somali deputy premier meet in Kuwait
Date: 2013-11-17 12:06:10 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:30 - ID:391552
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met in Kuwait on Sunday with Somali Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fowzia Yusuf Haji on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting held in preparation for the two-day 3rd Arab-African ....
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Death toll among Boko Haram elements rise to 29
Date: 2013-11-17 06:46:26 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:5 - ID:390897
ABUJA, Nov 17 (MENA) - Death toll from the attacks carried against a Boko Haram stronghold rose to 29, Nigeria's army said Sunday. Nigeria's military said it has killed 20 insurgents by raiding a Boko Haram stronghold and staging ground for ....
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British government condemns violence in Tripoli
Date: 2013-11-16 21:31:37 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:107 - ID:390763
TRIPOLI, Nov 16 (MENA) - The British government condemned Saturday the widespread violence in Libyan capital Tripoli, prodding all parties to exercise self restraint, Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa Hugh Robertson said. "The ....
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US urges its nationals to leave Central Africa
Date: 2013-11-15 09:07:02 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:16 - ID:387872
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (MENA) – The US has urged its nationals to leave Central Africa right away, Radio Africa No.1 cited a statement by US State Department. The US ambassador and diplomats in Central Africa were evacuated following the US closure ....
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Cairo center wraps up training session on capability building
Date: 2013-11-14 07:25:31 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:21 - ID:385862
CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - The Cairo Regional Center for Training on Dispute Settlement and Peacekeeping in Africa wrapped up a training course on capability building for civilians, as being one of the components of the African force in North ....
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AU welcomes UN decision to boost peacekeeping force in Somalia
Date: 2013-11-13 20:37:18 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:193 - ID:385617
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 13 (MENA) - The African Union welcomed the United Nation's decision to boost the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of AU Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamed ....
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Arab Contractors' Company finalizes construction of Egyptian embassy in Abuja
Date: 2013-11-13 13:16:27 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:96 - ID:384758
ABUJA, Nov 13 (MENA) - Egypt's Arab Contractors' Company has finalized the construction of the Egyptian Embassy in Abuja, the largest of Egypt's embassies in the African continent. In statements to MENA correspondent here, managing director of ....
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100 million Nigerians live in abject poverty – World Bank
Date: 2013-11-13 10:57:36 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:49 - ID:384414
ABUJA, Nov 13 (MENA) - The World Bank has said that arout 100 million Nigerians are currently living in abject poverty. The Country Director of the World Bank for Nigeria Marie-Francoise Marie-Nelly, who disclosed this in Enugu on Tuesday at the ....
