Africa

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  • 42 killed, wounded by Boko Haram suicide bombers in Nigeria

    Date: 2017-07-12 13:49:06 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:40 - ID:6894316

    ABUJA, July 12 (MENA) - Four Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 19 people in a series of attacks that targeted a civilian self-defence force and the people who gathered to mourn their deaths, ABC News quoted Nigerian police as saying Wednesday. It ....

  • Large exhibition of Egyptian products to open in Nouakchott in October

    Date: 2017-07-11 10:53:33 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:24 - ID:6891914

    NOUAKCHOTT, July 11 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Mauritania Maged Nafee Mosleh said that a large exhibition displaying Egyptian products will open in Mauritania in October. The exhibition is a start of a new stage of economic cooperation ....

  • Global(2):MetLife Foundation & Verb Launch Competition To Accelerate Financial Innovation In Egypt & Lebanon

    Date: 2017-07-02 08:42:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:14 - ID:6876767

    MetLife employees will serve as judges and mentors, donating hundreds of hours of volunteer time to advance financial inclusion CAIRO, July 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, MetLife Foundation and Verb announced a global competition to identify ....

  • Congolese FM asserts firm stance towards framework agreement of Nile Basin states

    Date: 2017-07-01 13:42:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:40 - ID:6875700

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) – Congolese Foreign Minister Leonardo Okitundu asserted his country’s firm stance towards the framework agreement of Nile Basin states which support concord in stances among Nile Basin countries and not inking Entebbe ....

  • four killed, 10 injured in double suicide attack in Niger

    Date: 2017-06-30 13:26:51 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:30 - ID:6874476

    Niamey, June 30 (MENA) - Niger police said in a statement on Friday, four people were killed, including two suicide bombers, and 10 others were wounded in a double suicide attacks in a refugee camp near the city of Diffa in southeastern Niger. The ....

  • 2 killed as women bombers blow themselves up at Niger refugee camp

    Date: 2017-06-30 10:59:34 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:22 - ID:6874236

    ABUJA, June 30 (MENA) - Two women bombers blew themselves up in a refugee camp in southeastern Niger, killing two people in a suspected attack by Boko Haram militants, Nigeria's Vanguard paper reported Friday. The attack took place in Kabalewa, ....

  • Bomb blast kills eight on Kenya-Somalia border

    Date: 2017-06-27 18:20:31 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:51 - ID:6871275

    NAIROBI, June 27 (MENA) - Eight people, including four children returning to school after Eid celebrations, were killed Tuesday by a roadside bomb in eastern Kenya near the border with Somalia, police was cited as saying by the Daily Mail. "We have ....

  • 10 More mass graves uncovered in restive Central Congo

    Date: 2017-06-27 14:43:03 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:40 - ID:6871084

    KINSHASA, June 27 (MENA) - Authorities say 10 more mass graves have been uncovered in the restive region of central Congo where the Catholic church has estimated more than 3,300 people have died. Maj. Gen. Joseph Ponde told journalists that ....

  • 8 Chad soldiers killed in clashes with Boko Haram

    Date: 2017-06-26 17:57:35 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:44 - ID:6870455

    ABUJA, June 26 (MENA) - Eight Chadian soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Boko Haram insurgents at the weekend on islands on Lake Chad, the army said Monday, the Vanguard reported. “Our forces attacked Boko Haram elements on five ....

  • Global (2):Global Debut of Art of Conquest on HiGame gives international players first access to experience the game.

    Date: 2017-06-24 06:58:06 GMT - China - Africa - SN:7 - ID:6867672

    BEIJING , June 24, 2017/PRNewswire/ -- June 23rd, 2017, Lilith Games introduced Art of Conquest alongside Huawei HiGame in its global release. With this release, Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian players will be able to experience the game and ....

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