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Somali troops recapture key village from militants
Date: 2016-03-01 14:20:27 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:80 - ID:4422113
MOGADISHU, March 1 (MENA) - The Somali army backed by African Union troops have retaken control of Lanta-Buuro in Lower Shabelle region, a day after Al Shabaab terrorist group seized the area, Shabelle radio reported on Tuesday. Al Shabaab ....
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Al Shabaab jihadists planning to blow up planes in Africa
Date: 2016-02-29 20:26:21 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:113 - ID:4416837
LONDON, Feb 29 (MENA) – Suicide bombers from Al Shabaab are planning several suicide attacks against Kenyan airports, the Independent quoted leaked intelligence reports as saying on Monday. Security has been increased at major airports following ....
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Nigeria saves millions by firing 'ghost workers'
Date: 2016-02-29 18:05:42 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:89 - ID:4415285
ABUJA, Feb 29 (MENA) - Nigeria's finance ministry has said it has saved the cash poor government millions of dollars by removing more than 20,000 "ghost workers" from the payrolls. The ministry said Sunday that 23,846 non-existent workers were ....
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30 killed in twin blasts in Somalia, al-Shabaab claims responsibility
Date: 2016-02-29 07:18:47 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:22 - ID:4410049
MOGADISHU, Feb 29 (MENA) - Somalia's al-Shabaab Islamist militant group bombed a busy junction and a nearby restaurant in the town of Baidoa on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, CBC News quoted police and the group as saying on ....
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African military school to be built for fighting terror
Date: 2016-02-28 18:53:28 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:96 - ID:4408425
NOUAKCHOTT, Feb 28 (MENA) - Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso will build a Nouakchott-based military school to fight extremism and terrorism spreading in the Africa's Sahel region, an official source said on Sunday. The school will be ....
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Twin suicide attacks kill at least 8 in Somali town
Date: 2016-02-28 18:43:02 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:94 - ID:4408629
MOGADISHU, Feb 28 (MENA) - Deadly twin suicide explosions targeting a popular restaurant, killed on Sunday at least eight persons and wounded several others in Baidoa town, 256 Km northwest of Mogadishu, the Somali Shabelle Radio reported. A ....
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Egyptian-Sudanese consular committee starts meetings in Khartoum
Date: 2016-02-28 08:32:53 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:17 - ID:4403517
KHARTOUM, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Egyptian-Sudanese consular committee held its first meeting here on Sunday to discuss issues related to protecting the rights of each country's nationals. The committee, under Egypt's Deputy Foreign Minister Hamdy ....
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Cameroon frees several hundred hostages from Boko Haram
Date: 2016-02-27 21:35:02 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:79 - ID:4402729
YAOUNDE, Feb 27 (MENA) - Cameroon said on Saturday it joined Nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram extremists to free a Nigerian border town, liberating several hundred hostages in the process, Fox News reported. Gen. Jacob Kodji, commander of ....
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Turkey's Erdogan to embark on major trip to Africa
Date: 2016-02-27 14:37:29 GMT - Turkey - Africa - SN:48 - ID:4400373
ANKARA, Feb 27 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit four west African countries next week, including Nigeria, The Daily Mail reported Saturday, quoting his office. Erdogan will begin his visit to Cote d'Ivoire on Sunday, ....
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Sudanese army vows to eradicate rebels in Jebel Marra
Date: 2016-02-27 12:15:25 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:32 - ID:4398545
KHARTOUM, Feb 27 (MENA) – The Sudanese army said it is in full control of the Darfur mountainous area of Jebel Marra and works on combing the area to ensure that there are no insurgent hideouts. In statements to the Sudanese satellite channel ....
