Africa
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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 ....
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Somalia parliament suicide car bomb kills four
Date: 2014-07-05 12:02:57 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:38 - ID:812480
MOGADISHU, July 5 (MENA) - A suicide car bomb has killed at least four people near Somalia's parliament, police and Somali media say, the BBC reported. Reports say the bomb went off outside the main gate of parliament after guards shot at the ....
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Explosion near Somalia's parliament
Date: 2014-07-05 09:31:55 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:17 - ID:812205
MOGADISHU, July 5 (MENA) - A powerful blast and shots have been reported near Somalia's parliament, while MPs were in session, according to the BBC. Initial reports said there were casualties in the explosion, said to have been caused by a car ....
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22 die in two separate Boko Haram attacks in Borno
Date: 2014-07-05 09:31:22 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:16 - ID:812123
ABUJA, July 5 (MENA) - No fewer than 15 passengers including motorists were killed when some gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram terrorists laid ambush along Maiduguri -Mafa- Dikwa Road yesterday at about 2:30pm, Vanguard reported ....