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Thousands of Ethiopia troops enter Somalia to hunt al-Shabab
Date: 2017-11-02 17:42:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:84 - ID:7071801
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 2 (MENA) - Thousands of Ethiopian troops have crossed into Somalia to join a large-scale offensive against al-Shabab extremists just weeks after Somalia's worst attack left more than 350 people dead, border residents said ....
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Ethiopian troops enter Somalia, back offensive against Shabab
Date: 2017-11-01 21:25:31 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:71 - ID:7070212
MOGADISHU, Nov 1 (MENA) - Hundreds of heavily-armed Ethiopian troops have crossed into Somalia, reportedly to assist a Somali government offensive against al-Shabab militants, said The Voice of America (VOA). Residents in the border town of ....
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Kiir arrives in Khartoum for talks with Bashir
Date: 2017-11-01 12:50:10 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:27 - ID:7069459
KHARTOUM, Nov 1 (MENA) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir arrived here on Wednesday on an official visit to Sudan. Kiir will meet during his two-day visit with his Sudanese counterpart Omar Bashir for talks on means of boosting joint ....
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Kenyan president Kenyatta re-elected
Date: 2017-10-30 16:03:44 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:52 - ID:7066199
NAIROBI, Oct 30 (MENA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared winner of a controversial re-run of the presidential election, said the BBC. He won 98% of the vote with turnout at just under 39% - less than half that recorded in ....
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AU theme included on agenda of World Youth Forum in Sharm
Date: 2017-10-29 10:03:27 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:23 - ID:7063595
CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) - The organizing committee of the World Youth Forum, to be hosted by Sharm El Sheikh on November 4-10, decided to include the summit theme adopted by the African Union on the agenda of the forum. The AU 2017 Summit witnessed ....
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Police end militant siege of hotel in Mogadishu
Date: 2017-10-29 08:51:36 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:9 - ID:7063453
MOGADISHU, Oct 28 (MENA) - Somali police on Sunday ended an Islamist militant siege of a hotel in the capital, The Voice of America reported. Officials said at least 23 people were killed in the attack on the popular Nasa Hablod Two hotel in ....
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Attempt by 31 people to infiltrate into Libya foiled
Date: 2017-10-26 21:50:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:98 - ID:7060547
MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Oct 26 (MENA) - Matrouh boarder guards on Thursday thwarted an attempt by 31 people, including two Sudanese citizens, to infiltrate into Libya via Salloum crossing. The would-be illegal immigrants included Egyptians from ....
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Tanzania envoy in Cairo hails Azhar role in spreading true Islam in Africa
Date: 2017-10-23 20:00:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:89 - ID:7054980
CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Tanzania's Ambassador in Cairo Mohamed Haji Hamzah on Monday hailed Al Azhar role in spreading the true Islam in Africa. The Tanzanian envoy made the remarks in a meeting with Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb. El ....
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Egypt hands over chairmanship of STC-EST to Senegal
Date: 2017-10-23 15:21:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:66 - ID:7054404
CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Egypt has handed over the chairmanship of the coming session of the African Union’s Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science and Technology (STC-EST) to Senegal. The AU’s education, science committee convened ....
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UNSC members wrap up visit in Sahel, Sahara region
Date: 2017-10-23 13:01:00 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:50 - ID:7053642
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 23 (MENA) - Ambassadors of the UN Security Council (UNSC) member-states wrapped up on Monday a four-day visit to the Sahel and Sahara region during which they assessed the security situation and the backing needed to face any ....
