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WHO: South Sudan’s malaria toll highlights disease burden in war-torn nation
Date: 2017-09-07 12:18:12 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:33 - ID:6979045
GENEVA, Sept 7 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that South Sudan is totally exposed to be infected by Malaria disease, WHO said in a report Thursday. Malaria season is underway across much of sub-Saharan Africa, but in South ....
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Al Shabaab kills 26 Somali soldiers in attack on base near Kismayu
Date: 2017-09-03 11:59:56 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:33 - ID:6973302
MOGADISHU, Sept 3 (MENA) – Al Shabaab said it killed 26 Somali soldiers early on Sunday when the militants attacked a military base in a village near the port city of Kismayu, the Daily Mail reported. Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabaab's military ....
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Somalia seeks US help, says militants plot to supply uranium to Iran
Date: 2017-09-02 20:14:25 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:52 - ID:6972816
MOGADISHU, Sep 2 (MENA) - The Somali government asked the United States to provide "immediate military assistance" because it said Al Shabab militants plot to supply uranium to Iran, Voice of America (VOA) reported Saturday. In a letter to U.S. ....
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Somali officials: US drone attack kills top militant recruiter
Date: 2017-09-02 20:04:05 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:51 - ID:6972809
MOGADISHU, Sep 2 (MENA) - A US drone strike reportedly killed a key Al Shabab commander in southern Somalia, Somali Officials said, Voice of America (VOA) radio reported Saturday. Local sources said the strike targeted a vehicle in which several Al ....
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3 soldiers killed in blasts in Somalia's Puntland region
Date: 2017-09-01 16:58:33 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:46 - ID:6971761
MOGADISHU, Sept 1 (MENA) - A military official in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region says two bomb blasts have killed at least three soldiers in a remote village, The Daily Mail reported. Col. Abdullahi Ahmed says the simultaneous blasts ....
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Kenya's supreme court cancels presidential election
Date: 2017-09-01 11:56:00 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:26 - ID:6971355
NAIROBI, Sept 1 (MENA)- Kenya's Supreme Court annulled Friday the result of last month's presidential election, citing irregularities, and ordered a new one within 60 days, BBC reported. The election commission had declared incumbent Uhuru ....
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United States gives Ethiopia $91 million in drought aid for food, medicine
Date: 2017-08-31 15:31:39 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:57 - ID:6970690
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 31 (MENA) - The United States will provide an additional $91 million in humanitarian aid for Ethiopia to cope with a third straight year of drought, the top U.S. official in charge of assistance said. The extra funding brings ....
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Two civilians dead, two others wounded in clashes in Somalia
Date: 2017-08-30 14:41:30 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:73 - ID:6969455
MOGADISHU, Aug 30 (MENA) - An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded Wednesday on the side of a road in Shebelle area south of Somalia, after a military convoy carrying African Union peacekeeping troops passed near it. Terrorist Al Shabaab ....
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Nigeria must investigate disappearances, says AI
Date: 2017-08-30 14:14:53 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:72 - ID:6969407
LONDON, Aug 30 (MENA) - Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday called on Nigerian authorities to investigate unexplained disappearances, as the rights group highlighted a pro-Iranian Shiite religious movement that claims 600 of its members are ....
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Kenya's presidential elections marred by serious human rights violations
Date: 2017-08-28 12:58:50 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:40 - ID:6965879
NAIROBI, Aug 28 (MENA) – Kenya’s presidential election on August 8, 2017 was marred by serious human rights violations, including unlawful killings and beatings by police during protests and house-to-house operations in western Kenya, Human Rights ....
