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Nigerian forces invade last known stronghold of Boko Haram
Date: 2015-04-22 19:50:06 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:151 - ID:2437441
ABUJA, April 22 (MENA) - Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Boko Haram's last known stronghold, the Sambisa forest, on Wednesday, in an effort to finally defeat their six-year-old insurgency, according to The BBC. The Sambisa forest in ....
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Libya PM slams killing of Ethiopians by Daesh in Libya
Date: 2015-04-22 16:30:40 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:110 - ID:2436113
TRIPOLI, April 22 (MENA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah Thinni has strongly deplored the beheading of 30 Ethiopians at the hands of Daesh fighters in Libya. In a cable to his Ethiopian counterpart Hailemariam Desalegn on Wednesday, Thinni ....
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Egypt amb. meets Rwandan health min.
Date: 2015-04-22 16:13:55 GMT - Rwanda - Africa - SN:103 - ID:2436049
KIGALI, April 22 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Rwanda Nomaira Negm met on Wednesday with Rwandan Minister of Health Agnes Binagwaho. They discussed ways of bolstering ties between the two states in the health fields. Binagwaho thanked the ....
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Protest in Ethiopia over killing of Christians in Libya
Date: 2015-04-22 12:33:41 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:48 - ID:2433949
ADDIS ABABA, April 22 (MENA) - Hundreds of Ethiopians protested the killings of nearly 28 Ethiopian Christians by the terrorist group Daesh in Libya days ago. The protest was organized in the capital Addis Ababa, reported Radio France ....
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PM meets Zambian VP on fringe of Asia-Africa summit
Date: 2015-04-22 10:14:05 GMT - Indonesia - Africa - SN:30 - ID:2431973
JAKARTA, April 22 (MENA) - Egypt is keen on boosting relations with Africa and wants very much to restore its leading role in the continent, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said Wednesday. An African department has been formed at the Cabinet to ....
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US designates top Al Shabaab members as ‘terrorists
Date: 2015-04-22 07:42:12 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:15 - ID:2431141
WASHINGTON, April 22 (MENA) - The United States declared Ahmed Diriye, the leader of the Somali militant group al-Shabaab and Mahad Karate, a senior member of the extremist organisation, terrorists. The State Department said in a statement the ....
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South Africa army to tackle migrant attacks
Date: 2015-04-21 14:43:01 GMT - South Africa - Africa - SN:104 - ID:2427529
PRITORIA, April 21 (MENA) - The South African army will be deployed to end a wave of attacks on foreigners, the BBC quoted Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as saying. Soldiers would be deployed to a township in the main city, ....
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Egyptian-Sudanese agriculture company to be restructured, says minister
Date: 2015-04-21 14:42:09 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:103 - ID:2427569
CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - An agreement was reached to restructure the Egyptian-Sudanese company for agricultural integration, Agriculture Minister Salah Helal said on Tuesday. In a released statement, the minister said the Egyptian and Sudanese ....
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Rwandan president winds up visit to Algeria
Date: 2015-04-21 14:40:49 GMT - Algeria - Africa - SN:102 - ID:2427561
ALGIERS, April 21 (MENA) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame wound up a three-day visit to Algeria at an invitation from Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Kagame conferred with Bouteflika on Monday on the latest developments in Africa. Kagame ....
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Egypt, Sudan seeking to achieve integration -- VP
Date: 2015-04-21 14:31:44 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:97 - ID:2427521
KHARTOUM, April 21 (MENA) - Sudan's First Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh has said the political leadership here and in Cairo is acting to boost bilateral cooperation with the aim to achieve integration between the two peoples of the Nile. He ....
