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Nigeria bomb blast: Death toll rises to 81
Date: 2014-11-29 10:03:01 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:42 - ID:1434849
ABUJA, Nov 29 (MENA) - The death toll from the blasts at a mosque in Nigeria rose to 81, The Daily Star reported. Gunmen set off three bombs and opened fire on worshipers at the main mosque in north Nigeria's biggest city Kano on Friday, ....
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United States condemns terrorist attacks in Nigeria
Date: 2014-11-29 09:09:27 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:26 - ID:1433745
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (MENA) - The United States condemns in the strongest terms Friday’s horrendous attack on worshipers at the Central Mosque in Kano and recent attacks on innocent civilians in northeastern Nigeria. We extend our deepest condolences ....
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Mahlab arrives in Dakar leading Egypt's delegation to Francophonie Summit
Date: 2014-11-29 07:22:52 GMT - Senegal - Africa - SN:7 - ID:1433797
DAKAR, Nov 29 (MENA) - Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab arrived in Dakar in the wee hours of the morning leading Egypt's delegation to the 15th Francophonie Summit. The two-day summit, to kick off today, will be opened by Senegalese ....
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Senegal to host 15th Francophonie summit in 2014
Date: 2014-11-27 10:56:18 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:47 - ID:1421573
CAIRO, Nov 27 (MENA) – The Senegalese capital of Dakar will host the 15th Francophonie summit entitled Women and youth at the Francophonie . The summit, which is organized by the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF), will be ....
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Suicide bombers kill more than 45 in Nigeria
Date: 2014-11-25 16:13:54 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:129 - ID:1408765
ABUJA, Nov 25 (MENA) - More than 45 people have died in twin bombings in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a local health worker and witnesses told Sky News on Tuesday. Health worker Dogara Shehu said he counted more than '45 people ....
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Minister of transitional justice receives Ugandan parlt delegation
Date: 2014-11-25 15:29:46 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:119 - ID:1409165
CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) - Minister of Transitional Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ibrahim el-Heneidy received Tuesday a delegation from the Ugandan parliament to confer on means to boost cooperation by the Ugandan and Egyptian parliaments. Egypt ....
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Ahwani receives African Development Bank senior official
Date: 2014-11-25 13:04:28 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:74 - ID:1407525
CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) - Minister of International Cooperation Naglaa Al-Ahwani on Tuesday received Director of North Africa Regional Department with the African Development Bank Jacob Kolster, who is now visiting here. He will during his visit, ....
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Sudan's gov't closes off a UNAMID office in Darfur
Date: 2014-11-25 11:34:26 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:48 - ID:1405745
KHARTOUM, Nov 25 (MENA) – The Sudanese government closed on Tuesday a human rights office of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur. In exclusive statements to Sudanese Ray'aam paper, a well-informed source said that the government ....
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Mali confirms eighth Ebola case, monitoring 271 people
Date: 2014-11-25 08:38:25 GMT - Mali - Africa - SN:17 - ID:1404845
BAMAKO, Nov 25 (MENA) - Mali said on Monday that another person had tested positive for the Ebola virus, bringing the total number of cases in the West African nation to eight, according to Daily News of India. The Malian government did not provide ....
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South Sudan president: Egypt can pass its expertise to us
Date: 2014-11-24 22:56:25 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:172 - ID:1403613
CAIRO, Nov 24 (MENA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit has said Egypt has a high degree of expertise which it could pass on to his country. "Egypt can help us in issues related to water, agriculture and electricity," he told the ....
