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38 Boko Haram fighters killed in southeast Niger: army
Date: 2016-09-17 09:34:17 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:22 - ID:5608561
NIAMEY, Sept 17 (MENA) - Thirty-eight Boko Haram fighters have been killed during military operations carried out by Niger and Chad troops in the Diffa region of southeast Niger, an official was quoted by Al-Hurra channel as saying. Two soldiers ....
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Nigeria: Negotiations with Boko Haram on kidnapped girls fail
Date: 2016-09-17 07:18:20 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:10 - ID:5608073
ABUJA, Sept 17 (MENA) - Two and a half years after more than 200 girls were kidnapped from a school in northeastern Nigeria, the government said for the first time that efforts for their release failed, the New York Times reported. Nigerian ....
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Japanese defense min. cancels S. Sudan trip following reaction to anti-malarial drugs
Date: 2016-09-15 15:37:19 GMT - Japan - Africa - SN:53 - ID:5602245
TOKYO, Sept 15 (MENA) - Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada has canceled her planned visit to South Sudan on Saturday due to an allergic reaction to anti-malarial medication, the Japan Times quoted Defense Ministry as saying on Thursday. She had ....
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Mauritania worried over US bill on sponsors of terrorism
Date: 2016-09-15 06:35:35 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:9 - ID:5599853
NOUAKCHOTT, Sept 15 (MENA) - Mauritania expressed concern over the US Congress approval of the legislation known as the "Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism”, saying it contradicts with international rules regulating relations among states. In ....
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Chinese agriculture min. to visit Sudan next week
Date: 2016-09-14 11:42:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:30 - ID:5596865
KHARTOUM, Sept 14 (MENA) – Chinese Agriculture Minister Han Changfu will start a three-day visit of Sudan on September 21, leading a large delegation of officials and investors. Sudan will benefit from the Chinese visit in promoting agricultural ....
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Egypt offers condolences to Tanzania over quake victims
Date: 2016-09-11 16:20:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:60 - ID:5586025
CAIRO, Sept 11 (MENA) – Spokesman for Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid offered Sunday his county’s condolences to Tanzania over the victims of a powerful quake that left 13 people dead and 203 others injured. Also, he wished speedy recovery for ....
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Escalating violence in S. Sudan casts light on Israel's murky involvement - Fox News
Date: 2016-09-10 20:22:31 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:88 - ID:5582701
JUBA, Sept 10 - A report published by the US Fox News said Saturday that escalating violence in South Sudan is casting light on Israel's murky involvement in that conflict and raising questions about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new ....
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UN allocates dlrs 7 mln in Somalia aid
Date: 2016-09-10 08:55:30 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:19 - ID:5578977
NEW YORK, Sept 10 (MENA) - The UN Somalia Humanitarian Fund has dedicated seven million dollars to increase life-saving and services offered to internally displaced citizens in Mogadishu, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Peter de Clercq ....
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UN: 300 S. Sudan opposition supporters now in Congo
Date: 2016-09-10 08:23:46 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:16 - ID:5578917
NEW YORK, Sept 10 (MENA) - The UN peacekeeping force in Congo has evacuated some 300 supporters of South Sudan's opposition leader Riek Machar, many of whom were wounded, acutely malnourished or in life-threatening condition, the United Nations ....
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US says strikes kill 4 Al Shabab members in Somalia
Date: 2016-09-07 13:38:28 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:68 - ID:5563933
MOGADISHU, Sept 7 (MENA) - The US military says it killed four members of the extremist group al Shabab during a counterterrorism operation in Somalia this week. The US Africa Command says Monday's strikes came in response to an attack by a ....
