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Nigeria bomb blast hits Yola camp for Boko Haram refugees
Date: 2015-09-11 14:47:13 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:69 - ID:3331317
ABUJA, Sept 11 (MENA) - A bomb has exploded at a camp in north-eastern Nigeria for people who have fled their homes because of the Boko Haram insurgency, the BBC reported on Friday. Emergency services said that at least three people were killed ....
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Burundi army chief escapes assassination attempt, 7 killed
Date: 2015-09-11 11:51:15 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:43 - ID:3329797
BUJUMBURA, Sept 11 (MENA) - The head of Burundi's armed forces on Friday survived an assassination attempt in the capital Bujumbura, police said, adding that at least seven other people were killed in the attack, according to News 24. "There was ....
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Sudan summons British envoy over Darfur remarks
Date: 2015-09-10 22:12:59 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:133 - ID:3327945
KHARTOUM, Sept 10 (MENA) – The Sudanese Foreign Ministry summoned Thursday British Ambassador in Khartoum Michael Aron in a protest at his remarks over the situation in Darfur. The ministry told Aron that his statements about the conditions in ....
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Sudanese president receives UN envoy for Sudan, South Sudan
Date: 2015-09-10 21:09:08 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:128 - ID:3327817
KHARTOUM, Sept 10 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al Bashir received Thursday evening UN Representative and special envoy for the UN Secretary General for Sudan and South Sudan Haile Menkerios, the Sudan News Agency reported. They discussed issues ....
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Sudanese president meets Kenyan counterpart at airport
Date: 2015-09-10 20:02:33 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:122 - ID:3327577
KHARTOUM, Sep 10 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omer Al Bashir met Thursday his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta who stopped over at Khartoum Airport en route home from Italy. In press statements, Kenyatta said he discussed with Bashir boosting ....
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Egyptian medical delegation wraps up visit to Togo
Date: 2015-09-10 19:59:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:121 - ID:3327621
CAIRO, Sept 10 (MENA) - A delegation of Egyptian physicians led by Assistant Health Minister Ahmed el Ansari wrapped up a five-day-visit to Togo on Thursday. The visit, made upon the request of the Togolese Health Ministry, was carried out as ....
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Drone kills four Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen
Date: 2015-09-10 17:59:20 GMT - Yemen - Africa - SN:108 - ID:3326865
SANA'A, Sept 10 (MENA) - Four suspected al Qaeda members were killed in an apparent US drone strike on the jihadis' stronghold in southeastern Yemen, The Daily Star cited a local official as saying on Thursday. The raid late on Wednesday targeted ....
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Sudan, China sign cooperation deals in infrastructure domain - minister
Date: 2015-09-10 16:54:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:99 - ID:3326693
KHARTOUM, Sept 10 (MENA) - Sudanese Road and Transport Minister Mekawi Mohamed Awad said on Thursday a number of cooperation agreements were signed with China in the infrastructure domain during his latest visit to the Asian country. The deals ....
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Lavrov, Ghandour review Sudanese crisis
Date: 2015-09-10 09:26:21 GMT - Russia - Africa - SN:30 - ID:3322901
MOSCOW, Sept 10 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had talks here Thursday with his Sudanese counterpart Ibrahim Ghandour on the North and South Sudan crisis. Lavrov voiced hope that the talks would be fruitful. Ghandour thanked ....
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Egypt/Press/Headlines 3 Cairo
Date: 2015-09-10 07:21:13 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:11 - ID:3322233
AL GUMHOURIYA: - Sisi: Mediterranean gas field 'starting point' for more discoveries - Cabinet: CBE sole entity authorized to set Egypt's monetary, currency policies - Health insurance system for financially incapable people 'finalized' - HEC: ....
