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SAF attacks rebels in Kordofan
Date: 2014-05-30 09:36:22 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:35 - ID:751468
KHARTOUM, May 30 (MENA) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) launched a three-day aerial bombardment on the town of Kauda, in South Kordofan, causing damage to several buildings there. “The Sudanese warplanes fired 53 bombs at several residential ....
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Jonathan agrees to pardon Boko Haram if it lays down arms - min.
Date: 2014-05-29 20:41:38 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:197 - ID:751011
ABUJA, May 29 (MENA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to give amnesty to militants of the Islamist group Boko Haram if they lay down arms, minister of youth development said Thursday. Speaking on the 15th anniversary of the end ....
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UN chief deplores recent attacks in CAR, urges end to ‘cycle of violence’
Date: 2014-05-29 17:42:58 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:179 - ID:750890
NEW YORK, May 29 (MENA) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday strongly condemned recent attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) and encouraged the country’s Transitional Authority to do everything within its means to ....
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Explosion shakes Korodo district in Nigeria
Date: 2014-05-29 12:31:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:116 - ID:750116
ABUJA, May 29 (MENA) – An explosion has ripped through Korodo district in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Thursday, causing a state of panic among the population. Although the police have not made any statements on the incident until now, ....
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Egypt amb to Kenya home after ending tour of duty
Date: 2014-05-29 09:49:25 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:71 - ID:749911
CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador to Kenya Kadri Abdul Motaleb left Nairobi Thursday for Cairo after ending his tenure as an ambassador in the African country. Abdul Motaleb would be succeeded by Ambassador Mahmoud Ali Talaat, who will ....
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Boko Haram world’s deadliest terrorist group – American expert
Date: 2014-05-29 09:38:00 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:68 - ID:750007
ABUJA, May 29 (MENA) - United States security expert, Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, has described Boko Haram sect as the world’s deadliest terror group, The Punch reported Thursday. The Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad simply known as ....
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Sudanese churches council condemns death sentence in apostasy case
Date: 2014-05-29 07:58:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:62 - ID:749760
KHARTOUM, May 29 (MENA) - The Sudanese Churches Council considered on Thursday the death sentence against a Sudanese woman who was convicted of apostasy a clear-cut oppression against Christians in Sudan. In a statement, the council said the ....
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CAR Seleka rebels kill many in Bangui church attack
Date: 2014-05-29 06:22:07 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:48 - ID:749680
BANGUI, May 29 (MENA) - At least 11 people have been killed in an attack on a church in the Central African Republic, the BBC reported Thursday. Eyewitnesses said members of the Seleka militia group threw grenades before shooting indiscriminately ....
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4 people killed in renewed violence in Nigeria
Date: 2014-05-28 16:56:36 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:136 - ID:748825
ABUJA, May 28 (MENA) - Four people have been killed by unidentified gunmen in a village near Jos city in the center of Nigeria, police said on Wednesday. The gunmen attacked the village in the early morning, killing four people and others were ....
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Egypt satisfied with Tanzanian initiative to reconsider Entebbe agreement
Date: 2014-05-28 12:45:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:74 - ID:748377
CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ambassador Badr Abdel Aati on Wednesday expressed satisfaction at an initiative by Tanzania calling to reconsider the Entebbe agreement on quotas of the Nile water. The Tanzanian foreign ....
