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Bombings, gunfire in Borno
Date: 2014-07-16 13:16:43 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:53 - ID:830257
ABUJA, July 16 (MENA) - A number of blasts rocked the city of Borno, the stronghold of the extremist Boko Haram movement, early Wednesday. The bombings wreaked havoc on citizens, who were also terrified by the sounds of gunfire. A number of ....
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Egypt amb. partakes in inaugurating local council premises in Ethiopia
Date: 2014-07-15 19:07:49 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:128 - ID:829174
CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador in Addis Ababa Mohamed Idris took part on Tuesday in the inauguration ceremony of the new headquarters of the conferences and local council center in the Ethiopian city of Bahr Dar, where the tributaries of ....
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AU envoy for Libya arrives in Cairo
Date: 2014-07-15 18:30:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:121 - ID:829157
CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) - African Union (AU) envoy Dileita Mohamed Dileita arrived here on Tuesday on a visit to Egypt during which he will meet with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri on the latest developments in Libya. Dileita is scheduled to meet ....
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Egypt amb. meets adviser to Nigerian president
Date: 2014-07-15 15:58:07 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:100 - ID:828912
ABUJA, July 15 (MENA) - In a continued effort to boost bilateral ties, Egypt's Ambassador in Abuja Ashraf Salama met Tuesday with Rufa'i Alkali, the political adviser to the Nigerian president. Talks took up the latest developments in Nigeria and ....
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Plane catches fire at Libya's airport
Date: 2014-07-14 21:54:58 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:159 - ID:827532
TRIPOLI, July 14 (MENA) - A plane in Libya's Tripoli International Airport has caught fire as the airport was hit by indiscriminate and intense shelling with Grad rockets, a security official said. The plane's owner has not been determined until ....
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Arab League offers technical aid to Sudan disarmament body
Date: 2014-07-14 18:46:12 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:128 - ID:827358
KHARTOUM, July 14 (MENA) - Sudan received technical devices from the Arab League in support for the Sudan Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (SDDRC). The commission was offered modern computers and equipment from the Arab ....
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Cancer kills 80,000 Nigerians yearly - paper
Date: 2014-07-14 08:14:44 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:21 - ID:826087
ABUJA, July 14 (MENA) - An estimated 80,000 Nigerians die of cancer yearly, a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Bassey Dan-Abia said. The lawmaker, who led debates on the general principles of the Bill stated that urgent steps was ....
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Boko Haram claims responsibility for Abuja, Lagos attacks
Date: 2014-07-13 20:12:00 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:115 - ID:825719
ABUJA, July 13 (MENA) - The leader of Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a June 25 bombing in the capital Abuja and an attack on the same day at a fuel depot in Lagos, News 24 Nigeria reported Sunday. "I ordered (the bomber) who went and ....
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Egypt-Sudan trade committee to convene in Khartoum in Aug
Date: 2014-07-13 15:44:43 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:62 - ID:825373
CAIRO, July 13 (MENA) - Khartoum will host in mid-August meetings of the ministerial Egyptian-Sudanese trade committee to probe opening new outlets between the two countries to ease the trade movement, Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Mounir ....
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Boko Haram claims Nigeria attacks, supports ISIL
Date: 2014-07-13 15:08:30 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:58 - ID:825392
ABUJA, July 13 (MENA) - Head of Nigeria's Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau claimed Sunday responsibility for bombings in Abuja and Lagos and voices support for the ISIL, France 24 reported. In a 6-minute video distributed on Sunday, Shekau said his group ....
