Africa

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  • AU Commission to meet in Ivory Coast late October

    Date: 2013-10-07 08:52:05 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:8 - ID:326125

    Ethiopia/AU AU Commission to meet in Ivory Coast late October ADDIS ABABA, Oct 7 (MENA) - The AU Commission will meet in the Ivory Coast on October 29-30 to probe means to enhance peace, security and stability in the continent. Top ....

  • 2 dead, 8 injured in Delta pipeline explosion

    Date: 2013-10-06 09:14:32 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:11 - ID:324577

    Nigeria/Explosion 2 dead, 8 injured in Nigeria Delta pipeline explosion ABUJA, Oct 6 (MENA) - Two persons were feared dead and eight others injured in an NNPC gas pipeline explosion, on Saturday, at Okwokolo community, Mereje, Okpe Local ....

  • Kenya military names Westgate mall attack suspects

    Date: 2013-10-05 17:32:55 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:91 - ID:323981

    Kenya/Arrest Kenya military names Westgate mall attack suspects NAIROBI, Oct 5 (MENA) – Four men believed to have been involved in the deadly shopping center attack in Nairobi last month have been named. The Kenyan military said Abu Baara ....

  • Health minister back home from Ethiopia

    Date: 2013-10-05 09:57:10 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:12 - ID:323099

    Egypt/Minister Health minister back home from Ethiopia CAIRO, Oct 5 (MENA) - Health Minister Maha el-Rabbat returned home Saturday from Ethiopia after a three-day visit to the African country to attend Regional Conference on Population and ....

  • Militant base 'attacked from sea' in Somalia

    Date: 2013-10-05 09:42:02 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:10 - ID:323042

    Somalia/Raid Militant base 'attacked from sea' in Somalia MOGADISHU, Oct 5 (MENA) - Unidentified foreign forces have launched a night-time raid on a militant base in the south Somali town of Barawe from the sea, reports say. A ....

  • Rioters in Mombasa burn church as they protest murder of Muslim cleric

    Date: 2013-10-04 14:49:36 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:45 - ID:322222

    Kenya/Church/Accident Rioters in Mombasa burn church as they protest murder of Muslim cleric NAIROBI, Oct 4 (MENA) - Protestors on Friday in Kenya's city of Mombasa set a church on fire, following killing of a Muslim cleric, and three ....

  • Sudanese court hands out jail, lashes sentences to 14 people over protests: Report

    Date: 2013-10-04 11:07:02 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:13 - ID:321877

    Sudan/Protests/Paper Sudanese court hands out jail, lashes sentences to 14 people over protests: Report KHARTOUM, Oct 4 (MENA) – A Sudanese court has imprisoned 14 people, who have been convicted of riots during protests that hit the ....

  • Nigeria plane crash-landing kills 8

    Date: 2013-10-03 14:13:41 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:87 - ID:320584

    Nigeria/Crash Nigeria plane crash-landing kills 8 ABUJA, Oct 3 (MENA) - Eight people are said to have died after a charter plane crash landed at Lagos airport in Nigeria shortly after take-off Thursday, Sky News reported. The plane ....

  • Amnesty: 200 killed in Sudan protests

    Date: 2013-10-03 11:38:55 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:42 - ID:320150

    Sudan/Victims Amnesty: 200 killed in Sudan protests KHARTOUM, Oct. 3 (MENA) – Amnesty International said on Thursday that the death toll of the Sudanese protests which began ten days ago, had reached 200. Many of the protesters were killed with ....

  • Sudan opposition says ruling party must leave

    Date: 2013-10-03 09:16:47 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:15 - ID:319831

    Sudan/Opposition Sudan opposition says ruling party must leave KHARTOUM, Oct 3 (MENA) - The Sudanese opposition Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) said on Thursday it still insists that the ruling party should leave power ....

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