Africa

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  • UNICEF: Boko Haram use of kids as 'human bombs' soars in 2017

    Date: 2017-08-22 12:57:38 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:47 - ID:6956591

    GENEVA, Aug 22 (MENA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported that fourfold increase in the use of children as "human bombs" by Boko Haram group in northeastern Nigeria this year compared to all of 2016. UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie ....

  • MENA Agenda for Monday, Aug 21

    Date: 2017-08-21 05:59:27 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:1 - ID:6954090

    CAIRO, EgyptAir operates 19 flights to transport 4,640 pilgrims to Jeddah and Madina. CAIRO, Egypt, in its capacity as the current chairman of the executive office of the Arab social affairs ministers council, presides over the first meeting of ....

  • Nearly 500 dead in Sierra Leone mudslides

    Date: 2017-08-20 17:41:01 GMT - Sierra Leone - Africa - SN:78 - ID:6953783

    FREETOWN, Aug 20 (MENA) - Churches across Sierra Leone held special services Sunday in memory of those killed in mudslides and flooding earlier this week, as hospital officials announced the toll had risen to nearly 500 bodies collected, ABC News ....

  • Somali president arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2017-08-20 11:53:32 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:39 - ID:6953078

    CAIRO, Aug 20 (MENA) - Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed arrived at Cairo International Airport on Sunday. He is expected to hold talks with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on promoting bilateral ties as well as regional and African ....

  • China pledges to support NDB's Africa Regional Center

    Date: 2017-08-18 14:02:31 GMT - China - Africa - SN:48 - ID:6950776

    BEIJING, Aug 18 (MENA) - China congratulated on the launch of the New Development Bank's (NDB's) Africa Regional Center and pledged to support it in promoting Africa's development, Xinhua news agency quoted a foreign ministry spokesperson as saying ....

  • 1 killed, 29 injured in Burundi grenade attacks: police

    Date: 2017-08-18 11:01:52 GMT - Burundi - Africa - SN:27 - ID:6950424

    BUJUMBURA, Aug 18 (MENA) - Burundian police say one person has been killed and 29 others were injured in two overnight grenade attacks in the capital, ABC News reported on Friday. Police spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye said the two attacks on Thursday ....

  • Darul Iftaa slams terrorist attack on refugee camp in Nigeria

    Date: 2017-08-17 13:38:24 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:53 - ID:6949258

    CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Darul Iftaa's Fatwa Monitoring Observatory strongly condemned on Thursday the terrorist attack on a refugee camp in Maiduguri city in Nigeria. This attack contravenes the principles of heavenly religions and the ....

  • ICRC warns of devastating effects of violence on civilians in South Sudan

    Date: 2017-08-17 13:28:41 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:50 - ID:6949213

    GENEVA, Aug 17 (MENA) - President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer on Thursday warned about the devastating effects of continued violence on civilians in South Sudan. "The number of hungry and displaced South ....

  • Sudan, Ethiopia probe means of promoting ties

    Date: 2017-08-17 12:30:08 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:40 - ID:6949173

    KHARTOUM, Aug 17 (MENA) - Sudanese Vice President Hasabo Mohamed Abdul Rahman probed with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn here on Thursday means of boosting bilateral relations for the best interests of the two peoples. In ....

  • Bashir, Desalgen inspect factories, projects in Khartoum

    Date: 2017-08-16 16:32:48 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:61 - ID:6948031

    KHARTOUM, Aug 16 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al Bashir accompanied with Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalgen inspected a number of factories and ventures in the medicine as well as agricultural and livestock sectors. In press ....

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