Africa
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Meeting of coordination committee for Africa-Arab summit in Kuwait wraps up
Date: 2013-10-10 19:31:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:112 - ID:332659
Egypt/AL/Meeting Meeting of coordination committee for Africa-Arab summit in Kuwait wraps up CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) – The coordination committee for e Africa-Arab Partnership Summit scheduled to be held in Kuwait met on Thursday at the Arab ....
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Cameroon kills 180 Boko Haram militants
Date: 2013-10-10 09:22:39 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:18 - ID:331546
Nigeria/SEcurity Cameroon kills 180 Boko Haram militants ABUJA, Oct 10 (MENA) - As many as 180 militants of the Nigerian militant group, Boko Haram, were killed by Cameroonian soldiers during a fierce gun battle along the borders, the Punch ....
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Kenya seizes ivory bound for Turkey in seed shipment
Date: 2013-10-09 22:19:58 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:175 - ID:331267
Keny/Ivory/Smuggling Kenya seizes ivory bound for Turkey in seed shipment NAIROBI, Oct 9 (MENA) - Kenyan customs officers have seized about four tonnes of ivory hidden inside sacks of sesame seeds, the BBC reported. The Kenya ....
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Nigerian government condemns Attack on Nigerians in Guinea Bissau
Date: 2013-10-09 21:11:26 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:165 - ID:331160
Nigeria/Guinea-Bissau Nigerian government condemns Attack on Nigerians in Guinea Bissau ABUJA, Oct 9 (MENA) - The Federal Government condemned Wednesday the recent attack on Nigeria's Embassy in Guinea Bissau which left a Nigerian dead and several ....
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International observers cite Guinea vote flaws
Date: 2013-10-09 20:28:42 GMT - Guinea - Africa - SN:152 - ID:331072
Guinea/Polls International observers cite Guinea vote flaws CONAKRY, Oct9 (MENA) - International observers say irregularities in Guinea's legislative elections may call into question results from eight districts, potentially bolstering ....
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Assistant FM meets African media trainees
Date: 2013-10-09 18:44:37 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:118 - ID:330828
Egypt/Africa Assistant FM meets African media trainees CAIRO, Oct 9 (MENA) – Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Hamdi Sanad Loza met on Wednesday with a host of media trainees who are currently in Cairo to attend a course ....
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Cairo welcomes Ethiopian PM statements on taking Egypt water needs into consideration
Date: 2013-10-09 15:10:56 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:84 - ID:330483
Egypt/Ethiopia Cairo welcomes Ethiopian PM statements on taking Egypt water needs into consideration CAIRO, Oct 9 (MENA) - The Supreme Committee for Water has welcomed recent statements by the Ethiopian premier about taking Egypt's water needs ....
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Sudan asks for opening border crossings with South Sudan
Date: 2013-10-09 10:44:40 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:29 - ID:329735
Sudan/South Sudan Sudan asks for opening border crossings with South Sudan KHARTOUM, Oct 9 (MENA) - Sudan has asked for opening border crossings with South Sudan to help bolster cross-border trade. This came in a meeting chaired by ....
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Ethiopian PM reiterates support for UN peace efforts
Date: 2013-10-09 09:44:50 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:17 - ID:329710
Ethiopia/UN Ethiopian PM reiterates support for UN peace efforts ADDIS ABABA, Oct 8 (MENA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn reiterated on Wednesday his country and the African Union's support of the efforts exerted by the ....
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Central African Republic violence leaves 30 dead
Date: 2013-10-08 22:07:39 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:136 - ID:329517
Central/Africa Central African Republic violence leaves 30 dead BANGUI, Oct 8 (MENA) - Officials said Tuesday that at least 30 people have died and dozens wounded in clashes in the Central African Republic, the BBC News reported. The ....