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Hailemariam Says Ethiopia Committed to Restoring Peace, Stability in South Sudan
Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has today assured Members of the Parliament (MPs) that Ethiopia will maintain its existing excellent relation with its neighbours. While responding to questions by...
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U.N. Urges ‘Credible Pressure’ by Security Council on South Sudan
The United Nations doubts the willingness of the South Sudan government to cooperate with the deployment of thousands more peacekeepers and urged the Security Council to apply “credible pressure,”...
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U.N. Security Council to Vote for Gambia Intervention
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote later Thursday on a Senegalese draft resolution that would back efforts by West African regional bloc ECOWAS to ensure Gambian President Yahya Jammeh...
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U.S. State Dept Approves $418 Mln Military Aircraft Sale to Kenya
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $418 million sale to Kenya of aircraft with weapons and related support, a Pentagon agency said on Monday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency...
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Trump Commits to Bilateral Ties with Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed ways to boost the fight against terrorism and extremism on Monday and the new American leader underscored his...
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Indonesia to Probe Arms Smuggling Claims Against Peacekeepers in Sudan
Indonesia will on Wednesday send a team to Sudan to investigate allegations that its peacekeepers stationed there with the United Nations tried to smuggle arms out of the country, officials said....
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Libyan Forces Claim Control of Long-Besieged Benghazi District
East Libyan forces said on Wednesday they had taken complete control of a long contested district in Benghazi after dozens of families and captives trapped by fighting left the area. If confirmed, the...
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President Kiir Apologizes to South Sudanese for Past Mistakes
By Tito Justin President Salva Kiir has asked the South Sudanese to forgive him for past mistakes. The president made the appeal Wednesday during an end-of-year speech before the National Legislative...
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U.N. Chief Calls for Arms Embargo on South Sudan
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the UN World Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco, November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal By Michelle Nichols United...
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Mozambique’s Opposition Extends Ceasefire to Aid Peace Talks
Afonso Dhlakama Mozambique’s Renamo opposition party has extended a ceasefire for two months to allow dialogue with President Filipe Nyusi’s...
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President Kiir Apologizes to South Sudanese for Past Mistakes
By Tito Justin President Salva Kiir has asked the South Sudanese to forgive him for past mistakes. The president made the appeal Wednesday during an end-of-year speech before the National Legislative...
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U.N. Chief Calls for Arms Embargo on South Sudan
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the UN World Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco, November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal By Michelle Nichols United...
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Mozambique’s Opposition Extends Ceasefire to Aid Peace Talks
Afonso Dhlakama Mozambique’s Renamo opposition party has extended a ceasefire for two months to allow dialogue with President Filipe Nyusi’s...
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Liberia: Engagements and Dialogues Key to Addressing Security Challenges...
By: Arthur R.M. Becker- Contributing Writer (Liberia) The Executive Director of the Centre for Security Studies and Development foresees that there are more challenges in maintaining the security of...
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Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian Army Base, Five Soldiers Killed-Military Source
Five Nigerian soldiers and more than 15 Boko Haram fighters were killed when the jihadists attacked an army base in the remote northeast where the group has been fighting for an Islamic state, a...
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Germany Boosts Support for U.N Peacekeeping Mission in Mali
Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday approved the deployment of eight attack and transport helicopters as well as 350 additional soldiers to Mali as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission, sources told...
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Hailemariam Says Ethiopia Committed to Restoring Peace, Stability in South Sudan
Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has today assured Members of the Parliament (MPs) that Ethiopia will maintain its existing excellent relation with its neighbours. While responding to questions by...
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U.N. Urges ‘Credible Pressure’ by Security Council on South Sudan
The United Nations doubts the willingness of the South Sudan government to cooperate with the deployment of thousands more peacekeepers and urged the Security Council to apply “credible pressure,”...
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U.N. Security Council to Vote for Gambia Intervention
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote later Thursday on a Senegalese draft resolution that would back efforts by West African regional bloc ECOWAS to ensure Gambian President Yahya Jammeh...
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U.S. State Dept Approves $418 Mln Military Aircraft Sale to Kenya
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $418 million sale to Kenya of aircraft with weapons and related support, a Pentagon agency said on Monday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency...
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