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South Sudan refugees take 13 UN mission staff hostage
Date: 2017-04-18 20:30:46 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:74 - ID:6774273
KINSHASA, April 18 (MENA) - A hundred unarmed South Sudanese refugees in eastern Congo took 13 United Nations mission staff hostage on Tuesday, demanding that they be moved to a third country, Swiss Info reported. The refugees were among 530 ....
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Paraguay president says he won't run in 2018 election
Date: 2017-04-18 07:39:11 GMT - Paraguay - Africa - SN:9 - ID:6773035
ASUNCION, April 18 (MENA) - Paraguay's President Horacio Cartes says he will not be a candidate in the 2018 election even if Congress approves a constitutional amendment to allow a second term, Fox News reported. Cartes made the announcement ....
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14 killed, injured in blast in Sudan's Kurdufan
Date: 2017-04-15 16:32:06 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:64 - ID:6770090
KHARTOUM, April 15 (MENA) - One person was killed and 13 others were wounded in a blast in Al-Ubayyid city of North Kurdufan of Sudan on Saturday, said police. The explosion was caused by an unidentified object when residents tried to check it, ....
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Mauritanian president concerned over insecurity in Mali
Date: 2017-04-14 16:48:15 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:59 - ID:6769124
NOUAKCHOTT, April 14 (MENA) – Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Friday expressed his worry over the state of insecurity sweeping Mali. In press statements, Abdel Aziz attributed the dangerous security situation in Mali to foreign ....
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Congo: Suspect arrested in deaths of 2 UN investigators
Date: 2017-04-14 16:36:45 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:58 - ID:6769125
KINSHASA, April 14 (MENA) - A suspect has been arrested in connection with the deaths of an American and a Swedish investigators for the United Nations and their interpreter, but another suspect has escaped, a Congolese military official said ....
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Eight police officers killed by unknown gunmen in Tanzania
Date: 2017-04-14 11:41:39 GMT - Tanzania - Africa - SN:35 - ID:6768725
DAR ES SALAAM, April 14 (MENA) - Eight Tanzanian police officers have been ambushed and killed while returning from patrol outside the commercial hub of Dar es Salaam, ABC News quoted officials as saying Friday. The attack happened Thursday night ....
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Senegal arrests suspected Boko Haram recruiter, extremists
Date: 2017-04-12 21:07:44 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:81 - ID:6766574
DAKAR, April 12 (MENA) - Senegalese authorities have arrested a suspected recruiter for the Nigeria-based Boko Haram extremist group, ABC News reported. Police said Wednesday they arrested the Nigerian on April 1 in a Dakar suburb. Police said ....
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Nigeria thwarts Boko Haram plan to attack US, UK embassies
Date: 2017-04-12 13:51:12 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:53 - ID:6765891
ABUJA, April 12 (MENA) - Nigerian security officials have thwarted plans by Daesh group-linked Boko Haram members to attack the embassies of the United States and Britain, ABC News quoted authorities as saying Wednesday. A US Department of State ....
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OIC condemns Mogadishu suicide attack
Date: 2017-04-11 13:00:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:56 - ID:6763758
JEDDAH, April 11 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) vehemently deplored the suicide bomb attack near Somalia's Defense Ministry in Mogadishu, which left scores of people dead or wounded. The OIC said in a statement Tuesday ....
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Niger shuts down university after student unrest
Date: 2017-04-11 12:29:12 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:52 - ID:6763821
NIAMEY, April 11 (MENA) - Niger's government has shut down the main university in the capital, Niamey, in response to violent protests by students who have been demanding better living conditions. The move comes a day after clashes between police ....
