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Nigeria frees 63 after dislodging Boko Haram insurgents: army
Date: 2016-03-04 07:28:52 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:13 - ID:4440417
ABUJA, March 4 (MENA) - Nigeria's military said on Thursday it had rescued 63 people after dislodging Boko Haram militants from villages in the country's restive northeast. Five Boko Haram fighters were also killed at their hideouts in Lawin ....
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Mauritania denies signing deal with Al Qaeda
Date: 2016-03-03 21:37:00 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:118 - ID:4440057
NOUAKCHOTT, March 3 (MENA) - Mauritania has denied media reports about signing a deal with Al Qaeda terrorist group, said Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed Lemine, spokesman for the Mauritanian government. At a press conference on Thursday, Lemine ....
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UN chief arrives in Mauritania
Date: 2016-03-03 20:22:36 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:110 - ID:4439869
NOUAKCHOTT, March 3 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived on Thursday in Nouakchott on a two-day visit to Mauritania. The UN chief will have talks with Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and a number of other senior ....
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Egypt hosts African smart networks forum
Date: 2016-03-03 15:06:18 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:76 - ID:4437877
CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) – Under the auspices of Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Cairo will host Second Africa Smart Grid Forum on Saturday. The five-day forum, to be attended by Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker, will be organized by the Ministry's ....
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Somalia's al Shabab journalist Hassan Hanafi sentenced to death
Date: 2016-03-03 12:56:28 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:59 - ID:4436681
MOGADISHU, March 3 (MENA) A Somali military court has sentenced to death a former journalist who helped al Shabab kill five fellow reporters, the BBC reported on Thursday. Hassan Hanafi assisted the Islamist militant group by identifying possible ....
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8 Daesh elements killed in Libya's Sabratha
Date: 2016-03-03 12:25:55 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:53 - ID:4435165
TRIPOLI, March 3 (MENA) – Eight Daesh fighters were killed in armed clashes with Libyan security forces in Sabratha city, a well-informed source said on Thursday. They were killed after Libyan security troops launched a wide-scale clampdown in a ....
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Somali troops clash with Al Shabaab elements in Marko city
Date: 2016-03-02 13:24:21 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:52 - ID:4429001
MOGADISHU, March 2 (MENA) - Somali National Army (SNA) troops engaged in a deadly overnight clashes with Al Shabaab militants in the southern port town of Marko, the capital of Lower Shabelle region, according to All Africa radio. The fighting is ....
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Somali troops recapture key village from militants
Date: 2016-03-01 14:20:27 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:80 - ID:4422113
MOGADISHU, March 1 (MENA) - The Somali army backed by African Union troops have retaken control of Lanta-Buuro in Lower Shabelle region, a day after Al Shabaab terrorist group seized the area, Shabelle radio reported on Tuesday. Al Shabaab ....
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Al Shabaab jihadists planning to blow up planes in Africa
Date: 2016-02-29 20:26:21 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:113 - ID:4416837
LONDON, Feb 29 (MENA) – Suicide bombers from Al Shabaab are planning several suicide attacks against Kenyan airports, the Independent quoted leaked intelligence reports as saying on Monday. Security has been increased at major airports following ....
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Nigeria saves millions by firing 'ghost workers'
Date: 2016-02-29 18:05:42 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:89 - ID:4415285
ABUJA, Feb 29 (MENA) - Nigeria's finance ministry has said it has saved the cash poor government millions of dollars by removing more than 20,000 "ghost workers" from the payrolls. The ministry said Sunday that 23,846 non-existent workers were ....
