Africa

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  • 5 Somali soldiers killed, 12 injured in fight with al Shabaab

    Date: 2016-04-26 12:44:42 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:50 - ID:4794453

    MOGADISHU, April 26 (MENA) - At least five Somali soldiers were killed and 12 other injured in a fierce fighting with al Shabaab militants near northwestern Baidoa town, a military source said on Tuesday. On the other hand, at least six al ....

  • Somali army says foiled Al shabaab attack on Wajid town

    Date: 2016-04-26 12:12:14 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:45 - ID:4794437

    MOGADISHU, April 26 (MENA) - Somalia’s military said on Tuesday its troops foiled a major Al Shabaab attack targeting an army outpost in the strategic town of Wajid located in the country’s south-western Bakool region, according to media ....

  • 12 people die of Cholera in Somalia

    Date: 2016-04-24 15:09:04 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:50 - ID:4782397

    MOGADISHU, April 24 (MENA) - Some 12 people have died of cholera in southern Somalia during the past days, the health ministry said. Health Minister Hawo Hassan Mohamed, quoted by Shabelle radio, said 44 patients are being treated at medical ....

  • Irrigation min. reviews protecting infrastructure against climate changes in Africa

    Date: 2016-04-22 09:24:53 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:25 - ID:4769933

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati reviewed efforts exerted by African countries to protect their infrastructure from the impacts of climate change and lack of technology. Addressing the Africa ....

  • Algerian army launches wide-scale combing operations on border with Mali

    Date: 2016-04-22 08:07:01 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:12 - ID:4769697

    ALGIERS, April 22 (MENA) - The Algerian Army launched a wide-scale combing operation on borders with Mali after the infiltration of a group of five armed terrorists, security sources told the Algerian Al Khabar newspaper on Friday. The sources ....

  • 4 Killed in Violence in Burundi

    Date: 2016-04-21 20:09:52 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:114 - ID:4768869

    BUJUMBURA, April 21 (MENA) - A Burundian official said a military officer was among four people killed in violence associated with the extended tenure of Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, the ABC News reported. Deputy police spokesman Moise ....

  • Boko Haram 'strapping bombs to birds' as Isis-affiliated group continues bloody insurgency in Africa

    Date: 2016-04-21 16:18:58 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:96 - ID:4767661

    LONDON, April 21 (MENA) - Boko Haram is strapping bombs to birds as it continues to develop more deadly weapons in its bloody insurgency in Africa. The commander of a coalition battling the Isis-affiliated militants revealed the discovery at a ....

  • Egypt delegation visits South Africa to review its development model

    Date: 2016-04-21 11:36:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:37 - ID:4764193

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) – The Planning Ministry, in cooperation with the effective planning project of the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD), organized a visit to South Africa to inspect its experiment in the planning, ....

  • Mauritania, Egypt sign agreement for environment cooperation

    Date: 2016-04-21 07:25:31 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:14 - ID:4762993

    NOUAKCHOTT, April 21 (MENA) - Mauritania and Egypt signed a framework agreement for environmental cooperation during the 6th African environment ministers conference that was held in Cairo over the past two days, said the Mauritanian environment ....

  • Boko Haram, Daesh are collaborating more, US says

    Date: 2016-04-21 06:01:18 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:2 - ID:4762665

    WASHINGTON, April 21 (MENA) - American military officials said two of the world’s most feared terrorist groups — Daesh and Boko Haram — have begun to collaborate more closely, raising alarm that they are working together to attack American allies in ....

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