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Blast near Mogadishu kills 4, including child
Date: 2018-01-23 19:38:54 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:86 - ID:7207438
MOGADISHU, Jan 23 (MENA) - Four people have been killed and six others wounded in a remote-controlled improvised explosive device explosion near the Somali capital on Tuesday, Voice of America (VOA) quoted officials and witnesses as saying. Three ....
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South Africa's Zuma to remain in office, for now
Date: 2018-01-22 18:21:23 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:102 - ID:7205549
PRETORIA, Jan 22 (MENA) - A senior leader of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has dismissed speculation that the party is about to sack Jacob Zuma as the country's president, the BBC News reported on Monday. Speaking at a ....
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African Union Summit to kick off Monday in Addis Ababa
Date: 2018-01-21 09:37:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:23 - ID:7202180
ADDIS ABAB, Jan 21 (MENA) - The 35th ordinary session of of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the African Union will officially open on Monday at the African Union headquarters here, MENA learnt from African diplomatic sources. The ....
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2 Americans, 2 Canadians abducted in Nigeria freed
Date: 2018-01-20 15:00:45 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:44 - ID:7201323
ABUJA, Jan 20 (MENA) - Two Americans and two Canadians who were kidnapped in Nigeria's north-central Kaduna state on Tuesday have been freed and are in good condition, police said. Police and a special anti-kidnapping squad rescued the foreigners ....
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Chinese FM calls on African countries not to miss China-Africa cooperation opportunities
Date: 2018-01-17 08:13:02 GMT - China - Africa - SN:15 - ID:7195219
BEIJING, Jan 17 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on African countries not to miss China-Africa cooperation opportunities, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday. At a press conference in Sao Tome and Principe, Wang ....
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Nigeria releases Boko Haram suspects after rehabilitation
Date: 2018-01-16 16:20:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:84 - ID:7194495
ABUJA, Jan 16 (MENA) - Nigeria's military says it has released 244 "repentant" Boko Haram suspects who have undergone rehabilitation, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The authorities say they have been de-radicalized and can re-enter society, but ....
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Nigeria protests Trump’s 'shithole' remark
Date: 2018-01-15 19:41:51 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:104 - ID:7192936
ABUJA, Jan 15 (MENA) - Nigeria has protested remarks made by US President Donald Trump over countries of immigrants in his country including Africans. The African government, on Monday, summoned US Ambassador to Nigeria Stuart Symington to ....
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1 killed in suspected Al-Shabab attack in Kenya
Date: 2018-01-13 16:48:05 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:45 - ID:7189134
NAIROBI, Jan 13 (MENA) - Kenyan officials said a civilian was killed and several policemen wounded when suspected members of the Somalia-based extremist group Al Shabab attacked a convoy of vehicles, ABC news reported Saturday Kenyan Interior ....
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Mali plans operation to flush Islamists from lawless center
Date: 2018-01-12 22:22:45 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:75 - ID:7188020
BAMAKO , Jan 12 (MENA) – Mali and neighboring Senegal will deploy 1,000 troops in an operation to pacify central Mali, which has suffered growing violence by Islamists previously confined to its desert north, The Daily Mail quoted a security source ....
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AU says 'frankly alarmed' by Trump's 'very racist' comments
Date: 2018-01-12 20:15:07 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:69 - ID:7187942
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 12 (MENA) – The African Union said it was "frankly alarmed" by the US President Donald Trump's "very racist" comments, ABC reported on Friday. "Given the historical reality of how many Africans arrived in the United States as ....
