Africa

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  • Kenya mourns Westgate siege victims

    Date: 2013-09-25 10:51:05 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:26 - ID:306449

    Kenya/Mourning Kenya mourns Westgate siege victims NAIROBI, Sept 25 (MENA) - Kenya has begun three days of national mourning following the end of the four-day siege by Islamist militants on Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre, the BBC ....

  • Military deploys more fighter jets in Borno, others

    Date: 2013-09-25 10:09:30 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:19 - ID:306360

    Nigeria/Military Military deploys more fighter jets in Borno, others ABUJA, Sept 25 (MENA) - Strong indications have emerged that Islamic militants from some North African countries are coordinating attacks against the Nigerian military in the ....

  • 3 soldiers killed in Nairobi bombing

    Date: 2013-09-24 14:33:41 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:72 - ID:305193

    Kenya/Death 3 soldiers killed in Nairobi bombing NAIROBI, Sept 24 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry in Kenya said on Tuesday that three soldiers had succumbed to injuries from an explosion at a shopping center in the capital, Nairobi and eight were ....

  • Nairobi attack: Kenya forces comb Westgate site

    Date: 2013-09-24 10:57:20 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:35 - ID:304561

    Kenya/Attack Nairobi attack: Kenya forces comb Westgate site NAIROBI, Sept 24 (MENA) - An explosion and bursts of gunfire were heard coming from the Westgate complex on Tuesday morning, as speculation grew that the operation was nearing ....

  • EU to provide €124 mln in support to AMISOM

    Date: 2013-09-24 00:14:06 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:168 - ID:304390

    Ethiopia/Africa/Military EU to provide €124 mln in support to AMISOM ADDIS ABABA, Sept 23 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) Commission signed the agreement providing further European Union (EU) support in the amount of €124 million to the AU ....

  • 200 die from measles in Nigeria

    Date: 2013-09-23 22:52:27 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:163 - ID:304340

    Nigeria/Measles/Fatalities 200 die from measles in Nigeria ABUJA, Sept 23 (MENA) – Kano State Government had recorded 200 deaths from 8,000 cases of measles since 2012, Nigerian Vanguard Newspaper quoted the Executive Secretary of Kano State ....

  • More hostages freed at Westgate mall in Nairobi

    Date: 2013-09-23 17:02:11 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:102 - ID:303773

    Kenya/Hostages More hostages freed at Westgate mall in Nairobi NAIROBI, Sept 23 (MENA) - Keniyan security forces have freed some hostages in the Nairobi shopping mall siege, the BBC reported on Monday. Heavy gunfire can be heard and ....

  • 2 gunmen killed in fresh assault on Nairobi mall

    Date: 2013-09-23 14:56:10 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:75 - ID:303585

    Kenya/Attack 2 gunmen killed in fresh assault on Nairobi mall NAIROBI, Sept 23 (MENA) - Two gunmen have been killed in a fresh assault on the Nairobi shopping mall siege by government troops, ABC news reported Monday. A top military ....

  • Nairobi Westgate attack: Uhuru Kenyatta praises unity

    Date: 2013-09-23 14:30:16 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:68 - ID:303403

    NAIROBI, Sept 23 (MENA) - Heavy gunfire has been heard and smoke is rising at the shopping centre in Nairobi where militants are said to be holding a number of hostages. Sixty-nine people have been killed and more than 170 injured since the ....

  • Sudan keen on Egypt’s stability, security: al-Bashir

    Date: 2013-09-22 23:27:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:193 - ID:302670

    Sudan/Egypt Sudan keen on Egypt’s stability, security: al-Bashir KHARTOUM, Sept 22 (MENA) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir asserted on Sunday his country’s keenness on Egypt’s stability and security. In a press conference, al-Bashir ....

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