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Congo presidential election opens under communications blackout
Date: 2016-03-20 19:13:09 GMT - Republic of the Congo - Africa - SN:62 - ID:4552101
BRAZZAVILLE, March 20 (MENA) - Voters went to the polls in Congo Republic on Sunday under a government-imposed communications blackout as long-time leader Denis Sassou Nguesso sought to extend his rule over the Central African oil producer, The Star ....
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Four Britons held in Kenya on terrorism charges
Date: 2016-03-19 10:26:47 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:28 - ID:4540665
LONDON, March 19 (MENA) - Four Britons were held in Kenya over charges of planning terrorist acts after they were arrested while taking photos at airport, The Sun newspaper reported. The pals — Eddie Swift and Paul Abbott, both 47, Steve Gibson, ....
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New talks between Sudan gov't, opposition begins in Addis Ababa
Date: 2016-03-18 17:15:58 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:64 - ID:4538049
KHARTOUM, March 18 (MENA) - New round of negotiations between the Sudanese government delegation, which is led by Assistant of President Ibrahim Mahmoud and the Armed Movements in the presence of Yassir Arman, Menni Arko Minawi and the Chairman of ....
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30 Al Shabab killed in Somalia
Date: 2016-03-17 12:51:02 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:62 - ID:4530973
NAIROBI, March 17 (MENA) - Thirty insurgents of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-aligned Al Shabab group were killed in heavy clashes in the south and northeast of the country, Kenya's armed forces and local authorities said separately. In the first incident, ....
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Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea sign maritime security agreement
Date: 2016-03-16 17:05:37 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:70 - ID:4525757
ABUJA, March 16 (MENA) - Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea signed an agreement to establish combined patrols to bolster security in the Gulf of Guinea, which has been plagued by piracy in the last few years, Euronews quoted a spokesman for Nigeria’s ....
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Nigerian president urges nationals to be cautious after mosque blast
Date: 2016-03-16 13:10:25 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:44 - ID:4523725
ABUJA, March 16 (MENA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari called on his citizens to be cautious especially in the crowded areas after the suicide attack in a mosque in north eastern the country leaving 22 persons dead and 18 others ....
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OIC condemns Ivory Coast's deadly attack
Date: 2016-03-14 12:19:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:41 - ID:4507489
JEDDAH, March 14 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) vehemently condemned Monday the Ivory Coast's terrorist attack that left at least 14 dead on Grand Bassam beach. OIC's Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani expressed deep ....
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Al Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly Ivory Coast beach town attack
Date: 2016-03-13 22:17:00 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - Africa - SN:111 - ID:4504181
ABIDJAN, March 13 (MENA) - Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for an attack on three hotels Sunday in Grand-Bassam, a beach town in Ivory Coast that's popular with locals and foreigners, ABC News reported. Resident Josiane ....
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UN Chad peacekeeper kills 2 colleagues in northern Mali
Date: 2016-03-13 20:23:26 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:107 - ID:4504065
BAMAKO, March 13 (MENA) - The United Nations said that a Chadian peacekeeper in northern Mali has killed two colleagues and injured another after shooting at them, Fox News reported. The spokeswoman for the UN mission in Mali, Radhia Achouri, ....
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'At least 16 dead' after gunmen open fire in Ivory Coast resort
Date: 2016-03-13 20:01:54 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:104 - ID:4503537
LONDON, March 13 (MENA) - Sixteen people have been killed after six heavily armed gunmen attacked a beach resort in Ivory Coast, The Independent reported. The government has said the attackers have been 'neutralized.' Al-Qaeda in the Islamic ....
