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At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts
Date: 2021-03-08 07:50:54 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:27 - ID:8837329
MALABO, March 8 (MENA) - A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others Sunday, VOA quoted authorities as saying. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said the explosion at ....
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Nigerian army re-deploys 204 officers to counter Boko Haram
Date: 2021-03-07 16:00:44 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:74 - ID:8836580
ABUJA, March 7 (MENA) - The Nigerian army has redeployed 204 officers to new formations across the country to counter Boko Haram terrorist group, Premium Times reported. The redeployment, which sources said was effected on March 5, came the same ....
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China gives top priority to countering COVID-19 in Africa, says FM
Date: 2021-03-07 12:37:02 GMT - China - Africa - SN:54 - ID:8836011
BEIJING, March 7 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that his country gives top priority to helping African countries at this time to counter the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and achieve economic recovery. In statements to MENA on ....
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At least 20 killed, 30 wounded by suicide car bomb in Mogadishu
Date: 2021-03-06 09:02:12 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:18 - ID:8833930
MOGADISHU, March 6 (MENA) - At least 20 people were killed and 30 wounded by a suicide car bomb outside a restaurant near the port in Somalia's capital Mogadishu late on Friday, the Somali National News Agency reported. The blast sent plumes of ....
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Kenya starts COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Date: 2021-03-05 14:02:29 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:49 - ID:8832768
NAIROBI, March 5 (MENA) - Kenya has started vaccinating people against COVID-19 with the Oxford vaccine, Sky News reported on Friday. "This may mark the beginning of the end of the pandemic," said Susan Mochache, a senior official at the ....
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Somalia registers 209 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-03-05 09:39:00 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:31 - ID:8832388
MOGADISHU, March 5 (MENA) - Somalia registered 209 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's tally of infections to 7,727. The Somali National News Agency quoted Minister of Health Fawziya Abikar Nur as saying that the ....
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Armed attack on central prison in Somalia's Bossaso thwarted
Date: 2021-03-05 09:13:20 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:26 - ID:8832307
MOGADISUH, March 5 (MENA) - Somali security forces foiled on Friday an armed attack on a central prison in Somalia's Bosaso city that left two persons dead and three others injured. The Somali news agency quoted the chief of the Puntland Security ....
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At least 2 killed, 3 wounded in attack on prison in Somalia
Date: 2021-03-05 08:38:07 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:19 - ID:8832201
MOGADISUH, March 5 (MENA) - At least two people have been killed and three others wounded in an attack launched by suspected militants early Friday on a prison in the port city of Bosaso in Somalia, Somali Radio "Shabelle" reported. Somali state ....
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Africa forum calls for speeding up implementation of UN sustainable development goals
Date: 2021-03-04 20:44:12 GMT - Republic of the Congo - Africa - SN:119 - ID:8831914
BRAZZAVILLE, March 4 (MENA) – The Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development on Thursday wrapped up its seventh meeting, which was held via videoconference in Brazzaville, Congo. In a final statement, the participants called for speeding up ....
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EU high representative lauds recent announcements on transitional justice in South Sudan 2 last Brussels
Date: 2021-03-04 15:13:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:8831335
The EU high representative said a rapid implementation of the Security Arrangements of the Peace Agreement in South Sudan is paramount. It requires the urgent formation of the Necessary Unified Forces with a clear and inclusive chain of command, he ....
