Africa
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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 ....
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48 killed, injured in tribal clashes in West Kurdufan
Date: 2016-05-18 09:11:25 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:13 - ID:4930401
KHARTOUM, May 18 (MENA) - Thirty-eight persons were killed and 10 others injured in tribal clashes in West Kurdufan province in central Sudan. "Almeghar Alsyasy" newspaper quoted Governor of West Kurdufan province Abu Kassem Baraka as saying that ....
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Global (1):Microsoft selling feature phone business to FIH Mobile Ltd. and HMD Global, Oy
Date: 2016-05-18 09:02:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:12 - ID:4930453
REDMOND, Washington, May 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced it reached an agreement to sell the company's entry-level feature phone assets to FIH Mobile Ltd., a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Group, and HMD ....
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Culture minister confers with his Gabonese counterpart on cooperation
Date: 2016-05-15 19:10:54 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:93 - ID:4914797
CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam on Sunday conferred with his Gabonese counterpart Paulette Mengue on ways of joint cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, Mengue said that Gabon hopes that there will be ....
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UN team arrives in North Darfur to evaluate humanitarian, security situation
Date: 2016-05-14 15:18:55 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:51 - ID:4905941
KHARTOUM, May 14 (MENA) – A three-way team comprising the UN, the AU and the Sudanese government arrived to Al Fashir city on Saturday to discuss the current situation and present the strategy for the exit of the UNAMID mission from Darfur ....
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Kenya security forces kill 10, arrest 36 in operation against Shabaab militants
Date: 2016-05-13 14:10:27 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:64 - ID:4900469
NAIROBI, May 13 (MENA) - Kenyan security forces have killed 10 suspected al Shabaab militants and arrested 36 others in nine months since launching an operation against the insurgents on the coast, Sky News TV quoted the head of the operation as ....
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Bashir returns home after taking part in swearing-in ceremony of Uganda's president
Date: 2016-05-12 20:19:16 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:108 - ID:4897229
KHARTOUM, May 12 (MENA) – President Omar al Bashir returned home from Uganda after a visit to Kampala, in which Bashir took part in the swearing-in ceremony of Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni. Bashir was received at the airport by Sudan’s First ....