Africa

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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 ....

  • '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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • Scores Killed, wounded in suicide bombings in Nigeria

    Date: 2015-12-21 14:35:40 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:51 - ID:3970389

    ABUJA, Dec 21 (MENA) - Suicide bombings in Nigeria’s Borno State on Sunday killed 9 people and injured another 24, the Nigerian army said. The blasts are believed to have been carried out by 3 children aged from 10 to 15. The incidents ....

  • African Union envoy to South Sudan arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2015-12-21 06:49:38 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:11 - ID:3967477

    CAIRO, Dec 21 (MENA) - African Union High Representative for South Sudan Alpha Oumar Konaré arrived here on Monday coming from Addis Ababa. Konaré is scheduled to meet with a number of Egyptian officials for talks on regional and international ....

  • Air France flight forced to land in Kenya over bomb scare

    Date: 2015-12-20 07:31:27 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:9 - ID:3961141

    NAIROBI, Dec 20 (MENA) - An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris was forced to land in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa after a device suspected to be a bomb was found in the lavatory, a Kenyan police official said Sunday. The Boeing 777 ....

  • Arab Contractors Company signs agreement of founding new company in Kenya

    Date: 2015-12-19 11:53:39 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:38 - ID:3957161

    NAIROBI, Dec 19 (MENA) - Board Chairman of Arab Contractors Company Mohsen Salah signed an agreement to establish a new branch for the company in Kenya. Salah, meanwhile, said that he met with the deputy of Kenyan transport minister to discuss ....

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