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Boko Haram kill at least 14 in Christmas Day attack in Nigeria
Date: 2015-12-27 08:07:06 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:11 - ID:3999753
ABUJA, Dec 27 (MENA) - At least 14 people have been killed and several others injured by Boko Haram gunmen in a Christmas Day attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria, vigilantes said on Saturday. Mounted on bicycles, the jihadists invaded ....
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2 al Shabaab members killed, injured while planting explosive in Kenya
Date: 2015-12-26 20:23:13 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:85 - ID:3999041
NAIROBI, Dec 26 (MENA) – An al Shabaab terrorist died and another injured after an IED they were planting in Mandera in Kenya exploded, the Star reported on Saturday. "The al Shabaab militants wanted to attack area residents after the incident ....
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Egypt lobbying for support for efforts to attain PSC seat
Date: 2015-12-26 10:05:46 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:18 - ID:3995545
CAIRO, Dec 26 (MENA) - Assistant Foreign Minister Amgad Abdel Ghaffar has met with ambassadors of members of the AU Peace and Security Council in Cairo in an effort to lobby for support for Egypt's bid to attain a three-year membership at the ....
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Party in Sudan urges establishing bloc between Egypt, Sudan to avoid dangers of renaissance dam
Date: 2015-12-25 11:22:37 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:29 - ID:3992089
KHARTOUM, Dec 25 (MENA) - Deputy President of Umma National Party Mariam al Sadiq al Mahdi urged establishing a bloc between Egypt and Sudan to avoid the dangers of the renaissance Dam of Ethiopia. In statements to Al Jarida newspaprr, Mahdi ....
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More than 100 killed in Nigeria gas explosion
Date: 2015-12-25 08:06:01 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:8 - ID:3991277
ABUJA, Dec 25 (MENA) - More than 100 people have been killed after a gas tanker truck exploded at a crowded gas plant in Nigeria, Sky News reported. It happened as people lined up to refill gas cylinders in time for cooking Christmas meals in ....
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Central African Republic delays national election to Dec. 30
Date: 2015-12-24 20:17:02 GMT - Central African Republic - Africa - SN:105 - ID:3990641
BANGUI, Dec 24 (MENA) - A national election in Central African Republic, designed to replace its transitional government and bring stability to a nation wracked by years of sectarian violence, has been postponed to December 30, according to ABC ....
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Egypt, Sudan to cooperate in exchanging program materials, media training
Date: 2015-12-24 16:28:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:78 - ID:3989621
CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) Essam el Amir met here Thursday with undersecretary of Sudanese information ministry Abdel Maguid Haron and Sudanese media adviser Mohamed Gabara to discuss cooperation ....
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200 extremist al Shabab fighters pledge allegiance to Daesh group - Kenyan police
Date: 2015-12-24 16:26:30 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:77 - ID:3989721
NAIROBI, Dec 24 (MENA) - Kenya's police chief said about 200 extremist fighters have split from Somalia's al Shabab rebels, who are allied to al Qaeda, and have instead pledged allegiance to Daesh terrorist group, according to Fox News. Joseph ....
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Mass graves for '300 Shia Nigerians' in Zaria
Date: 2015-12-23 16:56:17 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:44 - ID:3984421
NEW YORK, Dec 23 (MENA) - Nigeria's military killed and quickly buried the bodies of at least 300 Shia Muslims in an unjustified attack in the northern Zaria city earlier this month, the BBC quoted the Human Rights Watch (HRW) as saying on ....
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'Muslims protected Christians' during attack on Kenyan bus by Al Shabaab militants
Date: 2015-12-22 17:09:24 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:92 - ID:3978937
NAIROBI, Dec 22 (MENA) - Passengers on board a bus bravely defied terrorists' demands to sacrifice the Christians on board during a deadly standoff in Kenya, the Daily Mail reported. When the 10 Al Shabaab militants stormed the bus in the ....
