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Suicide bomber rams car into military base in Somalia
Date: 2018-03-02 11:10:02 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:23 - ID:7273572
MOGADISHU, March 2 (MENA) - A suicide bomber rammed on Friday a car into a military base in Somalia, Alhurra news channel reported, giving no further details. On Thursday, eight persons were killed in a booby-trapped car blast in Mogadishu, ....
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One child killed in Mogadishu mortar shells
Date: 2018-03-01 17:18:42 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:84 - ID:7272795
MOGADISHU, March 1 (MENA) – At least eight mortar shells were fired in different areas in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing one child, Radio Dalsan reported. Several people were also injured, including five children. A resident ....
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4 UN peacekeepers killed in central Mali
Date: 2018-02-28 21:17:30 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:112 - ID:7271282
BAMAKO, Feb 28 (MENA) - The UN mission in Mali said four of its peacekeepers have been killed after their vehicle hit an explosive device in the central Mopti region, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Mali mission chief Mahamat Saleh ....
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US says 2 extremists killed in latest Somalia airstrike
Date: 2018-02-27 22:31:33 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:120 - ID:7269212
MOGADISHU, Feb 27 (MENA) - The US military says it has killed two extremists and wounded another in an airstrike against al-Shabab fighters in Somalia. A statement from US Africa Command on Tuesday said the airstrike was carried out Monday near ....
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11 Congolese refugees killed in Rwanda protests, UN says
Date: 2018-02-26 20:40:40 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:105 - ID:7267212
KIGALI, Feb 26 (MENA) - A United Nations official said 11 Congolese refugees were killed last week as Rwandan police tried to put down a protest over reduced food rations, ABC News reported on Monday. Daniela Ionita with the UN refugee agency ....
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110 Nigerian girls missed amid Boko Haram schoolgirl kidnap
Date: 2018-02-25 22:41:28 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:101 - ID:7265175
ABUJA, Feb 25 (MENA) - More than 100 girls are still missing after suspected Boko Haram militants attacked their school in northeastern Nigeria on Monday night, CNN reported on Sunday. The country's Ministry for Information said that 110 girls ....
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DR Congo bans anti-Kabila protest
Date: 2018-02-24 21:06:19 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:78 - ID:7263398
KINSHASA, Feb 24 (MENA) - The authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo banned Sunday's march, which is planned to be against Congolese President Joseph Kabila, the Daily Mail reported Saturday. This came after previous protests on New Year’s ....
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7 suspects accused of attacking police station in SA killed
Date: 2018-02-24 17:04:07 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:63 - ID:7263143
PRETORIA, Feb 24 (MENA) - Seven suspects accused of killing South African police have been shot dead in a gunfight at a church, police were quoted as saying by BBC News Saturday. Those killed in the shoot-out are thought to be part of the armed ....
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Jihadist group claims Mali attack that killed two French soldiers
Date: 2018-02-24 16:21:49 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:58 - ID:7263083
BAMAKO, Feb 24 (MENA) - A powerful jihadist alliance has claimed an attack on a French military vehicle in Mali that left two soldiers dead. Two soldiers from France's counter-terrorism force in West Africa were killed and another was hurt on ....
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Death toll from Mogadishu blasts rises to 38
Date: 2018-02-24 12:13:33 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:31 - ID:7262553
MOGADISHU, Feb 24 (MENA) - The death toll in the two explosions that hit presidential palace and a hotel in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu on Friday evening has risen to 38, media reports said on Saturday. The first blast occurred near Somalia's ....
