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Nigerian security forces rescue 4 kidnapped including foreigners
Date: 2016-06-26 21:22:17 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:104 - ID:5164965
ABUJA, June 26 (MENA) - Security forces on Sunday rescued three foreigners and a Nigerian who were among seven construction workers kidnapped in an ambush on a police convoy in southeastern Nigeria that killed a driver, the ABC News cited police as ....
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Shoukry greets new S. Sudanese FM on post
Date: 2016-06-26 17:16:06 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:88 - ID:5164121
CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - In a phone call Sunday, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry congratulated new South Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor on taking office, Spokesman of Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said. During the call, Shoukry asserted the ....
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Minister among 11 killed in Somalia hotel attack
Date: 2016-06-26 14:37:22 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:60 - ID:5162549
MOGADISHU, June 27 (MENA) - A junior minister was among 11 people killed in an attack by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab militants on a hotel in the Somali capital, the foreign ministry said Sunday. The body of Buri Mohamed Hamza, minister of state ....
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Hosting Arab summit enhances Mauritania's regional, int'l role - ministry
Date: 2016-06-26 09:58:31 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:26 - ID:5160189
NOUAKCHOTT, June 26 (MENA) - Hosting the coming Arab summit cements Mauritania's role at the Arab, African and international arenas, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. The Arab summit will take place on July 25 in Nouakchott. Mauritania ....
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New fighting forces civilians to flee homes in S. Sudan - ICRC
Date: 2016-06-25 16:38:04 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:63 - ID:5158209
GENEVA, June 25 (MENA) - Renewed clashes in and around Wau, in the northwest of South Sudan, have forced thousands of civilians to flee in fear, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned Saturday ICRC is seriously concerned by ....
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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 ....
