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More than 100 killed in Nigeria gas explosion
Date: 2015-12-25 08:06:01 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:8 - ID:3991277
ABUJA, Dec 25 (MENA) - More than 100 people have been killed after a gas tanker truck exploded at a crowded gas plant in Nigeria, Sky News reported. It happened as people lined up to refill gas cylinders in time for cooking Christmas meals in ....
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Central African Republic delays national election to Dec. 30
Date: 2015-12-24 20:17:02 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:105 - ID:3990641
BANGUI, Dec 24 (MENA) - A national election in Central African Republic, designed to replace its transitional government and bring stability to a nation wracked by years of sectarian violence, has been postponed to December 30, according to ABC ....
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Egypt, Sudan to cooperate in exchanging program materials, media training
Date: 2015-12-24 16:28:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:3989621
CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) Essam el Amir met here Thursday with undersecretary of Sudanese information ministry Abdel Maguid Haron and Sudanese media adviser Mohamed Gabara to discuss cooperation ....
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200 extremist al Shabab fighters pledge allegiance to Daesh group - Kenyan police
Date: 2015-12-24 16:26:30 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:77 - ID:3989721
NAIROBI, Dec 24 (MENA) - Kenya's police chief said about 200 extremist fighters have split from Somalia's al Shabab rebels, who are allied to al Qaeda, and have instead pledged allegiance to Daesh terrorist group, according to Fox News. Joseph ....
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Mass graves for '300 Shia Nigerians' in Zaria
Date: 2015-12-23 16:56:17 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:44 - ID:3984421
NEW YORK, Dec 23 (MENA) - Nigeria's military killed and quickly buried the bodies of at least 300 Shia Muslims in an unjustified attack in the northern Zaria city earlier this month, the BBC quoted the Human Rights Watch (HRW) as saying on ....
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'Muslims protected Christians' during attack on Kenyan bus by Al Shabaab militants
Date: 2015-12-22 17:09:24 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:92 - ID:3978937
NAIROBI, Dec 22 (MENA) - Passengers on board a bus bravely defied terrorists' demands to sacrifice the Christians on board during a deadly standoff in Kenya, the Daily Mail reported. When the 10 Al Shabaab militants stormed the bus in the ....
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Violence caused by Boko Haram keeping more than 1 million children out of school
Date: 2015-12-22 14:47:15 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:75 - ID:3978225
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (MENA) - More than one million children in Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger are unable to attend school due to Boko Haram's insurgency across the region. "It's a staggering number," Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF's West and Central ....
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Sisi backs South Sudan peace agreement
Date: 2015-12-22 14:45:13 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:73 - ID:3977993
CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted Egypt's support for the peace agreement in South Sudan to achieve peace and stability and provide an atmosphere appropriate for achieving the aspired economic and social development in ....
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Bashir stresses importance of enhancing ties with Kenya
Date: 2015-12-21 22:29:39 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:102 - ID:3973385
KHARTOUM, Dec 21 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al Bashir has underlined his country’s keenness on enhancing and developing cooperation between Khartoum and Nairobi to include all political and economic fields. The remarks were made during a ....
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Algerian FM meets Nigerian counterpart
Date: 2015-12-21 22:04:08 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:100 - ID:3973389
ALGIERS, Dec 21 (MENA) – Algerian Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra received Monday in Oran, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim, after works of the High level ....
