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50 B/Haram, 30 soldiers killed in Pilka, Gwoza in one week
Date: 2014-08-14 10:02:32 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:57 - ID:873450
ABUJA, Aug 14 (MENA) - No fewer than 50 Boko Haram members and over 30 soldiers were feared killed in an encounter around Pilka, Kirawa and Gwoza communities of Borno State in the last one week, reliable security source has confirmed. It will be ....
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Sudan, Ethiopia agree on establishing joint border force
Date: 2014-08-14 09:04:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:46 - ID:873322
KHARTOUM, Aug 14 (MENA) - Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to form a joint force along the borders between the two countries at the conclusion of the military technical committee meetings in the presence of both sides’ defense ministers, Sudan Tribune ....
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Libyans take part in funeral of assassinated Tripoli police chief
Date: 2014-08-13 19:57:32 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:175 - ID:872859
TRIPOLI, Aug 13 (MENA) - Scores of citizens of Tripoli in Libya have taken part in the funeral of their police chief Colonel Mohamed al-Suissi who was assassinated by gunmen on Tuesday. Al-Suissi was shot dead on Tuesday by hooded attackers in ....
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Libyan parliament disbands armed formations
Date: 2014-08-13 19:49:39 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:174 - ID:872858
TRIPOLI, Aug 13 (MENA) - Libya's parliament voted Wednesday to disband all militia brigades and armed formations nationwide. As many as 102 lawmakers out of 104 voted for the decision. Earlier in the day, the parliament called on the ....
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AU pledges $1mn to contain Ebola epidemic
Date: 2014-08-13 19:22:41 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:168 - ID:872825
CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday allocated 1 million dollars to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak currently plaguing Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria, the Newstime Africa reported. The AU "is committed to ensuring ....
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Nigeria approves use of experimental Ebola drug
Date: 2014-08-13 19:13:51 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:166 - ID:872848
ABUJA, Aug 13 (MENA) - The National Health Research Ethics Committee, Nigeria, has approved the use of an experimental Ebola drug, Zmapp, for treatment of patients infected with the virus. The committee, which composed research scientists, is a ....
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World Bank invests $200m in Nigerian power sector – UNIDO
Date: 2014-08-13 09:03:07 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:29 - ID:871518
ABUJA, Aug 13 (MENA) - The Country Representative of the United Nation’s Industrial Development Organisation, UNIDO, Patrick Kormawa, disclosed Tuesday that the World Bank had contributed about $200 million to the development of power sector in ....
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ECOWAS official dies from Ebola in Nigeria
Date: 2014-08-13 05:19:50 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:10 - ID:871293
ABUJA, Aug 13 (MENA) - An ECOWAS official has died from Ebola in Nigeria, the West African regional bloc said in a statement on Tuesday, taking the total number of deaths in the country to three. "The ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African ....
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UNSC threatens S. Sudan sanctions
Date: 2014-08-12 19:49:09 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:153 - ID:871074
JUBA, Aug 12 (MENA) - The UN Security Council could impose sanctions on leaders in South Sudan if gross violations of human rights continue to be carried out, the US ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday during a visit to the ....
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S. Africa's Mbeki calls for Israeli goods boycott
Date: 2014-08-12 19:23:07 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:149 - ID:871096
PRETORIA, Aug 12 (MENA) - South Africa's ex-President Thabo Mbeki has called for a boycott of Israeli goods to show solidarity with the Palestinians. The public should mobilize against Israel so that it "does pay a price for the position that it ....
