Africa

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  • Egypt condemns Kenya attacks

    Date: 2014-07-06 13:35:31 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:58 - ID:814106

    CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) - Egypt condemned the terror attacks on the Kenyan coast that targeted civilians and left many killed and injured. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry extended Egypt's condolences to the victims' families and wished speedy ....

  • Egypt keen on more coop. with Africa: min.

    Date: 2014-07-06 13:32:14 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:56 - ID:813995

    CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) - Minister of Petroleum Sherif Ismail has said Egypt is keen on boosting cooperation with Africa in the various domains. This came in a meeting with Republic of the Congo Minister of Hydrocarbons Andri Raphael Loemba and the ....

  • Haftar troops bomb areas of Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi

    Date: 2014-07-06 12:01:48 GMT - Libya - Africa - SN:36 - ID:813822

    TRIPOLI, July 6 (MENA) - Troops of Libya's General Khalifa Haftar, the leader of Operation Dignity, bombed several areas where fighters of the jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia are stationed. The bombing of these areas came in response to the fall ....

  • 13 killed in new attacks in Kenya's coastal region - Red Cross

    Date: 2014-07-06 07:43:38 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:10 - ID:813433

    NAIROBI, July 6 (MENA) - At least 13 people have been killed in new attacks in Kenya's coastal county of Lamu, the same area where some 60 people were massacred last month, the Voice of Russia quoted the Kenyan Red Cross as saying on Sunday. The ....

  • 50 Boko Haram militants, 16 soldiers, 4 civilians killed in Borno attacks

    Date: 2014-07-05 22:01:56 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:106 - ID:813281

    ABUJA, July 5 (MENA) - At least 12 soldiers, 4 policemen and four civilians were killed when about 200 heavy armed gunmen attacked Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigerian local media reported. More than 50 of the Boko Haram ....

  • Somalia parliament suicide car bomb kills four

    Date: 2014-07-05 12:02:57 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:38 - ID:812480

    MOGADISHU, July 5 (MENA) - A suicide car bomb has killed at least four people near Somalia's parliament, police and Somali media say, the BBC reported. Reports say the bomb went off outside the main gate of parliament after guards shot at the ....

  • Explosion near Somalia's parliament

    Date: 2014-07-05 09:31:55 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:17 - ID:812205

    MOGADISHU, July 5 (MENA) - A powerful blast and shots have been reported near Somalia's parliament, while MPs were in session, according to the BBC. Initial reports said there were casualties in the explosion, said to have been caused by a car ....

  • 22 die in two separate Boko Haram attacks in Borno

    Date: 2014-07-05 09:31:22 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:16 - ID:812123

    ABUJA, July 5 (MENA) - No fewer than 15 passengers including motorists were killed when some gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram terrorists laid ambush along Maiduguri -Mafa- Dikwa Road yesterday at about 2:30pm, Vanguard reported ....

  • AL envoy to Libya in talks with Egypt FM

    Date: 2014-07-03 16:26:07 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:117 - ID:810267

    CAIRO, July 3 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) envoy to Libya Nasser el-Qodwa discussed on Thursday with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry the situation in Libya and the Egyptian vision in solving the crisis. Qodwa explained that fighting is still ongoing ....

  • Egypt eyes more cooperation with African nations -- official

    Date: 2014-07-03 12:50:34 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:60 - ID:809713

    CAIRO, July 3 (MENA) - Egypt places increasing its cooperation with its sisterly African nations on top of its foreign policy priorities, the chairman of the Egyptian General Authority for Investment and Free Zones said. Hassan Fahmy said Egypt ....

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