Africa

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  • Somali president arrives in Sudan on official visit

    Date: 2017-10-04 14:40:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:46 - ID:7023711

    KHARTOUM, Oct 4 (MENA) - Somali President Mohamed Abdalla Mohamed arrived on Wednesday in Khartoum, leading a high-level delegation, on a two-day official visit to Sudan. The delegation comprises ministers of foreign affairs, finance, agriculture ....

  • Amnesty International says concerned over violence in Cameroon

    Date: 2017-10-02 21:22:00 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:88 - ID:7020779

    YAOUNDE, Oct 2 (MENA) - Amnesty International on Monday expressed worry over violence committed by Cameroon's security forces in the country's English-speaking regions, ABC News reported Monday. Tens of thousands of English-speaking Cameroonians ....

  • Congo military plane crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12 - minister

    Date: 2017-09-30 13:58:23 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:44 - ID:7016764

    KINSHASA, Sept 30 (MENA) - A military cargo plane crashed in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on Saturday, killing its 12 crew members, the Daily Mail quoted the defense minister as saying. "I confirm that a military aircraft ....

  • 17 soldiers killed in Shabaab attack on Somali military base in Mogadishu

    Date: 2017-09-29 07:23:56 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:9 - ID:7014606

    MOGADISHU, Sept 29 (MENA) - As many as 17 Somali soldiers were killed on Friday morning when Somalia’s al Shabaab militants attacked a military base in southwest of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. “Two Mujahideen rammed into Barire military base ....

  • Bashir: Sudan exerts utmost efforts to stamp out terrorism, extremism

    Date: 2017-09-28 15:32:14 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:67 - ID:7013827

    KHARTOUM, Sept 28 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al Bashir asserted on Thursday that his country does strenuous efforts to eradicate terrorism and extremism, calling for rallying international efforts to combat this evil phenomenon. Delivering ....

  • Sudan says committed to international human rights agreements

    Date: 2017-09-28 14:29:59 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:63 - ID:7013836

    KHARTOUM, Sept 28 (MENA) - Sudan affirmed on Thursday its commitment to apply all international and regional human rights agreements in order to create an environment in which implementing such rights would be guaranteed. Minister of Justice ....

  • Nigerian attorney general: Mass trial for Boko Haram suspects

    Date: 2017-09-25 16:20:51 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:52 - ID:7008862

    ABUJA, Sept 25 (MENA) - The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, said the Federal Government would on October 9, kick-start the trial of over 1,600 suspected Boko Haram terrorists currently held in ....

  • Egypt to host Third African Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology in February

    Date: 2017-09-25 12:17:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:35 - ID:7007885

    CAIRO, Sept 25 (MENA) - Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Monday received African Development Bank (AfDB) delegation in the ministry's headquarters to discuss final preparations for the third African Ministerial Forum on Science, ....

  • Building collapses in Kenya, scores feared trapped

    Date: 2017-09-21 17:22:20 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:49 - ID:7002759

    NAIROBI, Sept 21 (MENA) - A three-storey building under construction has collapsed in Kapsabet town, Nandi County, Kenya. The structure, located Kapsabet-Kisumu highway and said to be a hospital, tumbled down during construction works at around ....

  • 58 killed, injured in three suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria

    Date: 2017-09-18 15:54:50 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:57 - ID:6997229

    ABUJA, Sept 18 (MENA) - At least 15 people were killed and 43 others inured on Monday in three suicide attacks that hit Mashalari village in Borno State, northeast Nigeria Three explosions took place during distributing food supply in a displaced ....

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