Africa

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  • Nigeria praises Egypt for supporting Abuja in fighting terror

    Date: 2016-07-20 19:00:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:84 - ID:5294649

    ABUJA, July 20 (MENA) - Nigerian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khadija Abba on Wednesday hailed Egypt for supporting Abuja in fighting terrorism. Abba made the remarks in a celebration held by the Egyptian Embassy in Abuja to mark the ....

  • Algeria slams attack on military base in Mali

    Date: 2016-07-20 15:56:22 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:72 - ID:5294237

    ALGIERS, July 20 (MENA) - Algeria strongly condemns the terrorist attack that targeted a military base in Nampala town in central Mali, killing 23 soldiers and wounding 34 others, Spokesman for the Algerian Foreign Ministry Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al ....

  • Mali attack: Gunmen kill 17 soldiers at military base

    Date: 2016-07-20 10:45:14 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:29 - ID:5291913

    BAMAKO, July 20 (MENA) - At least 17 soldiers have been killed and 30 wounded in an attack on a military base in Mali, officials say. Heavily armed men overran the base, in the central town of Nampala, and set parts of it on fire, the BBC ....

  • Global (1):Industry Veteran Ryan Clark Joins Advanced Discovery as Vice President of Business Development

    Date: 2016-07-20 10:44:01 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:28 - ID:5292029

    AUSTIN, Texas, July 20, 2016/PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Discovery continues nationwide expansion with the addition of experienced account executive in Houston, Texas Advanced Discovery announced today the hiring of industry veteran Ryan P. ....

  • AMISOM readies for anti-militant operation

    Date: 2016-07-19 16:59:28 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:94 - ID:5288293

    KIGALI, July 19 (MENA) - The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has mobilized strong troops for fresh offensives against Al Shabaab militants, Smail Chergui, AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, was quoted by Somalia's Mareeg online news ....

  • Egypt takes part in African water resources gathering in Tanzania

    Date: 2016-07-19 14:33:46 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:81 - ID:5287613

    CAIRO, July 19 (MENA) - Egypt will take part with a high-level delegation under Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Ati in meetings of the 10th general assembly of the African water ministers. The meeting will be held on the ....

  • 10 soldiers killed, 38 wounded in attack on Mali army base

    Date: 2016-07-19 14:03:29 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:66 - ID:5287237

    BAMAKO, July 19 (MENA) - Authorities say gunmen have killed at least 10 soldiers and wounded 38 in an attack on an army camp in Mali, the ABC News reported. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack that took place early Tuesday in the ....

  • 49,000 kids would die of malnutrition in Nigeria due to Boko Haram-- UN

    Date: 2016-07-19 12:26:24 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:52 - ID:5286197

    NEW YORK, July 19 (MENA) - The UN children's agency warns that some 49,000 children will die of malnutrition in areas once cut off by northeastern Nigeria's Islamic extremist uprising if they don't get treatment, ABC News reported. UNICEF is ....

  • AU force probes death of 14 civilians in southern Somalia

    Date: 2016-07-19 11:23:02 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:44 - ID:5286169

    MOGADISHU, July 19 - The Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is investigating reports that its troops on Monday killed 14 civilians and injured three others in Wardiinle location, 30 kilometers west of Baidoa town in southern region. AMISOM ....

  • Suspected cholera outbreak claims 11 lives in S. Sudan

    Date: 2016-07-19 11:21:18 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:43 - ID:5286061

    NEW YORK, July 19 (MENA) - At least 11 people died in South Sudan with what is suspected to be a fresh cholera virus outbreak, UNICEF said on Tuesday. Up to 72 suspected cases, among them 36 form Juba, were reported in the African country, UNICEF ....

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