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Somalia's Al Shabab Claims responsibility for bombing AMISOM base
Date: 2016-10-25 13:29:24 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:71 - ID:5836397
MOGADISHU, Oct 25 (MENA) - Extremist group al Shabab claimed on Tuesday responsibility for the attack on African Union Mission In Somalia (AMISOM). The group spokesperson Abdel Aziz Abo Mosaab said the attack targeted the base where soldiers from ....
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Suicide car bombing targets AMISOM base in Somalia
Date: 2016-10-25 13:28:14 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:70 - ID:5835961
MOGADISHU, Oct 25 (MENA) - A huge explosion was reported at a military army base belonging to the Djiboutian forces serving with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Beledweyne, according to the BBC. The blast occurred ....
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55 dead, hundreds injured in Cameroon train crash
Date: 2016-10-22 14:32:04 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:57 - ID:5817729
YAOUNDE, Oct 22 (MENA) - At least 55 people were killed while more than 550 others injured when an overloaded passenger train derailed and overturned in Cameron. According to the state television of the central African country, the train was en ....
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Cameroon train derailment kills at least 53
Date: 2016-10-22 07:43:23 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:11 - ID:5815073
YAOUNDE, Oct 22 (MENA) - At least 53 people died when a packed passenger train derailed and overturned in Cameroon, the country's transport minister says. Transport minister Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo'o said some 300 people were also injured in the ....
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Pan-African Parl't president says Africa derives strength from Egypt
Date: 2016-10-20 20:56:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:102 - ID:5809081
CAIRO, Oct 20 (MENA) - Pan-African Parliament President Roger Nkodo Dang on Thursday underscored the importance of Egypt's role in Africa as a main source of the African countries' strength. Dang made the remarks during a visit to the Egyptian ....
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13 Nigerian soldiers wounded in Boko Haram attack
Date: 2016-10-19 11:24:16 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:34 - ID:5798465
ABUJA, Oct 19 (MENA) - Nigerian army spokesman Col. Sani Kukasheka said Boko Haram terrorists stormed a military camp in the northeast, leaving 13 soldiers wounded and an unknown number missing. The attack on the border with Niger, is the third ....
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UN official calls UNSC to impose arms embargo on South Sudan
Date: 2016-10-19 09:16:58 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:17 - ID:5796937
NEW YORK, Oct 19 (MENA) - UN Undersecretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous called on the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan. Al Arabiya news channel quoted the UN official as saying in statements ....
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Global (3):Syncron Helps Middle East Brands Improve Aftersales Operations with Launch of Spare Parts Business Summit
Date: 2016-10-19 07:06:19 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:11 - ID:5796513
Full-day event provides insight into improving financial performance and customer service via the optimization of service parts inventories STOCKHOLM, Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Syncron, the only aftermarket service provider that exclusively ....
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Algeria, Niger discuss bilateral ties
Date: 2016-10-18 12:20:29 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:32 - ID:5791601
ALGIERS, Oct 18 (MENA) - Algerian Minister for African and Maghreb Affairs Abdul-Qader Messahel met on Tuesday with Niger Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration, & Nigeriens Abroad Ibrahim Yacouba. During the meeting, the ....
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At least 56 rebels killed in weekend fighting in S. Sudan -- army
Date: 2016-10-17 16:21:28 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:77 - ID:5786853
JUBA, Oct 17 (MENA) - At least 56 rebels and four government soldiers were killed over the weekend as heavy clashes erupted in northeastern South Sudan, France 24 quoted an army spokesman as saying Monday. "The dead bodies of the rebels confirmed ....
