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Egypt's amb. to Abuja visits Kogi city's governor
Date: 2014-05-31 10:49:04 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:33 - ID:753092
CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria Ashraf Abdel Qader Salama visited Kogi City's Governor Idris Wada in light of the unique relations between Egypt and Nigeria during the current phase. Salama expressed Egypt's desire to reach ....
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Somali soldier killed in car blast
Date: 2014-05-31 08:39:25 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:22 - ID:752734
MOGADISHU, May 31 (MENA) - A Somali soldier was killed and several others were injured in a car bomb explosion close to a hotel and government security offices in the capital, Mogadishu. The blast, which comes amid a wave of attacks in the ....
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Electricity Minister to leave for Ethiopia Sunday to attend energy conference
Date: 2014-05-31 08:38:14 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:21 - ID:752753
CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker will head for Ethiopia Sunday to attend the US-Africa Energy Ministerial conference. The conference will kick off in Addis Ababa on June 2 and will end June 4. It will focus on the ....
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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 ....
