Africa

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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, ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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, ....

  • '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 ....

  • Lebanese embassy in Ivory Coast urges nationals to stay home

    Date: 2016-03-13 17:20:29 GMT - Lebanon - Africa - SN:90 - ID:4502797

    BEIRUT, March 13 (MENA) – The Lebanese Embassy in Ivory Coast on Sunday called on its nationals to stay home after the killing and injuring of several foreigners, including Lebanese persons in a terrorist attack carried out by gunmen at a hotel in ....

  • 4 million Sudanese citizens facing crisis food insecurity

    Date: 2016-03-13 11:51:47 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:40 - ID:4499621

    KHARTOUM, March 13 (MENA) - More than four million Sudanese citizens will face crisis food insecurity conditions or worse in the coming months, according to a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA said ....

  • Mauritanian university professors urge boosting cultural contact with Egypt

    Date: 2016-03-12 15:52:25 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:49 - ID:4494693

    NOUAKCHOTT, March 12 (MENA) – Professors of the Mauritanian universities called for boosting the Mauritanian-Egyptian cultural contact. Mauritanian university professor Ahmed Habiballah reiterated, during discussions organized by Egypt center for ....

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