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Three civilians killed in car bomb in Mogadishu
Date: 2017-04-05 10:48:05 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:38 - ID:6753668
MOGADISHU, April 5 (MENA) - A car bomb has rammed into a cafe in the Somali capital Mogadishu near compounds housing government ministries, killing three people, the BBC reported. Witnesses said the blast destroyed the cafe and damaged another ....
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Explosion heard in central Mogadishu
Date: 2017-04-05 09:55:22 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:31 - ID:6753487
MOGADISHU, April 5 (MENA) - A huge explosion was heard in the center of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, a witness was quoted by Euronews as saying. Details about the blast were still unclear but Islamist group al Shabaab frequently ....
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Trump offers condolences to Putin after St. Petersburg blast
Date: 2017-04-04 14:22:44 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:76 - ID:6752472
WASHINGTON, April 4 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to offer condolences to the victims of a bomb blast on a St. Petersburg train that killed 11 people and injured 45, the CNBC quoted the ....
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Egypt's role 'vital' in attaining African economic integration - COMESA official
Date: 2017-04-04 09:33:26 GMT - Zambia - Africa - SN:29 - ID:6751688
LUSAKA, April 4 (MENA) - Egypt has played a major role in promoting economic integration among African countries since the era of late president Gamal Abdel Naser, said COMESA Assistant Secretary General for Programs Kipyego Cheluget. In an ....
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Trump eases combat rules in Somalia intended to protect civilians
Date: 2017-03-31 06:43:22 GMT - USA - Africa - SN:3 - ID:6745510
WASHINGTON, March 31 (MENA) - President Donald Trump has relaxed some of the rules for preventing civilian casualties when the American military carries out counter-terrorism strikes in Somalia, laying the groundwork for an escalating campaign ....
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Around 22 million children could soon starve without urgent aid, UNICEF warns
Date: 2017-03-28 16:31:44 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:76 - ID:6741454
GENEVA, March 28 (MENA) - Millions of children are on the brink of starvation in the worst humanitarian crisis in decades, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today warned, urgently calling for nearly $255 million to respond to immediate ....
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Global(1):Ian Johnston to Lead Heidrick & Struggles' Culture Shaping in Europe, Middle East and Africa
Date: 2017-03-28 08:03:54 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:8 - ID:6740295
CHICAGO and LONDON, March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII), a premier provider of executive search, leadership consulting and culture shaping worldwide, today named Ian Johnston as Managing Partner, Culture Shaping, ....
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UN appalled at killing of aid workers in South Sudan
Date: 2017-03-27 11:48:48 GMT - United Nations - Africa - SN:36 - ID:6738981
NEW YORK, March 27 (MENA) - Six aid workers from a national NGO were killed when their convoy was ambushed while travelling along the Government-controlled area on the Juba-Pibor road in South Sudan, the United Nations mission in the country ....
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Global(3):Air China's 2017 summer/autumn schedule released; hub-based network layout shored up
Date: 2017-03-27 06:35:12 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:7 - ID:6738405
BEIJING, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Air China's summer/autumn flight schedule has become effective from March 26, 2017. The new schedule features 395 passenger routes, including 102 international routes, 14 regional routes and 279 domestic ....
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Somali pirates seize trawler
Date: 2017-03-24 14:50:00 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:44 - ID:6735099
MOGADISHU, March 24 (MENA) - Somali pirates have seized a fishing trawler owned by a local businessman and forced the mostly foreign crew to disembark, ABC News reported Friday. Col. Mohamed Hassan said that the pirates used a small skiff to ....
