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US army confirms terrorist attack on Kenya base
Date: 2020-01-05 09:03:30 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:19 - ID:8256176
NAIROBI, Jan 5 (MENA) - Somalia's militant group al Shabaab on Sunday attacked a military base in Lamu county in Kenya that is used by both US and Kenyan forces, the US army confirmed as quoted by ABC news. "They have attacked Manda airstrip in ....
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Kenyan army kills 4 gunmen
Date: 2020-01-05 08:33:06 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:16 - ID:8256162
NAIROBI, Jan 5 (MENA) - Kenyan army killed four gunmen who attacked a military base in Lamu county in Kenya used by both US and Kenyan forces, ABC news reported. “They have attacked Manda airstrip in Lamu, which is just next to the military camp ....
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US airstrike kills 3 Shabaab militants in Somalia
Date: 2020-01-04 09:59:59 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:16 - ID:8255155
MOGADISHU, Jan 4 (MENA) - US forces conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab militants and killed three of them, Radio Shabelle quoted US Africa Command as saying on Saturday. “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa ....
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Chinese FM to start African tour including Egypt on Jan. 7
Date: 2020-01-02 13:28:55 GMT - China - Africa - SN:32 - ID:8252934
BEIJING, Jan 2 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will start an African tour including Egypt, Djibouti, Eritrea, Burundi and Zimbabwe on January 7-13. In statements on Thursday, Spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Geng Shuang said ....
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UN chief denounces Somalia terror attack
Date: 2019-12-30 12:52:49 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:34 - ID:8249401
GENEVA, Dec 30 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned a terrorist attack that took place in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Saturday, leaving over 70 people dead and dozens injured. In a statement published by the website of ....
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Addis Ababa hosts 33rd African summit Feb. 9-10
Date: 2019-12-29 11:47:54 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:27 - ID:8247918
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 29 (MENA) - The 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) will convene here, at the level of the summit leaders, on February 9-10 under the theme “Silencing the Guns: Creating ....
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Egypt slams Mogadishu terror bombing
Date: 2019-12-28 15:54:21 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:29 - ID:8247277
CAIRO, Dec 28 (MENA) - Cairo has condemned a terror bombing at a Somali police checkpoint in Mogadishu, which left dozens dead and injured. In a statement on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry voiced Egypt's rejection of all forms of violence and ....
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Massive car bomb kills at least 76 in Somalia’s Mogadishu
Date: 2019-12-28 15:02:31 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:26 - ID:8247161
MOGADISHU, Dec 28 (MENA) – A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu, leaving at least 76 people dead and scores injured France24 reported Saturday. Mogadishu's mayor Omar Mohamud Mohamed told a press conference ....
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Death toll from Somalia's truck bombing rises to 76
Date: 2019-12-28 11:00:55 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:20 - ID:8246820
MOGADISHU, Dec 28 (MENA) - The death toll from a truck bomb that exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital Saturday morning rose to 76, Al Arabiya news channel reported. A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in ....
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Death toll from Somalia's truck bombing rises to at least 61
Date: 2019-12-28 09:40:40 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:16 - ID:8246724
MOGADISHU, Dec 28 (MENA) - A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital Saturday morning, killing at least 61 people, authorities said. The toll was likely to rise as scores of people were rushed to hospitals, ABC News ....
