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Nigeria army repels attack by Boko Haram on border with Chad
Date: 2014-03-07 19:00:55 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:122 - ID:596023
ABUJA, March 7 (MENA) - The Nigerian military on Friday said it recovered some weapons while repelling an attack from the Boko Haram terrorists along the country’s border with Chad, local media reported. A statement by the Director of Defence ....
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Chad president arrives in Sudan for talks on boosting bilateral ties
Date: 2014-03-07 13:53:30 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:69 - ID:595488
Khartoum, March 7 (MENA) - President of Chad Idris Deby arrived Friday in Sudan on a two-day visit to discuss means of boosting bilateral ties. Deby will hold talks with Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir in Port-Sudan city on bilateral relations ....
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Death toll of shooting at SPLA HQ in Juba rises to 25
Date: 2014-03-07 13:33:29 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:63 - ID:595448
JUBA, March 7 (MENA) - The death toll from the shooting at the SPLA Ground Force Headquarters in Juba has risen from 5 to more than 25 soldiers, local media quoted the Director of SPLA’s Information and Public Relation Unit Brig. Gen. Malak Ayuon as ....
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JEM to secure Darfur villages against rebels
Date: 2014-03-07 12:26:26 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:49 - ID:595282
KHARTOU, March 7 (MENA) - The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), which inked the peace deal with the Sudanese government, said Friday it will partake in securing towns and villages of Darfur against rebel attacks. The recent wave of violence by ....
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WFP: Political situation in South Sudan "damaged food security"
Date: 2014-03-07 11:45:03 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:40 - ID:595174
GENEVA, March 7 (MENA) - The World Food Program (WFP) said Friday it was planning to airlift and airdrop urgently needed food assistance to thousands of refugees and others affected by the conflict in South Sudan, Naharnet reported. The UN agency ....
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5 schools in Nigeria closed after deadly attack
Date: 2014-03-05 20:29:55 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:181 - ID:592580
ABUJA, March 5 (MENA) - The Education Ministry in Nigeria decided Wednesday to close five schools after suspected Boko Haram fighters opened fire on secondary school students in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe state a few days ago. In a statement, ....
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Nigerian president appoints 11 new ministers
Date: 2014-03-05 15:20:55 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:110 - ID:592173
ABUJA, March 5 (MENA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday announced the dropping of Minister of Sports Bolaji Abdullahi from his cabinet, in continuation of his plan to reposition his team to achieve the administration's ....
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Nile Project team leaves Addis Ababa after successful visit
Date: 2014-03-05 12:19:14 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:66 - ID:591588
ADDIS ABABA, March 5 (MENA) - The Nile Project crew, which groups a host of musicians and artists from the various countries of the Nile Basin, left here Wednesday, after a successful visit in which they performed three heavily packed live concerts ....
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Nigeria air force shells hideouts of Boko Haram
Date: 2014-03-05 09:39:17 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:32 - ID:591047
ABUJA, March 5 (MENA) - Incensed by the rising number of deaths arising from attacks by the terrorist Boko Haram group, Nigeria Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, personally entered the battle zone last weekend when he flew one of ....
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Militants kill villagers in raid in Nigeria
Date: 2014-03-04 17:39:04 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:161 - ID:590229
ABUJA, March 4 (MENA) - Suspected Islamist militants have torched a village in north-eastern Nigeria's Borno state, killing at least 11 people, a lawmaker told the BBC. They raided Jakana overnight, destroying about a third of homes, Senator ....
