Africa

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  • Clashes in Sudan "complete crime" against state – official

    Date: 2013-09-26 19:05:30 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:144 - ID:309313

    Sudan/Protests Clashes in Sudan "complete crime" against state – official KHARTOUM, Sept 26 (MENA) - Sudan's Finance Minister and Deputy Wali of Khartoum State Sidiq Ali al-Sheik said on Thursday that the acts of sabotage in the Sudanese ....

  • Egypt named as vice-president of 5th regional ministerial meeting

    Date: 2013-09-26 15:21:05 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:84 - ID:308903

    Egypt/Ethiopia Egypt named as vice-president of 5th regional ministerial meeting CAIRO, Sept 26 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of Agriculture Ayman Farid Abu-Hadeed was elected as vice-chairman of the 5th joint regional meeting of the ministers of ....

  • Khartoum security source denies preventing meeting of opposition leaderships

    Date: 2013-09-26 15:00:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:79 - ID:308581

    Sudan/Denial Khartoum security source denies preventing meeting of opposition leaderships KHARTOUM, Sept 26 (MENA) – A Khartoum security source denied allegations that security forces prevented opposition leaderships from holding a meeting ....

  • Calm prevails Khartoum after two-day protests

    Date: 2013-09-26 11:07:19 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:37 - ID:308308

    Sudan/Calm Calm prevails Khartoum after two-day protests KHARTOUM, Sept 26 (MENA) – Clam prevailed on Thursday the Sudanese capital of Khartoum after two days of protests and riots in Omdurman against a cut in fuel subsidies. ....

  • Iraqi diplomat urges Nigeria to reopen embassy in Baghdad

    Date: 2013-09-26 10:39:31 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:33 - ID:308285

    Nigeria/Iraq Iraqi diplomat urges Nigeria to reopen embassy in Baghdad ABUJA, Sept 26 (MENA) - Iraq's Ambassador to Nigeria Ali Bandar al-Amery called on the Nigerian government to reopen its embassy in Baghdad to help boosting cooperation and ....

  • Nigeria airlifts 38,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2013-09-26 09:31:06 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:23 - ID:308227

    Nigeria/Hajj Nigeria airlifts 38,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia ABUJA, Sept 26 (MENA) - Nigerian authorities airlifted 38,000 pilgrims to perform hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia, said the head of the Nigerian Hajj Commission. The last flight to ....

  • UN's Minusma peacekeepers 'raped woman in Mali'

    Date: 2013-09-25 23:27:05 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:202 - ID:308003

    UN/Peacekeepers UN's Minusma peacekeepers 'raped woman in Mali' BAMAKO, Sept 25 (MENA) - At least four UN peacekeepers have been involved in the rape of a woman in Mali, according to the UN. The soldiers have been identified as being among 1,500 ....

  • Goodluck, Ki-moon discuss security situation in Nigeria

    Date: 2013-09-25 19:23:51 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:149 - ID:307411

    Nigeria/UN Goodluck, Ki-moon discuss security situation in Nigeria ABUJA, Sept 25 (MENA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan met with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on the sidelines of the General Debate of the 68th United Nations General ....

  • US moves drone fleet from Camp Lemonnier to ease Djibouti’s safety concerns

    Date: 2013-09-25 14:40:58 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:87 - ID:307074

    US/Djibouti US moves drone fleet from Camp Lemonnier to ease Djibouti’s safety concerns WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (MENA) - The US military has been forced to relocate a large fleet of drones from a key counterterrorism base on the Horn of Africa ....

  • Gunshots ring out at Kenya mall after president declares victory over terrorists

    Date: 2013-09-25 11:07:35 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:28 - ID:306516

    Kenya-Shooting Gunshots ring out at Kenya mall after president declares victory over terrorists NAIROBI, Sept 25 (MENA) - Gunshots rang out from an upscale mall in Kenya's capital Wednesday morning, a day after the country's president ....

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