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Two killed in bomb blast near Somalia’s Galgala mountains
Date: 2017-05-31 14:17:20 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:58 - ID:6835578
MOGADISHU, May 31 (MENA) - At least two civilians died in a powerful land mine explosion that struck a bus near the mountains of Galgala close to the coastal town of Bosaso, AllAfrica reported on Wednesday. Officials of the northeastern ....
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Global(2):JPI Announces Close of Financing for Second Phase of Jefferson Stadium Park
Date: 2017-05-30 15:35:16 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:49 - ID:6834332
A class A multifamily community breaking ground in Anaheim's Platinum Triangle ANAHEIM, California, May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- JPI, a leader in the development of Class A multi-family communities, has announced the closing of construction ....
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UN: 417,000 South Sudanese refugees shelter in Sudan since 2013
Date: 2017-05-30 08:57:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:11 - ID:6833537
CAIRO, May 30 (MENA) - The UN office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan said that the total number of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan since conflict broke out in December 2013 is over 417,000, of whom over 28,000 refugees ....
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UN rights expert urges global support for Somalia
Date: 2017-05-28 13:20:15 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:39 - ID:6831209
GENEVA, May 28 (MENA) - The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Bahame Nyanduga, has called on the world to support the Horn of Africa nation to avert humanitarian crisis and its current state-building ....
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AU decries Minya attack, calls for int'l anti-terror approach
Date: 2017-05-27 10:19:16 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:25 - ID:6829907
CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Chairperson of the AU Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat Saturday condemned in the strongest possible terms the Minya terror attack that left 29 Copts dead on Friday. Mahamat extended sincere condolences to families of the ....
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Japanese troops complete withdrawal from South Sudan
Date: 2017-05-27 09:47:00 GMT - Japan - Africa - SN:21 - ID:6829884
TOKYO, May 27 (MENA) - All of the Ground Self-Defense Force troops deployed for the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan have returned to Japan, ending Japan’s five-year mission in the war-torn country, the Self-Defense Forces were quoted by the ....
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AfDB president expects Africa's growth rate to hit 3.4% in 2017
Date: 2017-05-23 22:51:21 GMT - India - Africa - SN:119 - ID:6824742
AHMEDABAD, India, May 23 (MENA) - President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Akinwumi A. Adesina on Tuesday expected Africa's growth rate to pick up from 2.2% in 2016 to 3.4% in 2017. "In 2016, 12 countries grew at over 5% and 20 ....
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Annual meeting of AfDB starts officially in India
Date: 2017-05-23 08:17:08 GMT - India - Africa - SN:17 - ID:6823475
AHMADABAD, India, May 23 (MENA) - The activities of the annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) officially started in Ahmadabad in India. As many as 3,000 people will attend the four-day meeting. The meeting will discuss means to ....
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Global(1):Young African leaders pitch innovative solutions to businesses to shape the future of Africa
Date: 2017-05-23 07:07:59 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:6 - ID:6823424
Youth gather to collaborate and tackle change in their communities across East Africa NAIROBI, Kenya, May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100 young African leaders met in Nairobi, Kenya from May 19 –20 to collaborate for promoting positive ....
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S. Sudan president declares unilateral ceasefire, prisoner release
Date: 2017-05-22 17:13:16 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:90 - ID:6823006
JUBA, May 22 (MENA) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Monday declared a unilateral ceasefire and promised to release political prisoners, amid absence of any sign of reaching a political deal with rebels. In a speech in the capital Juba, ....
