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16 million people face hunger over drought in southern Africa -- WFP
Date: 2016-03-04 20:33:55 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:76 - ID:4444693
NEW YORK, March 4 (MENA) - The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said Friday about 16 million people in Southern Africa face hunger because of a drought exacerbated by El Nino weather pattern, Sky News reported. The number could climb to almost 50 ....
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Bashir to participate in OIC summit in Jakarta
Date: 2016-03-04 14:17:38 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:46 - ID:4442865
KHARTOUM, March 4 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al Bashir will lead on Saturday his country's delegation to the 5th Extraordinary Islamic Summit in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. The summit, under the theme "United for Just Solution", ....
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Germany earmarks 51 mln euro in aid to Sudan
Date: 2016-03-04 14:02:25 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:45 - ID:4442469
KHARTOUM, March 4 (MENA) - Germany allocated 51 million euros in aid to Sudan to carry out development projects. German State Secretary for Economic Cooperation and Development Thomas Silberhorn, who is leading a visiting German team, said on ....
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Nigeria frees 63 after dislodging Boko Haram insurgents: army
Date: 2016-03-04 07:28:52 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:13 - ID:4440417
ABUJA, March 4 (MENA) - Nigeria's military said on Thursday it had rescued 63 people after dislodging Boko Haram militants from villages in the country's restive northeast. Five Boko Haram fighters were also killed at their hideouts in Lawin ....
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Mauritania denies signing deal with Al Qaeda
Date: 2016-03-03 21:37:00 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:118 - ID:4440057
NOUAKCHOTT, March 3 (MENA) - Mauritania has denied media reports about signing a deal with Al Qaeda terrorist group, said Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed Lemine, spokesman for the Mauritanian government. At a press conference on Thursday, Lemine ....
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UN chief arrives in Mauritania
Date: 2016-03-03 20:22:36 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:110 - ID:4439869
NOUAKCHOTT, March 3 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived on Thursday in Nouakchott on a two-day visit to Mauritania. The UN chief will have talks with Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and a number of other senior ....
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Egypt hosts African smart networks forum
Date: 2016-03-03 15:06:18 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:76 - ID:4437877
CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) – Under the auspices of Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Cairo will host Second Africa Smart Grid Forum on Saturday. The five-day forum, to be attended by Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker, will be organized by the Ministry's ....
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Somalia's al Shabab journalist Hassan Hanafi sentenced to death
Date: 2016-03-03 12:56:28 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:59 - ID:4436681
MOGADISHU, March 3 (MENA) A Somali military court has sentenced to death a former journalist who helped al Shabab kill five fellow reporters, the BBC reported on Thursday. Hassan Hanafi assisted the Islamist militant group by identifying possible ....
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8 Daesh elements killed in Libya's Sabratha
Date: 2016-03-03 12:25:55 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:53 - ID:4435165
TRIPOLI, March 3 (MENA) – Eight Daesh fighters were killed in armed clashes with Libyan security forces in Sabratha city, a well-informed source said on Thursday. They were killed after Libyan security troops launched a wide-scale clampdown in a ....
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Somali troops clash with Al Shabaab elements in Marko city
Date: 2016-03-02 13:24:21 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:52 - ID:4429001
MOGADISHU, March 2 (MENA) - Somali National Army (SNA) troops engaged in a deadly overnight clashes with Al Shabaab militants in the southern port town of Marko, the capital of Lower Shabelle region, according to All Africa radio. The fighting is ....
