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French PM urges fostering European-African partnership
Date: 2016-10-29 22:31:59 GMT - France - Africa - SN:79 - ID:5863481
PARIS/ACCRA, Oct 29 (MENA) - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls urged fostering African-European partnership in view of growing competition with countries like China. "I am moved by a conviction that is growing ... Africa is for us the continent ....
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2 suicide bombers kill 9 in Nigeria's Maiduguri
Date: 2016-10-29 10:11:44 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:29 - ID:5859817
ABUJA, Oct 29 (MENA) - Two suicide bombings rocked Nigeria’s northeast city of Maiduguri on Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring scores others, emergency services said. One explosion happened outside a gas station, while the other ....
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OIC calls for calm, restraint in CAR
Date: 2016-10-28 14:27:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:42 - ID:5855993
JEDDAH, Oct 28 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has urged calm, restraint and patience in the Central African Republic (CAR) following the resurgence of violence in parts of the country, including Bangui, said OIC on its ....
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Kenyan president starts official visit to Sudan on Saturday
Date: 2016-10-28 09:48:47 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:11 - ID:5853637
KHARTOUM, Oct 28 (MENA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will start a two-day official visit to Sudan on Saturday at an invitation from his Sudanese counterpart Omar al Bashir. Sudanese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ambassador Ghareeballa Khidr, in ....
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Sisi underlines importance of establishing African peace and security
Date: 2016-10-26 13:23:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:48 - ID:5842965
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Oct 26 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Wednesday that progress in establishing the basic foundations of African peace and security should be capitalized for empowering Africa to stand up to unconventional challenges ....
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Bahrain slams Kenya terrorist attack
Date: 2016-10-26 11:08:18 GMT - Bahrain - Africa - SN:30 - ID:5841737
MANAMA, Oct 26 (MENA) - Bahrain condemned Wednesday the terrorist attack that targeted a hotel in Kenya's Mandera city which left some persons dead and injured. In a statement, Bahrain's Foreign Ministry renewed its rejection to terrorism with ....
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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 ....
