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17 killed, wounded in new suspected Boko Haram violence
Date: 2014-06-01 09:56:00 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:36 - ID:754186
ABUJA, June 1 (MENA) - A series of suspected Boko Haram attacks in four villages in Nigeria's restive northeast killed and wounded 17 people, residents said on Sunday. The army was not immediately available to comment on the raids in Borno state, ....
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77 Ethiopians arrive at Cairo airport to be deported home
Date: 2014-05-31 15:12:26 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:71 - ID:753611
CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - As many as 77 Ethiopians arrived at Cairo airport in preparation for their deportation to home as they have illegally entered the country via the southern borders. The infiltrators, including three children, entered the ....
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Malawi election: Peter Mutharika sworn in as president
Date: 2014-05-31 13:17:01 GMT - Malawi - Africa - SN:50 - ID:753381
LILONGWE ,May 31 (MENA) - Peter Mutharika has been sworn in as Malawi's president after the High Court rejected a request for a recount following allegations of vote-rigging, the BBC reported. The leader of the Democratic Progressive Party urged ....
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Egypt's amb. to Abuja visits Kogi city's governor
Date: 2014-05-31 10:49:04 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:33 - ID:753092
CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria Ashraf Abdel Qader Salama visited Kogi City's Governor Idris Wada in light of the unique relations between Egypt and Nigeria during the current phase. Salama expressed Egypt's desire to reach ....
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Somali soldier killed in car blast
Date: 2014-05-31 08:39:25 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:22 - ID:752734
MOGADISHU, May 31 (MENA) - A Somali soldier was killed and several others were injured in a car bomb explosion close to a hotel and government security offices in the capital, Mogadishu. The blast, which comes amid a wave of attacks in the ....
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Electricity Minister to leave for Ethiopia Sunday to attend energy conference
Date: 2014-05-31 08:38:14 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:21 - ID:752753
CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker will head for Ethiopia Sunday to attend the US-Africa Energy Ministerial conference. The conference will kick off in Addis Ababa on June 2 and will end June 4. It will focus on the ....
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SAF attacks rebels in Kordofan
Date: 2014-05-30 09:36:22 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:35 - ID:751468
KHARTOUM, May 30 (MENA) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) launched a three-day aerial bombardment on the town of Kauda, in South Kordofan, causing damage to several buildings there. “The Sudanese warplanes fired 53 bombs at several residential ....
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Jonathan agrees to pardon Boko Haram if it lays down arms - min.
Date: 2014-05-29 20:41:38 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:197 - ID:751011
ABUJA, May 29 (MENA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to give amnesty to militants of the Islamist group Boko Haram if they lay down arms, minister of youth development said Thursday. Speaking on the 15th anniversary of the end ....
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UN chief deplores recent attacks in CAR, urges end to ‘cycle of violence’
Date: 2014-05-29 17:42:58 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:179 - ID:750890
NEW YORK, May 29 (MENA) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday strongly condemned recent attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) and encouraged the country’s Transitional Authority to do everything within its means to ....
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Explosion shakes Korodo district in Nigeria
Date: 2014-05-29 12:31:03 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:116 - ID:750116
ABUJA, May 29 (MENA) – An explosion has ripped through Korodo district in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Thursday, causing a state of panic among the population. Although the police have not made any statements on the incident until now, ....
