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Cameroonian troops shell Boko Haram camp inside Nigeria
Date: 2014-08-28 21:40:23 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:137 - ID:896232
ABUJA, Aug 28 (MENA) - Cameroon's army has attacked the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, shelling one of their camps across the border and killing "many" fighters, local Nigerian media reports said. The army had shelled the camp on Wednesday ....
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Sudan urges ceasefire in Darfur
Date: 2014-08-28 19:11:37 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:118 - ID:896098
KHARTOUM, Aug 28 (MENA) - The Sudanese government called for an immediate ceasefire in Darfur, demanding all warring parties to start truce talks. Addressing a seminar on the impact of armed groups on security in Africa, Joint Security committee ....
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WHO: Ebola outbreak could hit 20,000 within 9 months
Date: 2014-08-28 17:42:03 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:103 - ID:896051
ZURICH, Aug 28 (MENA) - The World Health Organization warned Thursday that the number of people affected by the Ebola virus could rise to 20,000 within the next nine months and a projected half a billion dollars would be needed to fund efforts aimed ....
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60 killed in tribal clashes in central Nigeria
Date: 2014-08-28 17:31:59 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:101 - ID:895859
ABUJA, Aug 28 (MENA) – As many as 60 people were killed in clashes which erupted during the past few hours between the Fulani and Eggon tribes of Nasarawa state in central Nigeria. The two tribes used sickles in the clashes that started last week ....
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Egypt's diplomat hails Occhet-Qustul border crossing opening
Date: 2014-08-28 11:57:22 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:61 - ID:895405
KHARTOUM, Aug 28 (MENA) - Media Counselor at the Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum Abdel-Rahman Abdel-Fattah Nassef hailed Thursday the opening of Egypt-Sudan border crossing road, adding that it would turn the Arab-African cooperation's dream into ....
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African development banks allocates $60 milion to fight Ebola in West Africa
Date: 2014-08-28 09:16:11 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:41 - ID:895143
ABUJA, Aug 2 (MENA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) donated $60 million to help train medical workers and purchase supplies to fight Ebola which has already killed more than 1,400 people in West Africa, mostly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and ....
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Egypt-Sudan new border crossing fruit of Sisi, Al-Bashir meeting -- diplomat
Date: 2014-08-27 20:10:14 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:147 - ID:894574
KHARTOUM, Aug 27 (MENA) – Egyptian ِِِِِAmbassador in Khartoum Osama Shaltout asserted Wednesday that the inauguration of Qustul border crossing between Egypt and Sudan is a fruit of a meeting between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Sudanese ....
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FM meets with Somalia Planning Minister
Date: 2014-08-27 19:15:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:143 - ID:894546
CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Wednesday with Somalia's Planning Minister Saeed Abdullah, now visiting Egypt. The meeting tackled a raft of issues, mainly the relations between Egypt and Somalia as well as aid by ....
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Egypt, Uganda discuss cooperation
Date: 2014-08-27 17:40:57 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:133 - ID:894400
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Aug 27 (MENA) – Ismailia governor Ahmed el-Kassas received on Wednesday Uganda ambassador to Cairo Richard Wallace, as they discussed boosting cooperation. The meeting came according to a joint agreement on exchanging expertise ....
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Qustul crossing to promote Sudanese-Egyptian relations: Min.
Date: 2014-08-27 16:54:29 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:123 - ID:894367
KHARTOUM, Aug 27 (MENA) –Sudanese Minister of Roads and Bridges Abdul-Wahid Yousif said Wednesday that inauguration of Qustul border crossing between Egypt and Sudan would strengthen relations between the two countries. In press statements after ....
