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10 members of al Shabab movement killed in northern Somalia
Date: 2016-03-23 11:59:22 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:43 - ID:4571201
MOGADISHU, March 23 (MENA) - Deputy Governor of Mudug Province Ahmed Musa Nur said that 10 members of the Somali al Shabab terrorist movement were killed by Puntland forces in northern the country. Information Minister of Puntland Mahmud Hassan ....
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Sisi greets Namibia on Independence Day
Date: 2016-03-22 11:53:08 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:55 - ID:4562365
CAIRO, March 22 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday delegated Presidency Secretary Mohamed Negm Amin to the Embassy of Namibia to convey greetings to the African country on its Independence Day. Namibia Independence Day falls on ....
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Egypt urges establishing anti-terror center for CEN-SAD countries
Date: 2016-03-22 11:02:51 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:43 - ID:4561557
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 22 (MENA) - Egypt proposed establishing an anti-terror center during the 5th meeting of defense ministers of Community of the Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), Egyptian ambassador to Libya Mohamed Abu Bakr ....
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Egypt restored its leading African role under Sisi: CEN-SAD head
Date: 2016-03-22 10:45:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:26 - ID:4561525
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, March 22 (MENA) – Egypt has retained its leading role in Africa, under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Acting Secretary General of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) Ibrahim Sani Abani ....
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Meetings of Community of Sahel-Saharan States' defense ministers to kick off Tuesday
Date: 2016-03-21 15:52:57 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:50 - ID:4556917
CAIRO, March 21 (MENA) - The preparatory meetings for the fifth session of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States' defense ministers will kick off in Sharm el Sheikh Tuesday in the phase between March 22-25 under Egypt. The get-together comes at a ....
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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 ....
