Africa

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  • 30 dead, up to 160 missing after Mali boat accident on Niger River

    Date: 2013-10-13 12:13:17 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:58 - ID:336697

    Mali/Accident 30 dead, up to 160 missing after Mali boat accident on Niger River BAMAKU, Oct 13 (MENA) - Survivors of a boat that sank in central Mali say as many as 160 people are missing more than a day later, Fox News reported ....

  • Karti: African summit affirms position of non-cooperation with ICC on Presidents

    Date: 2013-10-12 21:22:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:121 - ID:335949

    Sudan/African Summit/Statement Karti: African summit affirms position of non-cooperation with ICC KHARTOUM, Oct 12 (MENA) - Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karti said that the meetings of the African Union Summit on Friday and Saturday ....

  • African Union accuses ICC of bias, seeks delay of cases against sitting leaders

    Date: 2013-10-12 18:20:04 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:92 - ID:335761

    Ethiopia/Africa African Union accuses ICC of bias, seeks delay of cases against sitting leaders ADDIS ABABA, Oct 12 (MENA) - The African Union urged the International Criminal Court to postpone cases against sitting leaders as accusations of ....

  • AU agrees no sitting African head of state should appear before international court

    Date: 2013-10-12 18:08:13 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:90 - ID:335741

    Ethiopia/Africa AU agrees no sitting African head of state should appear before international court ADDIS ABABA, Oct 12 (MENA) - The African Union summit in Ethiopia agreed a resolution stating no sitting African head of state should appear ....

  • Ethiopian PM says ICC has 'double standards'

    Date: 2013-10-11 08:17:32 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:19 - ID:333339

    Ethiopia/Politics Ethiopian PM says ICC has 'double standards' ADDIS ABAB, Oct 11 (MENA) - The International Criminal Court has shown "double standards" by pursuing only Africans so far, Ethiopia's prime minister has said. In ....

  • AU relieved by release of Libyan PM

    Date: 2013-10-11 07:43:21 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:8 - ID:333224

    Ethiopia/Libya AU relieved by release of Libyan PM ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (MENA) - The Commission of the African Union (AU) expressed relief over the release of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, who had been kidnapped in Tripoli. AU ....

  • Security Council tackles collapsing Central African Republic

    Date: 2013-10-10 20:27:56 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:120 - ID:332828

    UN/Security Council Security Council tackles collapsing Central African Republic NEW YORK, Oct 10 (MENA) - The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday to help end violence in the Central African Republic, which it said ....

  • Bashir heads for Addis Ababa tomorrow to attend AU summit on ICC

    Date: 2013-10-10 19:46:45 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:114 - ID:332335

    Sudan/Ethiopia/AU Bashir heads for Addis Ababa tomorrow to attend AU summit on ICC KHARTOUM, Oct 10 (MENA) - President Omar al-Bashri will head of Addis Ababa on Friday to attend an African Union summit on the International Criminal Court. His ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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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