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Zarif to set off for West Africa to improve relations
Jul 23, 2016 13:08Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will set off for West Africa on a four-nation tour to discuss possible ways of improving relations.
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African leaders meet to discuss ICC concerns, South Sudan
Jul 16, 2016 13:07African leaders arrived in the Rwandan capital Saturday to attend a major summit which is expected to be dominated by discussions about excessive focus of international bodies on abuses in Africa and the conflict in South Sudan.
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Armed men attack neighborhood in CAR capital, kill three
Jun 21, 2016 08:06At least three people have been killed and hundreds of others forced to flee their homes in the Central African Republic (CAR) over an attack by gunmen against a neighborhood in the country’s capital.
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Over 400 killed in Ethiopia protests since November 2015: HRW
Jun 16, 2016 04:17Human Rights Watch (HRW) says more than 400 people, including children, have lost their lives in anti-government protests in Ethiopia since November last year, with the Ethiopian government dismissing the claim.
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South Africa's president in Iran on key visit
Apr 24, 2016 04:49Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has officially received his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma, who is on a state visit to Tehran for the first time after the implementation of the nuclear agreement between Iran and the 5+1 group.
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Darfur votes against reunification of five states into one entity
Apr 24, 2016 04:38The Darfur region in western Sudan has voted in a referendum against reunification of its five states into one entity.
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Sudan to hold referendum in restive Darfur amid surge in fighting
Apr 09, 2016 02:43A referendum will be held in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Darfur region on Monday on whether to unify its five states into one, as long demanded by rebels seeking greater autonomy, amid a recent surge of clashes there.
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Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir says he will step down in 2020
Apr 07, 2016 02:40Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir says he will step down by 2020 and has no plans to run for another term in office.
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Death toll from yellow fever in Angola rises to 225: Minister
Apr 06, 2016 03:10The death toll from a yellow fever pandemic in Angola has risen to 225, the southern African country’s heath minster says, warning of a possible surge in casualties.
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Trial begins for first UN peacekeepers involved in sex abuse scandal
Apr 05, 2016 04:10A first group of soldiers facing sex abuse allegations in a scandal involving UN and French forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) has faced charges at a trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).