Africa

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  • Boko Haram claims suicide attack on Shiite Muslims in Nigeria

    Date: 2015-11-28 19:42:53 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:100 - ID:3823117

    ABUJA, Nov 28 (MENA) - Boko Haram claimed Saturday responsibility for a suicide bombing on a Shiite Muslim procession near the northern Nigerian city of Kano that killed 22 people, ABC News reported. The hard-line Islamist group said in a ....

  • Rival militia forces battle in central Somalia

    Date: 2015-11-28 19:38:31 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:99 - ID:3823033

    MOGADISHU, Nov 28 (MENA) - Rival militia forces clashed in central Somalia, the United Nations said Saturday as it called for troops to pull out from contested zones in the town of Galkayo. Fighting broke out between gunmen loyal to the Puntland ....

  • Sudanese VP: Egyptian-Sudanese ties "strategic"

    Date: 2015-11-28 10:24:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:28 - ID:3819366

    KHARTOUM, Nov 28 (MENA)- The Egyptian-Sudanese ties are "strategic" and could not be affected by accidental events that have recently taken place, the Sudanese vice president said. In statements to the Sudanese newspaper al Youm al Tali out ....

  • Gunmen attack base of UN force In Mali

    Date: 2015-11-28 08:28:52 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:19 - ID:3818733

    BAMAKO, Nov 28 (MENA) - Gunmen have attacked a base for UN peacekeepers in Mali where a recent hotel siege by Islamist extremists left 20 dead, according to Sky News. The armed assault took place in the northern town of Kidal, where residents ....

  • US affirms commitment to fight terrorism in Africa

    Date: 2015-11-28 07:05:52 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:10 - ID:3818237

    WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (MENA) - US Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work highlighted his country's commitment to fighting terrorism throughout the Horn of Africa, the US Department of Defense posted on its website. This came amid Work's three-day trip to ....

  • 21 killed in Nigeria suicide attack

    Date: 2015-11-27 17:18:01 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:69 - ID:3817085

    ABUJA, Nov 27 (MENA) - A suicide bomber killed at least 21 people in an attack on a Shia procession in Nigeria's Kano state, the BBC quoted organizers as saying Friday. The attack happened shortly after a man was arrested in possession of a ....

  • Ghandour : Sudanese-Egyptian borders safe

    Date: 2015-11-26 08:22:37 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:17 - ID:3807769

    KHARTOUM, Nov 26 (MENA) – Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour denied on Thursday the closure of borders with Egypt. In statements, Ghandour said the Sudanese-Egyptian borders are fully secured and regulated by the two Arab states. The ....

  • New measures on way for China-Africa cooperation - China FM

    Date: 2015-11-26 07:23:27 GMT - China - Africa - SN:12 - ID:3807501

    BEIJING, Nov 26 (MENA) - China will strengthen its cooperation with African countries in the fight against terrorism following the recent attack on a Malian hotel that claimed lives of 19 people, including three Chinese nationals, Chinese Foreign ....

  • Body of Somali ambassador on way home

    Date: 2015-11-26 05:39:46 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:3 - ID:3807341

    CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - A Turkish Airways plane took off from Cairo International Airport late n Wednesday, carrying the body of long-serving Somali Ambassador to Egypt Abdullahi Hussein Mohamud, who died at age of 72 after suffering from a heart ....

  • Germany to send 650 troops for French-led Mali operation: minister

    Date: 2015-11-25 13:09:56 GMT - Germany - Africa - SN:62 - ID:3803574

    BERLIN, Nov 25 (MENA) - German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said that Berlin will contribute up to 650 soldiers to the French-led operation against jihadists in Mali. The move is aimed partly at providing some relief to France in its ....

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