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Tanzania's home affairs minister suspended for alcoholism
Date: 2016-05-21 12:56:15 GMT - Tanzania - Africa - SN:37 - ID:4951365
DAR ES SALAM, May 21 (MENA) - Tanzanian President John Magufuli has sacked his home affairs minister after he turned up to parliament and answered questions while under the influence of alcohol, the presidency said, according to ....
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Global-PRNewswire 1:Coolpad Group Launches its Flagship Smartphone Coolpad MAX Designed with the World's First Dual Space Feature
Date: 2016-05-21 05:59:56 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:2 - ID:4949489
SHENZHEN, China, May 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Coolpad Group is announcing the global launch of its flagship smartphone Coolpad MAX. Just 7.6mm thin and weighing 170g, Coolpad MAX is a premium device with a full metal body, curved edge glass ....
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Sudan urges UN not to extend UNAMID mandate for another year
Date: 2016-05-20 11:12:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:30 - ID:4945325
KHARTOUM, May 20 (MENA) - Sudan will ask the UN Security Council not to extend the mandate of UNAMID mission in Darfur for another year, Sudanese State Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamal Ismail said on Friday. In a press statement, Ismail said it ....
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Ansar Dine claims ambush on UN peacekeepers in Mali
Date: 2016-05-20 10:06:34 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:25 - ID:4945213
BAMAKO, May 20 (MENA) - Ansar Dine group has claimed responsibility for an ambush in northeastern Mali that killed five Chadian UN peacekeepers, The Daily Mail reported on Friday. "Our mujahedeens attacked... soldiers working in the international ....
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Nigerian army frees 100 women, girls from Boko Haram
Date: 2016-05-20 09:28:15 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:22 - ID:4944833
ABUJA, May 20 (MENA) – About 100 women and girls, held captives by the Boko Haram militants, were freed by the Nigerian army in a security operation in Borno state, Army Spokesman Col Sani Usman said on Friday, according to the BBC. "During the ....
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Algeria condemns terrorist attack on UN convoy in Mali
Date: 2016-05-19 21:35:00 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:139 - ID:4943785
ALGIERS, May 19 (MENA) - The Algerian Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned yesterday's deadly attack that hit a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). The Foreign Ministry's ....
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UNSC delegation visits Somalia to support upcoming polls
Date: 2016-05-19 19:53:52 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:128 - ID:4943393
MOGADISHU, May 19 (MENA) - Members of the UN Security Council began an official visit to Somalia Thursday to support the country's upcoming elections as well as its efforts to defeat an insurgency by Islamic extremists, the ABC News ....
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Egyptian Embassy in Mauritania hosts conclusion of IT training course
Date: 2016-05-18 22:14:06 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:114 - ID:4935541
NOUAKCHOTT, May 18 (MENA) – The Egyptian Embassy in Mauritania on Wednesday hosted a celebration marking the conclusion of a training course in the field of information technology. The course, organized by the Egyptian Cultural Center in ....
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Somali Al shabaab says it overun KDF base in Somalia
Date: 2016-05-18 17:44:13 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:91 - ID:4935593
MOGADISHU, May 18 (MENA) - Al shabaab claimed it attacked Kenyan defense forces (KDF) base in Somalia’s south-western Gedo region on Wednesday, Somalia's Mareeg Media reported according to pro-militants website. According to the report, Al ....
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SNA and AU troops carry out joint operation near Diinsoor town
Date: 2016-05-18 13:10:11 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:48 - ID:4932885
MOGADISHU, May 18 (MENA) - Somali National Army (SNA) forces backed by Ethiopian troops of AMISOM contingent have conducted a joint opration against al Shabaab terrorist group near Diinsoor town in Baay region on Wednesday. Somali military ....
