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Nigeria and neighbours hold talks on Boko Haram's rapid advance
Date: 2014-09-03 18:57:12 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:146 - ID:905137
ABUJA, Sept 3 (MENA) - Foreign ministers from Nigeria and neighbouring countries have met to discuss Boko Haram as the militants' rapid land grab intensifies in the far north-east, raising fears for regional security. The one-day meeting of ....
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Tangible steps taken to support Libya's institutions - Egypt FM
Date: 2014-09-03 18:01:50 GMT - Italy - Africa - SN:142 - ID:905147
ROME, Sept 3 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry said that tangible steps have been taken to support Libya's elected bodies. These steps must be taken to re-build Libyan institutions and to craft a partnership for cooperation in a way ....
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Sudanese Foreign Ministry says ties with Egypt "historic", "everlasting"
Date: 2014-09-03 11:13:56 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:53 - ID:904334
KHARTOUM, Sept 3 (MENA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry has hailed as "historical and everlasting" ties with Egypt. Cooperation between Cairo and Khartoum will be boosted in the coming stage after the opening of the Ashkeit-Qastal border ....
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WHO says capable of containing Ebola in Nigeria
Date: 2014-09-02 21:09:45 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:163 - ID:903550
ABUJA, Sept 2 (MENA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) stressed Tuesday that it could contain Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, after its first case was detected in a Liberian diplomat working at the ECOWAS. The WHO's Africa regional director ....
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Nigerian military begins roll-out of full force against Boko Haram
Date: 2014-09-02 15:38:31 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:115 - ID:903181
ABUJA, Sept 2 (MENA) - The Nigerian military launched heavy air bombardment on Bama, Borno State’s second most important city, after pulling off its troops as the town came under Boko Haram attack, Premium Times reported Tuesday. Residents and ....
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Saudi king donates $10m to fight terror in Africa
Date: 2014-09-02 14:48:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Africa - SN:105 - ID:903109
JEDDAH, Sept 2 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Eyad Madani said on Tuesday that Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will donate 10 million dollars to fight terrorism in Africa. This came during ....
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Hotel occupancy drops by 50% in Lagos
Date: 2014-09-02 10:16:48 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:39 - ID:902309
ABUJA, Sept 2 (MENA) - The effect of the Ebola virus is gradually taking its toll on businesses in the country, with hotel occupancy and the inbound load factor for air travel dropping by an average of 50 per cent in Nigeria’s commercial ....
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Sudan president aide meets Egypt's amb.
Date: 2014-09-01 19:58:42 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:151 - ID:901893
KHARTOUM, Sept 1 (MENA) – Abul Rahman al-Saddiq al-Mahadi, the Sudanese president's assistant, met on Monday with Egypt's Ambassador in Khartoum Osama Shaltout. The meeting took up ways of boosting bilateral relations and the newly inaugurated ....
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70 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Nigeria
Date: 2014-09-01 18:21:59 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:133 - ID:901807
ABUJA, Sept 1 (MENA) - Nigerian military officials said they killed about 70 Boko Haram fighters when the Islamic extremists attacked the northeastern town of Bama Monday morning, the ABC news reported. The officials, who insisted on anonymity ....
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Sisi sends message to Mauritanian leader
Date: 2014-09-01 17:05:13 GMT - Mauritania - Africa - SN:110 - ID:901507
NOUAKCHOTT, Sept 1 (MENA) - Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has received a cable from his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Egypt's Ambassador in Nouakchott Ahmad Fadel Yaaqoub delivered the message during a meeting with ....
