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Boko Haram attacks Niger army base, defense ministry says
Date: 2015-04-26 12:01:29 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:47 - ID:2458329
NIAMEY, April 26 (MENA) - Suspected Boko Haram fighters in motorized canoes attacked a Niger army base on an island in Lake Chad, the body of water touching all four countries that have been targeted by Nigeria's Islamic insurgency, Niger's defense ....
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Uhuru’s plane forced to return to Nairobi over security fears in Yemen
Date: 2015-04-24 11:16:57 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:35 - ID:2447129
NAIROBI, April 24 (MENA) - A plane carrying Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to Dubai was forced to turn back home after navigation challenges caused by the military activities in Yemen, the State House in Nairobi said on Friday. According to ....
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Sudan denies reports on denying Western officials access to Darfur
Date: 2015-04-23 12:08:39 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:66 - ID:2439941
KHARTOUM, April 23 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Ambassador Ali al Sadek on Thursday denied foreign media reports to the effect that Sudan turned down entry visa requests by Western officials to visit Darfur region, in western ....
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Guinea opposition calls for protests nationwid
Date: 2015-04-23 11:10:39 GMT - Guinea - Africa - SN:52 - ID:2439865
CONAKRY, April 23 (MENA) - Guinea's opposition sought to spur protests across the country against a disputed election timetable on Thursday after days of violent clashes in the capital, even as the president ruled out any review, France 24 radio ....
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Nigerian forces invade last known stronghold of Boko Haram
Date: 2015-04-22 19:50:06 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:151 - ID:2437441
ABUJA, April 22 (MENA) - Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Boko Haram's last known stronghold, the Sambisa forest, on Wednesday, in an effort to finally defeat their six-year-old insurgency, according to The BBC. The Sambisa forest in ....
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Libya PM slams killing of Ethiopians by Daesh in Libya
Date: 2015-04-22 16:30:40 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:110 - ID:2436113
TRIPOLI, April 22 (MENA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah Thinni has strongly deplored the beheading of 30 Ethiopians at the hands of Daesh fighters in Libya. In a cable to his Ethiopian counterpart Hailemariam Desalegn on Wednesday, Thinni ....
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Egypt amb. meets Rwandan health min.
Date: 2015-04-22 16:13:55 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:103 - ID:2436049
KIGALI, April 22 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Rwanda Nomaira Negm met on Wednesday with Rwandan Minister of Health Agnes Binagwaho. They discussed ways of bolstering ties between the two states in the health fields. Binagwaho thanked the ....
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Protest in Ethiopia over killing of Christians in Libya
Date: 2015-04-22 12:33:41 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:48 - ID:2433949
ADDIS ABABA, April 22 (MENA) - Hundreds of Ethiopians protested the killings of nearly 28 Ethiopian Christians by the terrorist group Daesh in Libya days ago. The protest was organized in the capital Addis Ababa, reported Radio France ....
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PM meets Zambian VP on fringe of Asia-Africa summit
Date: 2015-04-22 10:14:05 GMT - Indonesia - Africa - SN:30 - ID:2431973
JAKARTA, April 22 (MENA) - Egypt is keen on boosting relations with Africa and wants very much to restore its leading role in the continent, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said Wednesday. An African department has been formed at the Cabinet to ....
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US designates top Al Shabaab members as ‘terrorists
Date: 2015-04-22 07:42:12 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:15 - ID:2431141
WASHINGTON, April 22 (MENA) - The United States declared Ahmed Diriye, the leader of the Somali militant group al-Shabaab and Mahad Karate, a senior member of the extremist organisation, terrorists. The State Department said in a statement the ....
