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AMISOM suffers from heavy losses in attack by Al Shabaab in Somalia
Date: 2017-10-08 15:20:35 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:56 - ID:7029577
MOGADISHU, Oct 8 (MENA) - The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) suffered Sunday heavy losses in a land mine explosion planted by terrorist Al Shabaab group in Shabelle south of Somalia, eyewitnesses told Somali Shabelle media network. The ....
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UN Rights office denounces killings of demonstrators in Cameroon
Date: 2017-10-07 19:39:21 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:65 - ID:7028273
GENEVA, Oct 7 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights office denounced the killings of demonstrators from Cameroon’s Anglophone community in towns across the Northwest and Southwest regions, The Voice of America (VOA) reported Saturday. Government figures ....
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East Congo militia attacks UN base, 5 killed
Date: 2017-10-06 16:07:57 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:56 - ID:7026800
KINSHASA, Oct 6 (MENA) - Militia fighters in eastern Congo attacked a UN peacekeeping base on Friday, triggering clashes that left two of the fighters dead and two peacekeepers slightly wounded, the UN mission was quoted by CBC News as ....
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Somali president arrives in Sudan on official visit
Date: 2017-10-04 14:40:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:46 - ID:7023711
KHARTOUM, Oct 4 (MENA) - Somali President Mohamed Abdalla Mohamed arrived on Wednesday in Khartoum, leading a high-level delegation, on a two-day official visit to Sudan. The delegation comprises ministers of foreign affairs, finance, agriculture ....
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Amnesty International says concerned over violence in Cameroon
Date: 2017-10-02 21:22:00 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:88 - ID:7020779
YAOUNDE, Oct 2 (MENA) - Amnesty International on Monday expressed worry over violence committed by Cameroon's security forces in the country's English-speaking regions, ABC News reported Monday. Tens of thousands of English-speaking Cameroonians ....
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Congo military plane crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12 - minister
Date: 2017-09-30 13:58:23 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - SN:44 - ID:7016764
KINSHASA, Sept 30 (MENA) - A military cargo plane crashed in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on Saturday, killing its 12 crew members, the Daily Mail quoted the defense minister as saying. "I confirm that a military aircraft ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
