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Nigeria's abducted girls not forgotten: UN chief
Date: 2014-07-24 07:36:05 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:17 - ID:842670
ABUJA, July 24 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki- moon Wednesday voiced his full support for the worldwide vigils to mark 100 days since the abduction of schoolgirls in Nigeria by Boko Haram terrorists, noting the girls are not forgotten. "I ....
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US condemns bomb attacks in Nigeria
Date: 2014-07-24 07:08:10 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:13 - ID:842653
ABUJA, July 24 (MENA) - The United States on Wednesday condemns the twin bombings in Nigeria, which have killed more than 70 people. The United States deplores the attack targeting Shaykh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, one of the Nigeria's most respected ....
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Mauritanians protest in support of Gaza
Date: 2014-07-24 06:41:42 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:9 - ID:842626
NOU, July 24 (MENA) - A number of Mauritanians staged a massive protest on Wednesday in support of the Gazans, currently under an Israeli offensive. Thousands of citizens together with representatives of the opposition and the majority and ....
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Mali annouces national mourning over Gaza victims
Date: 2014-07-24 06:11:18 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:6 - ID:842593
BAMAKO, July 24 (MENA) - The Malian government decided to observe a national mourning on Friday over the Palestinians who were killed in Israeli offensive on Gaza, an official source said. The decision was taken during the cabinet's weekly ....
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CAR armed factions sign ceasefire pact
Date: 2014-07-23 21:12:21 GMT - Republic of the Congo - Africa - SN:143 - ID:842453
BRAZZAVILLE, July 23 (MENA) - Representatives of the majority-Muslim Seleka have signed a ceasefire agreement with Christian factions to end fighting in the Central African Republic. The signing of the pact on Wednesday in Brazzaville, the ....
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Nigeria's Kaduna hit by deadly explosions
Date: 2014-07-23 19:29:28 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:132 - ID:842362
ABUJA, July 23 (MENA) - Two explosions have ripped through the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, targeting moderate Islamic cleric Dahiru Bauchi and senior opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari, the BBC News reported Wednesday. Both escaped unhurt ....
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Death toll from Nigeria explosions hits 80 people
Date: 2014-07-23 16:00:11 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:99 - ID:842127
ABUJA, July 23 (MENA) - Death toll from the car bombs that exploded at a bustling market area in Nigeria's central city of Kaduna on Wednesday climbed to more than 80 people, the BBC reported. The first explosion targeted moderate Islamic cleric ....
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Int'l community promised to settle Sudan's debts if political consensus reached - opposition leader
Date: 2014-07-23 12:36:25 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:52 - ID:841512
KHARTOUM, July 23 (MENA) - Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi revealed the approval of the international community, represented in the ambassadors of the European Union in Khartoum, to offer the Sudanese incentives if they agreed on political ....
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Fire Outbreak At Kano Airport
Date: 2014-07-23 07:25:12 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:9 - ID:841135
ABUJA, July 23 (MENA) - Fire service officials averted what could have been a tragedy at the Aminu Kano International Airport last night as they scrambled a response to a sudden fire that caught a fuel tanker feeding a Turkish airlines aircraft, a ....
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Cultural min. meets African ambassadors on projects
Date: 2014-07-22 20:24:25 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:121 - ID:840848
CAIRO, July 22 (MENA) – Minister of Culture Gaber Asfour met Tuesday with 30 African ambassadors in Cairo to review some proposed cultural projects in the coming period. Asfour stressed to the ambassadors during the meeting, which was held at the ....
