Africa

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  • Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of attacking its territory

    Date: 2016-06-13 08:41:36 GMT - Eritrea - Africa - SN:19 - ID:5088229

    ASMARA, June 13 (MENA) - Eritrea’s government has accused Ethiopia of launching an attack on its territory, but the extent of the assault was still unclear and there was no immediate response from Ethiopia, euronews reported Monday. “The TPLF ....

  • Congo: Boat collision on lake kills at least 27 people

    Date: 2016-06-12 15:17:39 GMT - Republic of the Congo - Africa - SN:61 - ID:5085629

    BRAZZAVILLE, June 12 (MENA) - United Nations-backed Radio Okapi says that two boats collided on a lake in Congo and one capsized killing at least 27 people, ABC News reported. Deputy governor of Maindombe, Massamba Malika, told Radio Okapi the ....

  • Sudan: Crisis of Egyptian ceramic cargos finalized

    Date: 2016-06-12 09:41:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:20 - ID:5082417

    KHARTOUM, June 12 (MENA) - Sudanese First Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh has ordered the Finance Ministry to work on settling the crisis of entry of Egyptian ceramic trucks to the Sudanese harbors. In statements on Sunday, head of the Ceramic ....

  • Dozens of Nigerian army officers sacked over corruption

    Date: 2016-06-11 12:09:09 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:34 - ID:5077957

    ABUJA, June 11 — Nigeria's army said it is firing many senior officers accused of corruption and stealing billions of dollars meant to buy arms to fight the Boko Haram insurgency, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday. Army spokesman Col. Sani ....

  • 32 killed, 14 injured in traffic accident in Sudan

    Date: 2016-06-10 12:55:51 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:41 - ID:5074905

    KHARTOUM, June 10 (MENA) – At least 32 people killed and 14 others injured in a dreadful traffic accident in Sudan on Friday. The accident occurred after a fuel truck, coming on the opposite direction, collided with a bus carrying pilgrims from ....

  • 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 ....

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