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Kenya's president vows to defeat al-Shabab
Date: 2016-01-19 15:31:46 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:67 - ID:4147217
NAIROBI, Jan 19 (MENA) - Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta said the country remains “unbowed and undeterred” in the fight against al-Shabab militants in Somalia. He asserted that Kenyans must stand with the families of the soldiers killed in a ....
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UN food agency says 14 million face hunger in southern Africa
Date: 2016-01-18 14:48:01 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:70 - ID:4139645
GENEVA, Jan 18 (MENA) - About 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought that has been exacerbated by an El Niño weather pattern, the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) said. The worst-affected country is ....
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Terrorist group affiliated to AQIM carried out Burkina Faso hotel attack
Date: 2016-01-18 09:36:08 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:24 - ID:4136005
NOUAKCHOTT, Jan 18 (MENA) - Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announced that three of its members have carried out the attack on a luxury hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso. Press sources quoted an AQIM statement as saying that the three ....
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Egypt committed to cooperate with Nile Basin countries: minister
Date: 2016-01-17 21:08:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:122 - ID:4134497
CAIRO, Jan 17 (MENA) – Egypt is still committed to honestly cooperate with all Nile Basin countries to make maximum use of the available water resources for the benefit of everyone, said the irrigation minister. In statements late on Sunday, ....
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Burkina Faso Security forces hunt possible surviving attackers, 14 foreigners dead
Date: 2016-01-17 20:11:39 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:114 - ID:4134537
OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 17 (MENA) - Security forces are hunting for any possible surviving gunmen from an attack on a hotel in Burkina Faso that left at least 29 people deadand showed the expanding reach of regional jihadists in West Africa. The drama ....
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Egypt, Sudan keen on finalizing technical studies of Ethiopian Renaissance dam - minister
Date: 2016-01-17 16:38:52 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:85 - ID:4132989
CAIRO, Jan 17 (MENA) - Egypt and Sudan are keen on finalizing technical studies of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as soon as possible in order to protect the two nations from any potential risks, said Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam ....
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100 soldiers killed in Al Shabaab attack on Somali base
Date: 2016-01-17 13:30:37 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:54 - ID:4132101
MOGADISHU, Jan 17 (MENA) – The death toll of Al Shabaab militants' attack on an African Union military base in western Somalia has jumped to 100, mostly Kenyan soldiers. Somalian Al Shabaab militant group said in a statement on Sunday. They have ....
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OIC slams terrorist attack on Ouagadougou
Date: 2016-01-16 11:51:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:46 - ID:4124633
JEDDAH, Jan 16 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the attack carried out by militants on a hotel in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou. The offensive left 20 persons dead, while some hostages were ....
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Francois Hollande condemns 'cowardly attack' in Burkina Faso
Date: 2016-01-16 11:16:31 GMT - France - Africa - SN:41 - ID:4124181
PARIS, Jan 16 (MENA) - French President Francois Hollande condemned the "odious and cowardly attack" in Burkina Faso, where Al Qaeda linked gunmen launched an assault against a restaurant and a hotel that has left 20 people dead. "French forces ....
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Burkina Faso hotel siege over
Date: 2016-01-16 10:06:56 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:31 - ID:4123777
OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 16 (MENA) - A siege is over at a Burkina Faso hotel seized by suspected Islamist gunmen, the BBC reported quoting the government. In all, 126 hostages were freed at the Splendid Hotel in the West African state's capital, ....
