Africa

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  • Al Shabab Attacks Military Base in Somalia

    Date: 2016-06-09 07:21:45 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:18 - ID:5067389

    MOGADISHU, June 9 (MENA) - The official radio of Somali Islamist militant group al Shabab says they have killed 43 Ethiopian troops and destroyed a military base serving the African Union force in a Somali village about 260 kilometers north of ....

  • 50,000 flee Boko Haram attacks in Niger - UNHCR‎

    Date: 2016-06-07 12:29:31 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:35 - ID:5057121

    GENEVA, June 7 (MENA) - Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in south-east Niger following a series of attacks in recent days by Boko Haram insurgents on the town of Bosso in the troubled Diffa region, the UN Refugee Agency said in a ....

  • Egypt, Sudan sign agricultural cooperation agreement

    Date: 2016-06-07 10:53:47 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:15 - ID:5055762

    KHARTOUM, June 7 (MENA) – Egypt and Sudan signed a cooperation agreement in the agricultural investment field, under which an Egyptian company will cultivate 18,000 feddans in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state. Al Jazirah mayor Mohamed Taher Ella welcomed ....

  • Global(2):Diebold And Al Rajhi Bank Receive Innovation Award For Collaboratively-Developed Self-Service Solution

    Date: 2016-06-07 06:25:38 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:3 - ID:5055181

    Diebold software enables customized services to enhance consumer experience DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) and Al Rajhi Bank have received the Best Technological Innovation Award at ....

  • Britain warns of possible terrorist attacks in South Africa

    Date: 2016-06-06 19:33:11 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:86 - ID:5054289

    LONDON, June 6 (MENA) - The United Kingdom issued warnings on Monday of possible terror acts in South Africa, two days after similar advice was issued by the United States embassy in Pretoria, The Guardian reported Monday. The British warning ....

  • AU troops in Somalia arrested for selling military supplies

    Date: 2016-06-06 11:35:16 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:37 - ID:5051705

    MOGADISHU, June 6 (MENA) - Five soldiers with the African Union mission in Somalia (Amisom) and 10 Somalis have been arrested for selling military equipment, the BBC quoted police as saying on Monday. They were found with improvised detonators, ....

  • Sudan and S. Sudan agree to activate buffer zone

    Date: 2016-06-06 11:01:49 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:31 - ID:5051297

    KHARTOUM, June 6 (MENA) - Sudan and South Sudan signed a series of security agreements, including immediate re-deployment of joint military forces along the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone (SDBZ), and approved a plan to stop supporting and harboring ....

  • 25 killed in Somalia clashes

    Date: 2016-06-05 14:19:35 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:37 - ID:5046533

    MOGADISHU, June 5 (MENA) - At least 25 people were killed in fierce clashes in northern Somalia. The clashes took place between two clans and left dozens injured from both sides. (MENA) N A E/M O H ....

  • Nigeria says it seized $10.3 billion in looted money, assets

    Date: 2016-06-04 20:06:05 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:91 - ID:5043405

    ABUJA, June 4 (MENA) - Nigeria says it has seized more than $10.3 billion in looted cash and assets in the past year under President Muhammadu Buhari's anti-corruption campaign, Fox News reported on Saturday. Information Minister Lai Mohammed ....

  • AU-HoAI meeting urges int'l assistance in combating illegal immigration, human trafficking

    Date: 2016-06-04 18:46:56 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:83 - ID:5042945

    SHARM EL SHEIKH, June 4 (MENA) – The second Ministerial Meeting of the AU-Horn of Africa Initiative (AU-HoAI) on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants wrapped up its activities on Saturday in Sharm El Sheikh. The meeting’s communique ....

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