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Azhar slams Nigerian church terror attack
Date: 2018-01-02 14:01:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:60 - ID:7170957
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Al Azhar strongly condemned Tuesday a terror attack that targeted a church in Rivers State in southern Nigeria leaving several people killed and wounded. Al Azhar stressed its refusal of all forms of terrorism that ....
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700 Boko Haram captives have escaped -- Nigerian army
Date: 2018-01-01 18:02:20 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:53 - ID:7169813
ABUJA, Jan 1 (MENA) - More than 700 people held by Boko Haram militants in the north-east of the country have escaped captivity, the Nigerian army was quoted as saying by the BBC News on Monday. An army spokesperson said they had fled several ....
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2 killed in clashes in DRC
Date: 2017-12-31 22:13:30 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:81 - ID:7168401
KINSHASA, Dec 31 (MENA) - At least two civilians have been killed as violence erupted ahead of protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Voice of America reported on Sunday. Police fired shots and tear gas to break up a Catholic mass ....
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Nigeria north state says 5,247 Muslims dead from Boko Haram
Date: 2017-12-31 15:17:19 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:52 - ID:7168098
ABUJA, Dec 31 (MENA) - The Adamawa State chapter of Nigeria's Muslim Council says at least 5,247 Muslims have been killed in the past four years in the northern state because of Boko Haram, ABC news reported. A report presented Sunday adds that ....
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Mali's prime minister, cabinet resign
Date: 2017-12-29 20:27:15 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:91 - ID:7165731
BAMAKO, Dec 29 (MENA) - Mali's Prime Minister Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga and his government resigned on Friday, a surprise move just months ahead of presidential polls, France 24 reported. Authorities gave no reason for Maiga, who had been in his ....
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Italy to send 470 troops to Niger to stem migrant flow: PM
Date: 2017-12-28 16:11:02 GMT - Italy - Africa - SN:67 - ID:7163876
ROME, Dec 28 (MENA) – Italy will be sending 470 soldiers to Niger to help the west African nation stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants, The Local quoted Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni as saying on Thursday. Agadez, the main city in central ....
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ECFA recommends creation of supreme council or ministry of African affairs
Date: 2017-12-25 12:34:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:30 - ID:7158291
CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) - The Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) recommended the establishment of a supreme council or a ministry of African affairs to coordinate and unify Egypt's policies towards Africa. These remarks were made at the ....
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S. Sudan government denies violating cease-fire
Date: 2017-12-24 21:34:57 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:94 - ID:7157450
JUBA, Dec 24 (MENA) - South Sudan government spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny on Sunday denied reports that government troops had violated a cease-fire just hours after it came into effect, the Voice of America reported. A statement by opposition ....
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Mali's ex-president aircraft arrives in Bamako
Date: 2017-12-24 14:31:45 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:66 - ID:7156945
BAMAKO, Dec 24 (MENA) - The aircraft of Mali former president Amadou Toumani Touré arrived at Bamako airport on Sunday, Radio France Internationale reported without giving further details. In March 2012, Touré was toppled and forced to resign in ....
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Cease-fire signed in Republic of Congo
Date: 2017-12-23 18:39:52 GMT - Republic of the Congo - Africa - SN:63 - ID:7155798
BRAZZAVILLE, Dec 23 (MENA) - A militia said it has signed a cease-fire with the Republic of Congo government, agreeing to stop hostilities and help collect weapons held by fighters, ABC News reported Saturday. Jean Gustave N'Tondo said the Ninjas ....
