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Amnesty calls for probe into Nigeria's Shiite mass graves
Date: 2016-04-13 15:56:50 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:92 - ID:4713833
LONDON, April 13 (MENA) – The Amnesty International is calling for an independent investigation into mass graves allegedly containing the bodies of hundreds of Shiites killed in clashes with the Nigerian military, according to News Week. Members ....
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Fulani herdsmen attack Nigeria's Taraba villages, kill 15
Date: 2016-04-13 15:34:27 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:90 - ID:4713737
ABUJA, April 13 (MENA) - At least 15 people have been killed and several home burnt down by suspected Fulani herders in the eastern Nigerian state of Taraba, police quoted by the BBC, said. About 20 people invaded and attacked Dori and Mesuma ....
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2 aid workers killed in S. Sudan
Date: 2016-04-13 13:55:10 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:75 - ID:4712737
JUBA, April 13 (MENA) - Two aid workers were killed in South Sudan after being shot dead by militants. A number of militants set an ambush and targeted the car carrying the two workers, leaving both of them dead, Al-Arabiya Channel reported, ....
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3 killed, 6 injured in Mogadishu market explosion
Date: 2016-04-13 13:28:16 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:68 - ID:4712533
MOGADISHU, April 13 (MENA) - At least three people were killed and six others injured Wednesday when an explosion hit a crowded livestock market in Somalia. The blast, which came as part of the spate of attacks that target the Horn of Africa ....
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Pentagon: Airstrikes kill 12 Al-Shabab members in southern Somalia
Date: 2016-04-13 12:00:06 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:52 - ID:4711593
MOGADISHU, April 13 (MENA) - Pentagon officials Wednesday said about a dozen suspected members of al-Shabaab terrorist movement were killed in US airstrikes against an as-yet-undisclosed target in southern Somalia over the course of Monday and ....
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Kenyan politician murdered
Date: 2016-04-13 11:58:37 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:51 - ID:4711513
NAIROBI, April 13 (MENA) – A Kenyan opposition politician has been shot dead outside his home in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. Stephene Mukabana, a youth leader of the Orange Democratic Movement, was killed last night when he rushed to the aid of a ....
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Darfur voters cast ballot on final referendum day
Date: 2016-04-13 10:01:20 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:14 - ID:4709693
KHARTOUM, April 13 (MENA) – Darfur citizens continued Tuesday, the third and final day of voting, casting their ballots in a referendum to decide whether to determine the permanent status of that region, to unify Darfur’s five states into a single ....
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AMISOM condemns suicide attack on Mogadishu mayor office
Date: 2016-04-12 14:18:04 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:73 - ID:4705473
MOGADISHU, April 12 (MENA) - African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) condemned Tuesday the suicide attack that targeted the office of Mogadishu mayor. Al Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility for the attack. At least, five people ....
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Unidentified jets carry out airstrikes in Somalia's Gedo region
Date: 2016-04-12 12:15:16 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:52 - ID:4704245
MOGADISHU, April 12 (MENA) - Unknown military jets have launched deadly airstrikes in Gedo region, southwestern Somalia, killing several people, Shabelle radio reported. Mohamud Mukhtar, an elder has confirmed the aerial bombardment, saying the ....
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Internet cut in Chad after tense polls
Date: 2016-04-12 09:33:47 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:19 - ID:4702693
N'DJAMENA, April 12 (MENA) - The internet remained mysteriously cut in Chad's capital on Monday a day after elections held amid tight security, which are expected to see President Idriss Deby extend his 26-year rule, News24 reported. Some foreign ....
