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Al-Shabab claims Somalia blasts that kill 18
Date: 2018-02-23 21:55:19 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:69 - ID:7261915
MOGADISHU, Feb 23 (MENA) – The Somalia-based extremist group Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the twin blasts in Mogadishu that have killed at least 18 people and injured 20 others, ABC News reported on Friday. Al-Shabab made the claim late ....
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18 dead after 2 blasts, gunfire rock Somalia’s capital
Date: 2018-02-23 19:20:09 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:60 - ID:7261807
MOGADISHU, Feb 23 (MENA) - Two car bomb blasts rocked Somalia’s capital on Friday evening, followed by gunfire, police said, and an ambulance service said at least 18 people had been killed, CBC News reported. The explosions shattered a ....
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2 explosions rock Mogadishu
Date: 2018-02-23 16:35:24 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:51 - ID:7261653
MOGADISHU, Feb 23 (MENA) - A car rigged with explosives detonated in Mogadishu minutes before the second explosion rattled the area; the blasts were followed by gunfire in the vicinity of the president's residence, local police said. Three people ....
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5 Congolese refugees killed in protests, Rwandan police say
Date: 2018-02-23 12:25:07 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:28 - ID:7261175
KIGALI, Feb 23 (MENA) - Five Congolese refugees have been killed during protests over reduced food rations, with the UN refugee agency saying Friday that police fired at the angry protesters, ABC News reported. Another 15 refugees were injured ....
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Gunman kills two Somali civilians in Mogadishu
Date: 2018-02-22 17:14:34 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:69 - ID:7260198
MOGADISHU, Feb 22 (MENA) - A Police officer said a gunman shot dead two civilians in Mogadishu on Wednesday, the latest in series of assassinations in the seaside city, Shabelle News reported. The shooting took place in the capital’s Wadajir ....
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Egypt, Sudan discuss boosting cooperation in animal wealth field
Date: 2018-02-22 13:54:37 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:42 - ID:7259710
KHARTOUM, Feb 22 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of Agriculture Abdel Moniem el Banna discussed on Thursday with Sudanese Minister of Animal Wealth Bushara Guma means to boost bilateral cooperation in the field of livestock resources for the interest of ....
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Egypt, Rwanda discuss boosting cooperation in air transport field
Date: 2018-02-22 13:48:55 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:40 - ID:7259757
CAIRO, Feb 22 (MENA) - Minister of Civil Aviation Sherif Fathi conferred with Rwandan Ambassador to Egypt Sheikh Saleh Habimana on Thursday on means to further bilateral cooperation in the field of air transport. In a statement on Thursday, the ....
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UNHCR calls for calm, restraint after Rwanda refugee camp protests
Date: 2018-02-22 12:40:47 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:32 - ID:7259578
GENEVA, Feb 22 (MENA) - The UN Refugee Agency, is calling for calm and restraint after worrying reports of a refugee protest turning violent in Rwanda’s Kiziba refugee camp. Rwanda’s Kiziba refugee camps is located in the Karongi District, in ....
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Egypt elected rapporteur of 30th FAO Regional Conference for Africa
Date: 2018-02-22 12:19:01 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:28 - ID:7259374
CAIRO, Feb 22 (MENA) - Egypt has been elected rapporteur of the 30th FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC) by the participants of the ARC ministerial meetings, currently held in Khatroum. Egyptian Agriculture Minister Abdel Men'em el Banna is ....
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UN secretary general expresses concern over augmenting food insecurity rate in Africa
Date: 2018-02-22 11:28:35 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:24 - ID:7259421
KHARTOUM, Feb 22 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres expressed deep concern over the increase of the rates of food insecurity in Africa, asserting the importance of the agricultural sector in bridging the food gap. This came during his ....
