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Operation to free hostages in Mali hotel siege ends
Date: 2015-08-08 07:15:11 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:9 - ID:3120677
BAMAKO, Aug 8 (MENA) - The operation to free hostages in a hotel in the central town of Sevare in Mali has ended, according to the BBC. A number of attackers had stormed Byblos Hotel, frequented by foreign visitors and troops, at around 7am on ....
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‘Number' of hostages freed in Mali hotel seige
Date: 2015-08-08 06:34:47 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:6 - ID:3120601
BAMAKO, Aug 8 (MENA) - Five foreigners have been evacuated and a "number" of hostages freed after they were trapped by gunmen in a hotel standoff with soldiers in central Mali that left at least seven people dead, according to ABC News. "We ....
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Egypt, Congo sign 3 cooperation protocols
Date: 2015-08-06 10:02:17 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:35 - ID:3110973
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab witnessed Thursday the inking of three cooperation protocols with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the fields of electricity, health and environment. The electricity ministries of both ....
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Egypt, Congo water ministers meet in Cairo
Date: 2015-08-05 14:42:10 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:84 - ID:3106561
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi met on Wednesday with the Congolese minister of water to discuss ways of maximizing benefits from water resources and boosting bilateral relations in all fields. Egypt is currently ....
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Algeria participates in African parliament speakers conference in South Africa
Date: 2015-08-04 15:29:16 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:78 - ID:3100201
ALGIERS, Aug 4 (MENA) – Algeria's Speaker of the People's National Assembly Mohamed Larbi Ould Khelifa will take part in the conference of African parliament speakers, to be held at the HQs of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South ....
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Algerian FM receives African Union policy chief
Date: 2015-08-03 15:42:56 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:68 - ID:3093665
ALGIERS, Aug 3 (MENA) – Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra received Monday African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs Aisha Laraba Abdullahi. In statements, Abdullahi said she discussed a number ....
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Shoukry meets African media delegation
Date: 2015-08-03 13:40:30 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:52 - ID:3092709
CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Monday with a 25-strong delegation of chief editors of countries from central and west Africa. The delegation's visit is part of regular visits organized by the Egyptian agency for ....
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FM meets senior Ugandan official
Date: 2015-08-03 11:26:58 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:36 - ID:3091245
CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with visiting Ugandan Foreign Affairs Ministry Permanent Secretary James Mugume on Monday. The meeting reflected the two sides’ keenness to promote bilateral relations and cooperation in ....
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Nigerian troops rescue 178 people from Boko Haram camps
Date: 2015-08-03 08:09:31 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:13 - ID:3089965
ABUJA, Aug 3 (MENA) - Nigerian troops rescued 178 people from Boko Haram in attacks that destroyed several camps of the Islamic extremists in the northeast of the country, Fox News reported quoting an army statement as saying Sunday. Spokesman ....
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Dozens killed in S. Sudan tribal clashes
Date: 2015-08-02 20:33:36 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:77 - ID:3088905
JUBA, Aug 2 (MENA) - Dozens of South Sudan's citizens were killed in violent clashes between tribal groups. The violence took place in Yambio, capital of western Equatoria state, on Saturday, local media quoted Information Minister Charles ....
