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Pope Francis leaves Uganda for Central African Republic
Date: 2015-11-29 07:59:30 GMT - Uganda - Africa - SN:13 - ID:3824190
KAMPALA, Nov 29 (MENA) – Pope Francis has left Uganda and is on his way to Central African Republic, the third and last leg of his pilgrimage to Africa, ABC News reported on Sunday. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and local Catholic leaders bid ....
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Burkina Faso elections get under way
Date: 2015-11-29 07:47:20 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:8 - ID:3824078
OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 29 (MENA) - Voting is under way in Burkina Faso to elect a new president and parliament after a year of political turmoil, the BBC reported. It is the first election since last year's popular uprising which toppled longstanding ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
