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Sisi receives Ghanaian president, South Sudan envoy
Egypt
June 26, 2019
Sisi receives Ghanaian president, South Sudan envoy
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, at the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace on Tuesday, alongside…
Sudan deports three freed rebel leaders after talks collapse: source
Middle East
June 10, 2019
Sudan deports three freed rebel leaders after talks collapse: source
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan has deported to South Sudan three members of a rebel movement detained last week in the…
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
Middle East
May 31, 2019
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stuck in a former Dutch prison housing asylum seekers, Syrian software trainer Tey el-Rjula conjured…
Ebola outbreak in Congo hits record for confirmed cases in single day
World
May 3, 2019
Ebola outbreak in Congo hits record for confirmed cases in single day
(CNN)–The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a grim milestone, with 27 new cases confirmed in…
Q&A: Sudanese face uphill climb in unfinished revolution
Middle East
April 26, 2019
Q&A: Sudanese face uphill climb in unfinished revolution
CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese Professionals Association, which led months of protests that eventually forced one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders…
South Sudan opposition seeks 6-month extension on peace deal
Middle East
April 22, 2019
South Sudan opposition seeks 6-month extension on peace deal
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s opposition is calling for a six-month extension to implement next steps in a…
Fourteen killed in clashes in displacement camp in Sudan’s Darfur
Middle East
April 16, 2019
Fourteen killed in clashes in displacement camp in Sudan’s Darfur
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Fourteen people were killed in clashes in a displacement camp in Sudan’s Darfur on Saturday, Sudan news…
Festival of African heritage to be held in Cairo’s al-Moez Street on Thursday
Culture
April 14, 2019
Festival of African heritage to be held in Cairo’s al-Moez Street on Thursday
The Egyptian Textile Museum at al-Moez Street in Cairo is organizing a celebration on World Heritage Day on Thursday, in…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak might be declared global emergency
Health & Fitness
April 12, 2019
Congo’s Ebola outbreak might be declared global emergency
GENEVA (AP) — A top Red Cross official said Friday he’s “more concerned than I have ever been” about the…
Global executions at lowest level in a decade: Amnesty
World
April 10, 2019
Global executions at lowest level in a decade: Amnesty
Executions fell worldwide by nearly a third last year to their lowest levels in at least a decade, but several…