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Bomb at fish market kills at least 20 in Nigeria
Date: 2015-06-22 20:00:45 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:95 - ID:2846073
ABUJA, June 22 (MENA) – At least 20 people have been killed after female suicide bombers attacked a fish market in Nigeria's north-eastern city of Maiduguri, the BBC reported on Monday. The attackers disguised themselves as beggars to try to ....
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20 killed in suicide attack in northeast Nigeria
Date: 2015-06-22 18:35:22 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:84 - ID:2845377
ABUJA, June 22 (MENA) - At least 20 people were killed when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a bus station in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria,Nigerian newspaper the Guardian said Monday evening. “We have sorted out 20 dead bodies ....
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AL welcomes signature of peace, reconciliation agreement in Mali
Date: 2015-06-22 11:34:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:38 - ID:2842133
CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil El Araby on Monday welcomed the signing of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali by the Coordination coalition of armed groups in Bamako. In a statement, El Araby ....
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Al Shabaab claims responsibility for Somalia suicide attack
Date: 2015-06-21 22:13:59 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:105 - ID:2840209
MOGADISHU, June 21 (MENA) - The militant Islamist group Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomber attack on a training center belonged to a Somali intelligence training center Sunday, the group spokesman said in a statement, CNN ....
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UNAMID became economic, political burden on Sudan, Darfur authority says
Date: 2015-06-21 13:55:28 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:57 - ID:2837725
KHARTOUM, June 21 (MENA) - The Regional Authority of Darfur stressed on Sunday that the UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) did not contribute to achieving peace or development in Sudan but became an economic and political burden on the Sudanese ....
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Victims in attack on security HQs in Mogadish
Date: 2015-06-21 07:32:54 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:9 - ID:2834901
MOGADISHU, June 21 (MENA) - The Somali group al Shabab claimed responsibility for a major attack on security and intelligence headquarters buildings in the country's capital Mogadishu Sunday morning. According to Skynews Arabic Channel, heavy ....
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8 Somali policemen killed in armed attack
Date: 2015-06-20 09:55:44 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:32 - ID:2830689
MOGADISHU, June 20 (MENA) – Eight Somali policemen were killed in a raid on a police station staged by al Shabaab militants near the capital. Al Shabaab fighters stormed a police station on the edge of Afgoi town, 30km southwest of Mogadishu, ....
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77 civilians killed in Burundi unrest, says rights activist
Date: 2015-06-19 16:13:17 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:66 - ID:2828337
BUJUMBURA, June 19 (MENA) - At least 77 civilians have been killed in clashes with Burundi's security forces since the start of anti-government protests in April, ABC News quoted a rights activist as saying Friday. Another 1,000 people have been ....
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Warnings of terrorist attacks by Shabaab in Somalia
Date: 2015-06-19 12:17:59 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:38 - ID:2826669
MOGADISHU, June 19 (MENA) - The special representative of the African Union high commissioner in Somalia Ambassador Ma'mon Sedki has warned of suicide terrorist attacks that might be carried out by Shabaab extremist group during the holy fasting ....
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Chad strikes Boko Haram in Nigeria, bans burqas
Date: 2015-06-19 11:02:04 GMT - Chad - Africa - SN:30 - ID:2826185
N'DJAMENA, June 19 (MENA) - The central African country of Chad has conducted airstrikes against Boko Haram sites in neighboring Nigeria. The Chad army and security forces hit Boko Haram bases and related sites, according to a government ....
