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Gambia's defeated leader agrees to cede power, leave
Date: 2017-01-21 09:27:57 GMT - The Gambia - Africa - SN:19 - ID:6374361
BANJUL, Jan 21 (MENA) - The Gambia's long-term leader Yahya Jammeh said he will step down, after refusing to accept defeat in elections, according to the BBC. In an announcement on state TV, he said it was "not necessary that a single drop of ....
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UN alarmed that most of Al Shabab's force in Somalia are kids
Date: 2017-01-20 09:41:04 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:24 - ID:6369369
NEW YORK, Jan 20 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he is alarmed at reports that children may constitute a large part of the force recruited and used by al Shabab Islamic extremists in Somalia, ABC news reported. Guterres said ....
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MSF: Death toll rising in Nigeria's Rann attack
Date: 2017-01-20 08:02:37 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:16 - ID:6369049
GENEVA, Jan 20 (MENA) - The death toll continues to rise following the horrific military attack on civilians in Rann, Nigeria, according to latest estimates by Doctors without Borders ( MSF). Around 90 people were killed when a Nigerian airforce ....
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Senegal troops move to Gambia border as Jammeh crisis grows
Date: 2017-01-18 20:42:17 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:78 - ID:6360969
DAKAR, Jan 18 (MENA) - Senegalese troops have been seen moving towards the Gambian border in a show of force to pressure Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to stand down, the BBC reported. Senegal gave him a midnight GMT deadline to quit and Nigeria ....
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Nigeria mistakenly bombs camp, kills more than 100
Date: 2017-01-17 22:45:08 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:101 - ID:6353241
ABUJA, Jan 17 (MENA) - A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers, the ABC News cited an official as saying. Military ....
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Gambia leader, pressured to go, declares state of emergency
Date: 2017-01-17 22:23:18 GMT - The Gambia - Africa - SN:97 - ID:6353661
BANJUL, Jan 17 (MENA) - Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, just two days before he is supposed to cede power after losing elections last month, ABC News reported on Tuesday. The longtime leader is refusing ....
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Air strike on displaced camp in Nigeria kills dozens
Date: 2017-01-17 21:11:04 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:91 - ID:6352985
ABUJA, JAN 17 (MENA) - Dozens of people were killed on Tuesday when an air force jet bombarded a camp for those made homeless by Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria, medical charity MSF and a local resident were quoted by Yahoo news as saying. A ....
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UN report: Darfur rebel groups retreat to Libya, S.Sudan
Date: 2017-01-17 09:44:18 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:13 - ID:6348117
NEW YORK, Jan 17 (MENA) - A UN report said that two rebel groups driven out of Darfur by a Sudanese military offensive now operate mostly in Libya and South, Sky News Arabia reported Tuesday. Sudan meanwhile is breaking out of international ....
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Global(1):Award-winning Diebold Nixdorf Technology Enables First-of-its-kind Biometric-enabled Service For Al Rajhi Bank Consumers
Date: 2017-01-17 08:11:29 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:9 - ID:6348229
Customized debit card printing enhances consumer experience RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Al Rajhi Bank, a leading international banking group, recently partnered with Diebold Nixdorf to collaboratively develop an ....
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Global (1):Servion Global Solutions Achieves CMMI Maturity Level 3 Multi-model Appraisal
Date: 2017-01-16 09:50:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:15 - ID:6341825
LONDON, January 16, 2017/PRNewswire/ -- Servion Global Solutions, a specialist in the Customer Experience Management (CEM) domain, announced today that its Software Development System and maintenance services has been reappraised at Level 3 of ....
