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Libyan presidential council appoints permanent representative to AU Commission
Date: 2016-07-08 08:52:01 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:22 - ID:5224109
TRIPOLI, July 8 (MENA) - The Libyan Presidential Council issued a decision appointing Saleh Hama Mohamed as permanent representative to the African Union Commission. Mohamed is a parliamentarian and a member in the Libyan national dialogue team ....
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Al Shabaab movement kills two men in public
Date: 2016-07-08 08:28:58 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:18 - ID:5223745
MOGADISHU, July 8 (MENA) - The radical Al Shabaab group shot dead two men in central Somalia in public. The killing field was in “Harardhere” in "Mudug" province which is controlled by Al Shabaab terrorist group, a source told Radio ....
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Official: 5 soldiers killed in shooting in South Sudan
Date: 2016-07-08 08:00:18 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:14 - ID:5223853
JUBA, July 8 (MENA) - Five South Sudanese government soldiers were killed in a shootout on Thursday night between opposing army factions in the capital, the ABC News quoted a military official as saying Friday. A convoy of soldiers loyal to ....
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African Union to withdraw troops from Somalia by 2020
Date: 2016-07-07 16:54:59 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:83 - ID:5222597
ADDIS ABABA, July 7 (MENA) - The African Union said Thursday that it plans to withdraw its forces from Somalia by the end of 2020 after years of trying to secure the Horn of Africa country against extremist group al-Shabab, the ABC News reported. ....
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Gambia sacks 27 government officials accused of corruption
Date: 2016-07-06 09:59:53 GMT - The Gambia - Africa - SN:27 - ID:5216757
BANJUL, July 6 (MENA) - Authorities in Gambia have sacked 27 government officials including 10 permanent secretaries on suspicion of having fraudulently acquired official cars and other items, state television said on Tuesday. The officials are ....
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AU denounces suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2016-07-06 09:10:15 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:24 - ID:5216537
ADDIS ABABA, July 6 (MENA) - Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma denounced the suicide attacks in the Saudi Kingdom that took place on Monday. In a statement issued by the commission, Zuma described the attack ....
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Ethiopian PM blames Eritrea for recent border skirmish
Date: 2016-07-05 13:11:25 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:48 - ID:5212937
ADDIS ABABA, July 5 (MENA)- Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has blamed Eritrea for the recent border skirmish, the BBC reported on Tuesday. In a speech to the parliament in Addis Ababa, he said Eritrea carried out the "provocation" ....
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Egypt embassy in Togo hosts Iftar banquet for Islamic community
Date: 2016-07-04 12:39:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:57 - ID:5207541
CAIRO, July 4 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in Togo has hosted an Iftar banquet for the Muslim community and Togolese nationals, said Egypt's Ambassador in Togo Karim Sherif on Monday. A host of Islamic figures along with the Muslim ambassadors ....
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Mauritanian official hails ties with Egypt
Date: 2016-07-03 18:59:01 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:80 - ID:5203889
NOUAKCHOTT, July 3 (MENA) – Director General of Mauritanian Radio Network Abdallah Hormatallah praised relations binding Egypt and Mauritania in different fields, saying the Mauritanian radio hopes to boost cooperation with the Egyptian Radio and ....
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Armed attackers kill 2 gendarmes, wound soldier in Mali
Date: 2016-07-02 14:55:53 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:51 - ID:5197905
BAMAKO, July 2 (MENA) - A local official said two armed men on motorcycles have killed two gendarmes and wounded a soldier in the northeast Mali town of Menaka. Menaka governor Daouda Maiga said Saturday the gunmen escaped after the attack. He ....
