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Over 100 militants killed in anti-Boko Haram operation - Chad army
Date: 2015-07-31 13:14:10 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:56 - ID:3076105
N'DJAMENA, July 31 (MENA) - At least 100 jihadist fighters have been killed in an operation against Boko Haram Islamists holed up on the islands of Lake Chad, the Chadian army said in a statement. "117 terrorists have been killed, two Chadian ....
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Sudan's expert: Agricultural integration project to earn EGP 1bn annually
Date: 2015-07-31 11:44:56 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:42 - ID:3074769
KHARTOUM, July 31 (MENA) – The new Egyptian-Sudanese agricultural integration project expected to be established on an area of 100,000 feddans in Damazeen area in the Blue Nile state aims to bring in revenues over one billion pounds annually for ....
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Scores killed in suspected Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria
Date: 2015-07-28 13:32:50 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:54 - ID:3057985
ABUJA, July 28 (MENA) - At least 25 people were killed in suspected Boko Haram attacks during the past hours on three communities in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, military and police sources said. Reports said fighters in pick-up trucks ....
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Egypt offers $12.5m to develop Sudan water resources
Date: 2015-07-28 13:30:48 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:53 - ID:3057813
KHARTOUM, July 28 (MENA) – The Irrigation Ministry has allocated 12.5 million dollars to help Sudan develop its water resources. The money will be used in establishing a number of dams to store rainwater and some wells, Irrigation Minister Hossam ....
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Obama: Africa’s progress dependent on development, democracy
Date: 2015-07-28 12:27:20 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:43 - ID:3057253
ADDIS ABABA, July 28 (MENA) - In his farewell speech capping a historic trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, U.S. President Barack Obama hailed Africa's extraordinary progress, while noting that such progress can only be sustained through continued ....
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Nigerian president to visit Cameroon on Wednesday
Date: 2015-07-28 11:58:46 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:39 - ID:3057045
ABUJA, July 28 (MENA) - A Nigerian official said newly elected President Muhammadu Buhari will make his first official visit to one-time enemy Cameroon on Wednesday to ease tension and bolster support for a regional army to fight the Boko Haram ....
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Renaissance Dam should do no harm to all parties: Sudan vice-president
Date: 2015-07-27 17:16:10 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:87 - ID:3052601
KHARTOUM, July 27 (MENA) – Sudan's first Vice-President Bakri Hassan Saleh said on Monday that his country's stance on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is based on the rule of "no harm" to any party. Saleh made the remarks during his meeting with ....
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Egypt decries Mogadishu terror bombing
Date: 2015-07-27 15:52:25 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:79 - ID:3052517
CAIRO, July 27 (MENA) – Egypt condemned the terror attack that hit a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday and left 13 persons killed. In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel Aati extended Egypt’s condolences to Somalia ....
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Obama meets Ethiopia PM
Date: 2015-07-27 09:30:19 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:34 - ID:3049205
ADDIS ABABA, July 27 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama has begun talks with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on the second leg of his African tour, ABC news reported. They discussed trade and security and Obam called for greater ....
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Obama in Ethiopia for talks on South Sudan sanctions
Date: 2015-07-27 05:45:40 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:5 - ID:3047801
WASHINGTON, July 27 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama arrived in Ethiopia late on Sunday as part of an African tour that also took him to Kenya, a senior US administration official said. Obama will hold talks with leaders of Uganda, Kenya and ....
