Africa

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  • African Union regrets attacks on Darfur peacekeeper

    Date: 2015-04-28 10:30:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:38 - ID:2472729

    CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Tuesday deeply regretted attacks on peacekeepers serving in the joint United Nations-African Union UNAMID mission in Darfur. She cited two attacks on ....

  • Sudan army claims victory over rebels in South Darfur battles

    Date: 2015-04-27 21:48:43 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:191 - ID:2470605

    KHARTOUM, April 27 (MENA) - Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel Rahim Hussein described fights between the Sudan government forces and rebels of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in South Darfur state as "crucial". Speaking during a visit to ....

  • PM to open Egypt-Sudan border terminal Thursday

    Date: 2015-04-27 14:24:37 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:96 - ID:2466997

    CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab will open on Thursday the Egypt-Sudan land terminal of Qastal. The terminal is expected to push forward the movement of goods and passengers between the two countries. It was built at a ....

  • ICRC launches initative aiming at gathering families trapped in violent actions in S. Sudan

    Date: 2015-04-27 09:54:36 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:35 - ID:2464469

    GENEVA, April 27 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva launched a new initiative that aims at gathering families besieged in the violent actions in South Sudan. In a statement Monday, the ICRC said that the family ....

  • Two killed in Burundi protests after president seeks third term

    Date: 2015-04-26 21:30:17 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:134 - ID:2462477

    BUJUMBURA, April 26 (MENA) - At least two people have been killed in violent clashes in Burundi, a day after President Pierre Nkurunziza launched his bid for a third term in office, the BBC news reported. Thousands defied a ban to take to the ....

  • Boko Haram renames itself Islamic State in West Africa

    Date: 2015-04-26 20:07:26 GMT - United Kingdom - Africa - SN:121 - ID:2461829

    LONDON, April 26 (MENA) - The Daesh militant group may have gained a firm foothold beyond the Middle East and North Africa for the first time, after Nigeria’s Boko Haram adopted the name “Islamic State’s West Africa Province,” The Independent ....

  • Boko Haram attacks Niger army base, defense ministry says

    Date: 2015-04-26 12:01:29 GMT - Niger - Africa - SN:47 - ID:2458329

    NIAMEY, April 26 (MENA) - Suspected Boko Haram fighters in motorized canoes attacked a Niger army base on an island in Lake Chad, the body of water touching all four countries that have been targeted by Nigeria's Islamic insurgency, Niger's defense ....

  • Uhuru’s plane forced to return to Nairobi over security fears in Yemen

    Date: 2015-04-24 11:16:57 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:35 - ID:2447129

    NAIROBI, April 24 (MENA) - A plane carrying Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to Dubai was forced to turn back home after navigation challenges caused by the military activities in Yemen, the State House in Nairobi said on Friday. According to ....

  • Sudan denies reports on denying Western officials access to Darfur

    Date: 2015-04-23 12:08:39 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:66 - ID:2439941

    KHARTOUM, April 23 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Ambassador Ali al Sadek on Thursday denied foreign media reports to the effect that Sudan turned down entry visa requests by Western officials to visit Darfur region, in western ....

  • Guinea opposition calls for protests nationwid

    Date: 2015-04-23 11:10:39 GMT - Guinea - Africa - SN:52 - ID:2439865

    CONAKRY, April 23 (MENA) - Guinea's opposition sought to spur protests across the country against a disputed election timetable on Thursday after days of violent clashes in the capital, even as the president ruled out any review, France 24 radio ....

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