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Somalia: One dies, two hurt in Bardere fighting
Date: 2016-02-10 15:10:45 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:77 - ID:4289245
MOGADISHU, Feb 10 (MENA) - At least one person was killed and two others sustained wounds in a clash between troops in the federal government of Somalia in Bardere city. Confirming the incident to Radio Shabelle, an army officer in Bardere said a ....
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landmine 'kills 3 soldiers' in central Mopti
Date: 2016-02-10 13:13:28 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:53 - ID:4287949
BAMAKO, Feb 10 (MENA) - Three Malian soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a landmine in the central region of Mopti, the BBC quoted officials as saying on Wednesday. Two others were wounded and taken to a hospital, the Defense Ministry ....
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6 killed in twin suicide attacks in Cameroon
Date: 2016-02-10 12:18:30 GMT - Cameroon - Africa - SN:46 - ID:4287477
YAOUNDÉ, Feb 10 (MENA) - At least six civilians were killed and around 50 injured Wednesday in a double suicide attack in Cameroon's northern border region with Nigeria, which is regularly attacked by Boko Haram fighters, security sources said, ....
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S. Sudan defense min. hails Egypt's support, rejection of sanctions
Date: 2016-02-10 10:47:11 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:26 - ID:4285261
JUBA, Feb 10 (MENA) - South Sudanese Defense Minister Kuol Manyang Juuk said that Egypt is advanced at the military level, noting that South Sudan hails Egypt's role in supporting his country in the current crisis. The S. Sudanese minister lauded ....
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Ethiopia dam technical committees reach joint memo on French offer
Date: 2016-02-09 12:37:27 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:54 - ID:4279657
KHARTOUM, Feb 9 (MENA) – The national technical committees of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia concerned with the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam reached a joint memo to be submitted to the French consultancy firm BRL containing their notes on the company’ ....
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2 Somali airport workers arrested over bomb in plane
Date: 2016-02-07 22:00:46 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:107 - ID:4269697
MOGADISHU, Feb 7 (MENA) - Somali intelligence officials said two airport workers handled a laptop that concealed a bomb that later exploded in a passenger plane, the CNN reported on Sunday. Both workers have been arrested. In a video made ....
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Libyan envoy slams indiscriminate shelling of Darnah
Date: 2016-02-07 17:17:27 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:93 - ID:4268837
CAIRO, Feb 7 (MENA) - Libyan Representative to the Arab League (AL) Ashour Abu-Rashed condemned on Sunday the bombardment that targeted Darnah city in Libya early in the day. The attack left four people, including a child and a woman, dead. A ....
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Boko Haram attacks Borno communities again, kills 4
Date: 2016-02-07 15:28:36 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:80 - ID:4267865
ABUJA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Suspected Boko Haram terrorists raided two villages, Mairi and Malari in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno, killing four persons and razing houses in the communities. The attacks came barely one week after the Dalori ....
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Two survivors of sunken boat off Sudanese shores arrive in Cairo
Date: 2016-02-07 14:07:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:67 - ID:4266461
CAIRO, Feb 7 (MENA) - Two Egyptian fishermen, who have been rescued after a fishing boat sunk in Sudanese territorial waters on January 30, along with the body of the Egyptian fisherman, who were on board of the same vessel arrived at Cairo ....
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Procedures to transfer body of Egyptian fisherman to Egypt 'finalized' - Egypt embassy in Sudan
Date: 2016-02-07 12:11:37 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:45 - ID:4265849
KHARTOUM, Feb 7 (MENA) - Procedures to transfer the body of the Egyptian fisherman, found by the Sudanese navy, from Sudan to Egypt have been finalized, said Acting Charge d' Affaires at the Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum Karim Amin. The body of ....
