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'I will lead Nigerians to defeat Boko Haram' – Pres.
Date: 2014-08-02 19:02:15 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:116 - ID:854977
ABUJA, Aug 2 (MENA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to lead Nigerians to defeat the violent Boko Haram sect, the Nigerian Daily Post reported. He said that it beat his imagination that Nigerians could make themselves available ....
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U.S.-Africa Summit to focus on economics, security
Date: 2014-08-02 14:30:56 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:60 - ID:854577
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) – Over 50 African heads of state are expected to attend a three-day U.S. and Africa Leaders Summit to be held in Washington on August 4. The first such event of its kind, the Summit, is the largest event any U.S. President ....
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Envoy of South African president arrives in Egypt
Date: 2014-08-02 09:22:40 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:25 - ID:854131
CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - An envoy of the South African president arrived in Cairo Saturday for talks with Egyptian officials on regional developments and bilateral cooperation. It is the second time a top-profile official from South Africa has visited ....
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Cholera kills 8, attacks 100 Nigerians at Biu IDPs camps
Date: 2014-08-01 21:13:52 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:106 - ID:853824
ABUJA, Aug 1 (MENA) - The number of the dead recorded as a result of cholera attack on the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Biu has risen to eight, an official of the Nigerian Red Cross said. Three more persons have died, apart from ....
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Obama to host US-Africa summit next week - US official
Date: 2014-08-01 19:39:51 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:98 - ID:853777
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama is scheduled to host the first ever US-Africa Leaders’ Summit from August 4 to 6, 2014 in Washington DC, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Friday. "It is ....
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Presidential committee raises over N80bn to support terror victims
Date: 2014-08-01 13:39:57 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:60 - ID:853273
ABUJA, Aug 1 (MENA)- The Nigerian Presidential Committee, mandated to help the victims of Boko Harram 's terrorist attacks, has announced raising more than N80bn. The committee was formed by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. Chairman of ....
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Unidentified people explode house of Libyan TV channel's chief
Date: 2014-07-31 12:08:02 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:49 - ID:851981
TRIPOLI, July 23 (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen blew up the house of director of the Libyan Al-Asimah TV, Jomaa al-Asti in Zliten. The house was totally destroyed in the attack, well-placed sources said. No causalities were reported, added the ....
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Sierra Leone president declares public health emergency
Date: 2014-07-31 08:11:32 GMT - Sierra Leone - Africa - SN:16 - ID:851666
FREETOWN, July 31 (MENA) - Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency to tackle the worst ever outbreak of Ebola and will call in security forces to quarantine epicentres of the deadly virus, President Ernest Bai Koroma said in a ....
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Ebola doctor in Sierra Leone dies
Date: 2014-07-30 22:19:38 GMT - Sierra Leone - Africa - SN:107 - ID:851418
FREETOWN, July 30 (MENA) - A doctor who was on the front lines fighting the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone has died from complications of the disease, Doctors Without Borders said. Dr. Sheik Humarr Khan fell ill early last week while overseeing ....
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Guinea declares week-long mourning over stampede victims
Date: 2014-07-30 08:13:01 GMT - Guinea - Africa - SN:14 - ID:850417
CONAKRY, July 30 (MENA) - At least 24 people were killed in a stampede at a beachside concert celebrating the end of Ramadan in Guinea’s capital, euronews reported, adding that Guinea’s Presidency has declared a week of mourning after what it ....
