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Bomb blast in Nigeria checkpoint kills 6 people
Date: 2015-07-20 19:07:30 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:65 - ID:3014697
ABUJA, July 20 (MENA) - Six people were killed in a bomb blast as police searched vehicles at a checkpoint outside the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu on Monday, Russia Today reported. "Eight people including two bombers were killed in the ....
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Obama, Nigerian president to discuss Boko Haram fight
Date: 2015-07-20 17:24:53 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:60 - ID:3014337
WASHINGTON, June 20 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama on Monday met with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari, who started a four-day visit to Washington. The meeting dealt with efforts to bolster the fight against militant group Boko Haram ....
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AU launches military offensive against al Shabaab in Somalia
Date: 2015-07-19 16:56:02 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:57 - ID:3009165
MOGADISHU, July 19 (MENA) - The African Union troops and Somali army launched a military offensive on an al-Qaeda-linked militant group in southern Somalia, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said in a statement on Sunday. In late ....
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16 Niger villagers killed in Boko Haram attack: official
Date: 2015-07-19 14:02:52 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:44 - ID:3008321
NIAMEY, July 18 (MENA) - Boko Haram militants killed 16 civilians in an attack on a southeast Niger village, near the Nigerian border, a local official said Sunday. "On July 15, Boko Haram elements fired on locals who were praying in a village ....
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Sudan to host new round of Renaissance Dam talks Wednesday
Date: 2015-07-18 17:34:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:69 - ID:3005229
CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said on Saturday that Sudan will host on Wednesday a new round of the national experts committee talks on Renaissance Dam. The talks will be attended by Egyptian, ....
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Egyptian, Sudanese agriculture, irrigation ministers to convene in Khartoum
Date: 2015-07-18 17:14:23 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:67 - ID:3005245
CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy said Saturday that the Egyptian and Sudanese ministers of irrigation and agriculture will participate in the meetings of the Egyptian-Sudanese Agricultural Integration ....
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ISESCO condemns terrorist bombings in Nigeria
Date: 2015-07-18 12:43:26 GMT - Morocco - Africa - SN:46 - ID:3004257
RABAT, July 18 (MENA) - The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has condemned the terrorist bombings which took place in Damaturu city, the capital of Yobe state, leaving more than 50 people dead during Eid ....
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Mahlab to embark on visit to Equatorial Guinea Monday
Date: 2015-07-18 12:22:55 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:42 - ID:3004201
CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab will embark on a visit to Equatorial Guinea on Monday to hold discussions with senior officials on ways of boosting bilateral ties. During his two-day visit, Mahlab is scheduled to open the ....
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Chad troops kill 19 insurgents after Boko Haram raid on army
Date: 2015-07-18 11:22:41 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:30 - ID:3003893
N'DJAMENA, July 18 (MENA) - Chadian troops killed 19 insurgents after Boko Haram attacked an army post on the fringe of Lake Chad, a Chadian security source said, adding a Chadian soldier was also killed in the shootout. Boko Haram attacked the ....
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Multiple suicide bombs blamed on Boko Haram kill 64 during Muslim holiday in northeast Nigeria
Date: 2015-07-17 16:36:56 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:57 - ID:3001853
ABUJA, July 17 (MENA) - Suicide bombs have killed at least 64 people in multiple blasts in the northeastern towns of Gombe and Damaturu, officials said Friday, scaring people into staying home during the Muslim Eid al-Fitr celebration. Police say ....
