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Five new Ebola cases detected in DRC
Date: 2018-06-02 18:45:53 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:59 - ID:7427482
KINSHASA, June 2 (MENA) - Health authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said they had detected five fresh suspected cases of Ebola in the deadly outbreak afflicting the northwest of the country, France 24 reported on Saturday. Three ....
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15 killed in northwestern Nigeria attack
Date: 2018-06-02 16:44:19 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:53 - ID:7427398
ABUJA, June 2 (MENA) - At least 15 people have been killed by cattle rustlers who attacked a village in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, ABC News reported. Police spokesman Muhammad Shehu said the victims were killed late Friday in Zakuna ....
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Aid groups scramble to limit Ebola outbreak in Congo
Date: 2018-06-02 16:00:23 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:48 - ID:7427358
WASHINGTON, June 2 (MENA) - Over the next three weeks, the most serious outbreak of the Ebola virus since a devastating epidemic in West Africa between 2014 and 2016 spread in Congo from deep within the rain forest to bigger towns and finally to ....
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Somali troops retake Moqokori town from Al-Shabaab
Date: 2018-06-02 15:15:39 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:44 - ID:7427298
MOGADISHU, June 2 (MENA) - The Somali National Army took over Muqokori town on Saturday after Al-Shabab fighters withdrew from the area, a resident confirmed. Corresponding reports from the residents indicated that armed Al-Shabaab fighters who ....
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Five soldiers killed in Al Shabaab raid on Puntland army base
Date: 2018-06-02 13:58:35 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:34 - ID:7427179
MOGADISHU, June 2 (MENA) - Puntland army base was attacked, according to sources. At least five Puntland soldiers died in the attack that lasted few hours, military sources, who requested anonymity, told Radio Shabelle on Saturday. The base is ....
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Ethiopian cabinet agrees to end state of emregency
Date: 2018-06-02 13:15:49 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:28 - ID:7427011
ADDIS ABABA, June 2 (MENA) - Ethiopia's Council of Ministers approved in its Saturday’s regular meeting a draft law that lifts the current state of emergency, which was imposed following the resignation of former prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn ....
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S. Sudan urges UNSC to support peace
Date: 2018-05-31 12:14:59 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:28 - ID:7424385
JUBA, May 31 (MENA) - South Sudan government urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to support peace in the country and practice pressure on the opposition powers to hold talks and negotiations. In statements over the phone to the US-funded Radio ....
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Egypt, APRM ink cooperation agreement
Date: 2018-05-31 11:58:00 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:24 - ID:7424218
CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - Egypt and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) inked a cooperation agreement on Thursday. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail co-signed the agreement with former Nigerian foreign minister, Ibrahim Gambari, who is a member of ....
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UN: More than 1 million children going hungry in Mali
Date: 2018-05-30 21:07:58 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:70 - ID:7423787
NEW YORK, May 30 (MENA) - UNICEF is warning that hundreds of thousands of severely malnourished children in Mali are at risk of dying, as the security situation in the country worsens, The Voice of America reported Wednesday. The United Nations ....
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Landslide kills 23 in Ethiopia
Date: 2018-05-27 18:36:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:67 - ID:7419176
ADDIS ABABA, May 27 (MENA) – Ethiopia's state-affiliated broadcaster reported that a landslide triggered by heavy rains has killed 23 people in the country's Oromia region, ABC News reported on Sunday. Fana Broadcasting Corporation reported that ....
