Africa

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  • 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 ....

  • Senior officer shot dead in Mogadishu

    Date: 2017-09-17 16:07:22 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:54 - ID:6995726

    MOGADISHU, Sept 17 (MENA) - A senior Somali Intelligence officer has been shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday morning, Shabelle News reported. The officer - Mohamud Hassan Moalim (Qooley) - has been seriously ....

  • IGAD official calls for joint cooperation, work

    Date: 2017-09-17 14:00:35 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:44 - ID:6995449

    KHARTOUM, Sept 17 (MENA) - The head of the executive council of Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)'s parliamentary union Abadula Gemeda has called for cooperation among parliaments of member states. Joint work aims at finding ....

  • Angola's opposition challenges election results

    Date: 2017-09-09 18:59:19 GMT - Angola - Africa - SN:56 - ID:6982445

    LUANDA, Sept 9 (MENA) - Three out of the five Angolan opposition parties that contested in the August 23 elections have filed formal appeals at the Constitutional Court demanding the annulment of the results that secured massive victory for the ....

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