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At least 14 killed as AU forces attack insurgents in Mogadishu
Date: 2014-08-15 08:31:22 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:20 - ID:874978
MOGADISHU, Aug 15 (MENA) - At least 14 people were killed in heavy fighting when African Union peacekeepers entered a suburb of the Somali capital Mogadishu in an offensive against armed militias. "At least 14 people, mostly militia, died in the ....
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African Union pledges $1 million to combat Ebola
Date: 2014-08-15 08:17:53 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:19 - ID:874953
ABUJA, Aug 15 (MENA) - The African Union announced it will dedicate $1 million to help combat the spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa, media reports said. AU Commissioner for Social Affairs Dr. Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko said Wednesday: "The ....
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Japan to provide $1.5 million in aid to Ebola-hit West Africa
Date: 2014-08-15 08:16:18 GMT - Japan - Africa - SN:17 - ID:874955
TOKYO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Japan on Friday announced its decision to provide $1.5 million in emergency grant aid to West African nations such as Sierra Leone and Liberia hit by the deadly Ebola virus through three international organizations, Kyodo ....
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Egypt, Sudan to form expert team to resolve trade problems
Date: 2014-08-14 14:25:02 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:116 - ID:874160
KHARTOUM, Aug 14 (MENA) – The Egyptian-Sudanese trade and industrial committee agreed Thursday to form a team specialized in resolving issues related to trade and investment between the two countries. At the conclusion of the two-day meeting, the ....
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Nigeria fears Ebola spread to east by infected nurse
Date: 2014-08-14 10:58:29 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:75 - ID:873257
ABUJA, Aug 14 (MENA) - A nurse who contracted Ebola at a Lagos hospital travelled to the eastern part of Nigeria before falling sick, raising fears of new infections outside the city. Information Minister Labaran Maku earlier told journalists that ....
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50 B/Haram, 30 soldiers killed in Pilka, Gwoza in one week
Date: 2014-08-14 10:02:32 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:57 - ID:873450
ABUJA, Aug 14 (MENA) - No fewer than 50 Boko Haram members and over 30 soldiers were feared killed in an encounter around Pilka, Kirawa and Gwoza communities of Borno State in the last one week, reliable security source has confirmed. It will be ....
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Sudan, Ethiopia agree on establishing joint border force
Date: 2014-08-14 09:04:01 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:46 - ID:873322
KHARTOUM, Aug 14 (MENA) - Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to form a joint force along the borders between the two countries at the conclusion of the military technical committee meetings in the presence of both sides’ defense ministers, Sudan Tribune ....
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Libyans take part in funeral of assassinated Tripoli police chief
Date: 2014-08-13 19:57:32 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:175 - ID:872859
TRIPOLI, Aug 13 (MENA) - Scores of citizens of Tripoli in Libya have taken part in the funeral of their police chief Colonel Mohamed al-Suissi who was assassinated by gunmen on Tuesday. Al-Suissi was shot dead on Tuesday by hooded attackers in ....
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Libyan parliament disbands armed formations
Date: 2014-08-13 19:49:39 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:174 - ID:872858
TRIPOLI, Aug 13 (MENA) - Libya's parliament voted Wednesday to disband all militia brigades and armed formations nationwide. As many as 102 lawmakers out of 104 voted for the decision. Earlier in the day, the parliament called on the ....
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AU pledges $1mn to contain Ebola epidemic
Date: 2014-08-13 19:22:41 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:168 - ID:872825
CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday allocated 1 million dollars to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak currently plaguing Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria, the Newstime Africa reported. The AU "is committed to ensuring ....
