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Kenyan president Kenyatta re-elected
Date: 2017-10-30 16:03:44 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:52 - ID:7066199
NAIROBI, Oct 30 (MENA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared winner of a controversial re-run of the presidential election, said the BBC. He won 98% of the vote with turnout at just under 39% - less than half that recorded in ....
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AU theme included on agenda of World Youth Forum in Sharm
Date: 2017-10-29 10:03:27 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:23 - ID:7063595
CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) - The organizing committee of the World Youth Forum, to be hosted by Sharm El Sheikh on November 4-10, decided to include the summit theme adopted by the African Union on the agenda of the forum. The AU 2017 Summit witnessed ....
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Police end militant siege of hotel in Mogadishu
Date: 2017-10-29 08:51:36 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:9 - ID:7063453
MOGADISHU, Oct 28 (MENA) - Somali police on Sunday ended an Islamist militant siege of a hotel in the capital, The Voice of America reported. Officials said at least 23 people were killed in the attack on the popular Nasa Hablod Two hotel in ....
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Attempt by 31 people to infiltrate into Libya foiled
Date: 2017-10-26 21:50:02 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:98 - ID:7060547
MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Oct 26 (MENA) - Matrouh boarder guards on Thursday thwarted an attempt by 31 people, including two Sudanese citizens, to infiltrate into Libya via Salloum crossing. The would-be illegal immigrants included Egyptians from ....
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Tanzania envoy in Cairo hails Azhar role in spreading true Islam in Africa
Date: 2017-10-23 20:00:44 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:89 - ID:7054980
CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Tanzania's Ambassador in Cairo Mohamed Haji Hamzah on Monday hailed Al Azhar role in spreading the true Islam in Africa. The Tanzanian envoy made the remarks in a meeting with Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb. El ....
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Egypt hands over chairmanship of STC-EST to Senegal
Date: 2017-10-23 15:21:36 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:66 - ID:7054404
CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Egypt has handed over the chairmanship of the coming session of the African Union’s Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science and Technology (STC-EST) to Senegal. The AU’s education, science committee convened ....
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UNSC members wrap up visit in Sahel, Sahara region
Date: 2017-10-23 13:01:00 GMT - Burkina Faso - Africa - SN:50 - ID:7053642
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 23 (MENA) - Ambassadors of the UN Security Council (UNSC) member-states wrapped up on Monday a four-day visit to the Sahel and Sahara region during which they assessed the security situation and the backing needed to face any ....
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Kenya's Kenyatta urges peace ahead of presidential elections
Date: 2017-10-22 21:45:52 GMT - Kenya - Africa - SN:63 - ID:7053085
NAIROBI, Oct 22 (MENA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta urged Kenyans to maintain peace ahead of fresh presidential elections next week as at least one person was shot and wounded by police amid a rise in ethnic tensions in the capital, Fox News ....
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Death toll from Somalia bombings rises to 358
Date: 2017-10-21 18:23:30 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:83 - ID:7051437
MOGADISHU, Oct 21 (MENA) - The number killed in twin bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu last weekend has risen to 358, the Somali Internal Ministry was quoted by Russia Today on Saturday. As well as the confirmed death toll, 228 people ....
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US announces drone strikes against al Shabab movement after Mogadishu attack
Date: 2017-10-20 10:44:10 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:27 - ID:7048962
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (MENA) - The US military revealed on Friday that it has conducted a drone strike against the Somali al Shabab extremist movement after Mogadishu terror attack, that left 700 people dead and wounded. The air raid was carried ....
