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Huge explosion outside hotel in Somali capital, police say
Date: 2016-06-25 15:22:23 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:59 - ID:5157985
MOGADISHU, June 25 (MENA) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of a Mogadishu hotel, followed by a second explosion heard inside the hotel as gunmen fought their way inside, Fox News cited police as saying Saturday. ....
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Global(1):OUE unveils OUE Skyspace LA and first-of-its-kind Skyslide at U.S. Bank Tower
Date: 2016-06-25 10:04:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:22 - ID:5155833
California's tallest open-air observation deck opens to the public on Saturday, 25 June 2016 SINGAPORE, June 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore Exchange Mainboard-listed integrated property developer OUE Limited ("OUE" or the "Group") held a ....
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Ugandan forces to 'withdraw' from Somalia
Date: 2016-06-23 16:14:17 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:90 - ID:5148345
KAMPALA, June 23 (MENA) - Uganda has decided to pull its troops out of Somalia by December 2017, the BBC reported. It provides the biggest contingent of soldiers to the African Union force fighting militant Islamist group Al-Shabab. Uganda's ....
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Nearly 200 die in a month at Boko Haram displaced camp
Date: 2016-06-23 06:23:03 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:6 - ID:5144033
GENEVA, June 23 (MENA) - Nearly 200 people have died in the last month at a camp for people made homeless by Boko Haram violence in northeast Nigeria, an aid agency said Wednesday, warning of a growing malnutrition crisis. A Doctors Without ....
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Bashir receives letter from his Ugandan counterpart over fostering mutual ties
Date: 2016-06-20 18:23:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:72 - ID:5130449
KHARTOUM, June 20 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar Bashir received a letter from Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni concerning boosting bilateral relations. The letter was handed over to Bashir by Ugandan Foreign Minister Okello Oryem in ....
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UN human rights experts call for concrete steps to end crisis in Burundi
Date: 2016-06-19 14:44:39 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:60 - ID:5123633
GENEVA, June 19 (MENA) - Concluding their second visit to Burundi, a team of United Nations independent human rights experts welcomed certain improvements in the country, but warned that the recent "calm should not be confused with long term ....
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Parliament speaker meets APRM panel member
Date: 2016-06-18 18:23:35 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:67 - ID:5119665
CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal met on Saturday with Joseph Tsang Mang Kin, a panel member of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) of the African Union. The meeting took up efforts exerted by the House of ....
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Sisi meets APRM panel member
Date: 2016-06-18 16:01:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:61 - ID:5119037
CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Saturday with Joseph Tsang Mang Kin, a panel member of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) of the African Union. The meeting took up means to support democracy, governance and ....
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Egypt dispatches medical convoy to Eritrea
Date: 2016-06-18 12:49:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:40 - ID:5117945
CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – Egypt has dispatched a medical convoy to Eritrea, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The Egyptian medical convoy dispatched from the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD), added the ministry. The ....
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Boko Haram kills 18 at funeral in Nigeria
Date: 2016-06-17 15:29:28 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:50 - ID:5114793
ABUJA, June 17 (MENA) - Boko Haram militants opened fire at a funeral in northeast Nigeria, killing 18 mourners including many women and children, officials and witnesses were quoted by ABC News as saying Friday. The attack occurred late Thursday ....
