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Nigeria town residents flee ahead of Boko Harram attack
Date: 2014-07-06 20:57:52 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:142 - ID:814785
ABUJA, July 6 (MENA) – Residents of Damboa in the Nigerian state of Borno have fled the town out of fear of being caught in an expected reprisal attack on Boko Haram insurgents. The escape came hours after the eruption of deadly clashes between ....
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Russian tourist shot dead in Kenya
Date: 2014-07-06 20:23:31 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:137 - ID:814782
NAIROBI, July 6 (MENA) - A Russian tourist was Saturday shot dead by gunmen who escaped in a waiting car at Mombasa's Old Town, The Standard Digital News reported Sunday. Thirty-year-old Maria Tatyana was murdered about five meters from the Shia ....
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50,000 displaced in Nigeria following sectarian, tribal violence
Date: 2014-07-06 16:45:54 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:97 - ID:814470
ABUJA, July 5 (MENA) - More than 50,000 Nigerian persons have been displaced from their homes in various parts of Taraba following the recent crisis in the area, local media reported. Operations Officer in the Gombe Office of National Emergency ....
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We will do our best to beat Boko Haram - Nigerian FM
Date: 2014-07-06 16:43:13 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:95 - ID:814468
CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) - Nigeria's Foreign Minister Bashir Amin Wali said Sunday his country's authorities are making maximum efforts to confront the terrorist Boko Haram group. "In spite of slight progress, our task is not easy", he added ....
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Mahlab presides over meeting of supreme committee on Nile water
Date: 2014-07-06 16:13:22 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:89 - ID:814509
CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab presided on Sunday over a meeting of the Supreme Committee on the Nile Water to discuss the latest developments regarding the Nile water file and ways to further foster cooperation between Egypt ....
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Egypt condemns Kenya attacks
Date: 2014-07-06 13:35:31 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:58 - ID:814106
CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) - Egypt condemned the terror attacks on the Kenyan coast that targeted civilians and left many killed and injured. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry extended Egypt's condolences to the victims' families and wished speedy ....
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Egypt keen on more coop. with Africa: min.
Date: 2014-07-06 13:32:14 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:56 - ID:813995
CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) - Minister of Petroleum Sherif Ismail has said Egypt is keen on boosting cooperation with Africa in the various domains. This came in a meeting with Republic of the Congo Minister of Hydrocarbons Andri Raphael Loemba and the ....
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Haftar troops bomb areas of Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi
Date: 2014-07-06 12:01:48 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:36 - ID:813822
TRIPOLI, July 6 (MENA) - Troops of Libya's General Khalifa Haftar, the leader of Operation Dignity, bombed several areas where fighters of the jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia are stationed. The bombing of these areas came in response to the fall ....
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13 killed in new attacks in Kenya's coastal region - Red Cross
Date: 2014-07-06 07:43:38 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:10 - ID:813433
NAIROBI, July 6 (MENA) - At least 13 people have been killed in new attacks in Kenya's coastal county of Lamu, the same area where some 60 people were massacred last month, the Voice of Russia quoted the Kenyan Red Cross as saying on Sunday. The ....
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50 Boko Haram militants, 16 soldiers, 4 civilians killed in Borno attacks
Date: 2014-07-05 22:01:56 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:106 - ID:813281
ABUJA, July 5 (MENA) - At least 12 soldiers, 4 policemen and four civilians were killed when about 200 heavy armed gunmen attacked Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigerian local media reported. More than 50 of the Boko Haram ....
