Africa
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New Ethiopian President discloses areas of focus
Date: 2013-10-07 22:52:49 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:180 - ID:327763
Ethiopia/President/Speech New Ethiopian President discloses areas of focus ADDIS ABABA, Oct 7 (MENA) - The newly elected President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Dr. Mulatu Teshome, said on Monday that the nation has entered ....
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New Ethiopian president elected
Date: 2013-10-07 17:06:45 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:111 - ID:327223
Ethiopia/President New Ethiopian president elected ADDIS ABABA, Oct 7 (MENA) - Ethiopia’s parliament has selected Mulatu Teshome, Ethiopia’s ambassador to Turkey, as the country’s new president. Teshome took the oath of office at a ....
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UN chief strongly condemns latest attacks in Central African Republic
Date: 2013-10-07 09:54:27 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:17 - ID:326218
UN/CAR UN chief strongly condemns latest attacks in Central African Republic NEW YORK, Oct 7 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned increasing attacks on religious groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) warning ....
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Sudanese president heads for Ethiopia Friday
Date: 2013-10-07 09:53:55 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:16 - ID:326221
Sudan/Ethiopia Sudanese president heads for Ethiopia Friday KHARTOUM, Oct 7 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir will head for Ethiopia on Friday to take part in a summit called for by Kenya to discuss the relation between the ....
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AU Commission to meet in Ivory Coast late October
Date: 2013-10-07 08:52:05 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:8 - ID:326125
Ethiopia/AU AU Commission to meet in Ivory Coast late October ADDIS ABABA, Oct 7 (MENA) - The AU Commission will meet in the Ivory Coast on October 29-30 to probe means to enhance peace, security and stability in the continent. Top ....
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2 dead, 8 injured in Delta pipeline explosion
Date: 2013-10-06 09:14:32 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:11 - ID:324577
Nigeria/Explosion 2 dead, 8 injured in Nigeria Delta pipeline explosion ABUJA, Oct 6 (MENA) - Two persons were feared dead and eight others injured in an NNPC gas pipeline explosion, on Saturday, at Okwokolo community, Mereje, Okpe Local ....
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Kenya military names Westgate mall attack suspects
Date: 2013-10-05 17:32:55 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:91 - ID:323981
Kenya/Arrest Kenya military names Westgate mall attack suspects NAIROBI, Oct 5 (MENA) – Four men believed to have been involved in the deadly shopping center attack in Nairobi last month have been named. The Kenyan military said Abu Baara ....
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Health minister back home from Ethiopia
Date: 2013-10-05 09:57:10 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:12 - ID:323099
Egypt/Minister Health minister back home from Ethiopia CAIRO, Oct 5 (MENA) - Health Minister Maha el-Rabbat returned home Saturday from Ethiopia after a three-day visit to the African country to attend Regional Conference on Population and ....
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Militant base 'attacked from sea' in Somalia
Date: 2013-10-05 09:42:02 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:10 - ID:323042
Somalia/Raid Militant base 'attacked from sea' in Somalia MOGADISHU, Oct 5 (MENA) - Unidentified foreign forces have launched a night-time raid on a militant base in the south Somali town of Barawe from the sea, reports say. A ....
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Rioters in Mombasa burn church as they protest murder of Muslim cleric
Date: 2013-10-04 14:49:36 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:45 - ID:322222
Kenya/Church/Accident Rioters in Mombasa burn church as they protest murder of Muslim cleric NAIROBI, Oct 4 (MENA) - Protestors on Friday in Kenya's city of Mombasa set a church on fire, following killing of a Muslim cleric, and three ....