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Suicide bombers strike mine, military barracks in Niger
Reuters - 114 Minutes ago
Suicide bombers struck a military barracks and a mine run by French nuclear group Areva in Niger on Thursday, killing and wounding several people in separate attacks that showed the fight against Islamist
Suicide bombers strike Niger military barracks Toledoblade.com
UPDATE 2-Suicide bombers strike mine, military barracks in Niger Reuters UK
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Cameroon appoint German Finke as head coach
Reuters UK - 2 Hours ago
10:08am BST YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon have appointed Volker Finke as head coach of the national team, the German tasked with ensuring the Indomitable Lions qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Cameroon appoint German Finke as head coach (Reuters) Yahoo!Xtra
Cameroon appoint Finke as coach SuperSport
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London attacker was British-born of Nigerian descent: source
Reuters - 95 Minutes ago
One of the attackers who hacked a soldier to death in London was British-born and of Nigerian descent, a source with knowledge of the investigation said. The other man may also be British with a Nigerian
London attacker was British-born of Nigerian descent-source Reuters India
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Soldiers killed in gunbattle with Islamists in Niger-military sources
Reuters UK - 2 Hours ago
10:25am BST NIAMEY, May 23 (Reuters) - Several soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with suspected Islamist militants after a suicide bomb attack on a barracks in the northern Niger town of Agadez, military
Soldiers killed in gunbattle with Islamists in Niger - military sources Yahoo! UK and Ireland
Niger: Soldiers killed in Gunbattle with Islamists Voice of Russia
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Tunis in talks with Qatar over central bank deposit -PM
Reuters - 109 Minutes ago
Tunisia is in talks with Qatar over a deposit in Tunis' central bank "with easy conditions" Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said on Thursday. "Qatari officials have shown their willingness to support us,"
Tunisia in talks with Qatar over central bank deposit: PM Sharenet
UPDATE 1-Tunisia in talks with Qatar over central bank deposit -PM XE
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UPDATE 2-SABMiller sees margin growth after Latam, Africa surges
CNBC - 91 Minutes ago
* Sees margin improvement of 20-50 basis points this year EPS 238.7 U.S. cents vs 239 Thomson Reuters forecast * EBITA in line with mean, below SmartEstimate * Shares down 1.7 pct, but outperformed this
SABMiller sees margin growth after Latam, Africa surges The Africa Report
Latam, Africa surges ensure SABMiller profit growth AllVoices
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Bombers hit Niger barracks and mine
BBC - 60 Minutes ago
Two suicide bombers have struck a military camp and a French-run uranium mine in two towns in north western Niger, officials say. A bomb at the military barracks in Agadez killed at least 17 soldiers,
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Crackdown on Islamists tests Tunisia's stability
Reuters - 77 Minutes ago
For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes
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Twin blasts in Niger hit uranium plant, barracks
MSN Philippines - 2 Hours ago
shows installations at Somair mineral treatment plant near the Areva uranium mine in Arlit, Niger. A uranium mine owned by French nuclear giant Areva and a military base in northern Niger were hit by
Twin blasts in Niger hit uranium plant, Yahoo! UK and Ireland
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Clamp on radicals tests Tunisia's stability
Trade Arabia - 116 Minutes ago
For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between Tunisia's mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly
Analysis - Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability TheStar.com.my
Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia Reuters
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Revealed - Boko Haram Not Using Suicide Bombers
Zecco - 2 Hours ago
Contrary to widespread belief that most of the bombings by the Boko Haram sect are carried out by suicide bombers, it has been revealed that the sect, whose members are being routed out of Borno, Yobe
Boko Haram Detainees Will Be Released in Phases - Presidency AllAfrica.com
BOKO HARAM AMNESTY... Women, Children Detainees to be Released First, Says FG This Day Online
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SAP to Accelerate Africa Investment on China-Sized Opportunity
BusinessWeek - 72 Minutes ago
SAP AG (SAP), the largest maker of business-management software, said its spending in Africa could match that for China to boost annual sales growth from the continent to more than 20 percent, its co-chief
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Chinese culture to be presented around Africa
People.com.cn - 56 Minutes ago
BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese culture will be presented in more than 30 African countries this year as part of the "China Cultural Focus" event, according to a Thursday statement from the Ministry
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Portugal's African community hit hard by austerity
BBC - 6 Hours ago
Economic migrants from Africa have been coming to Portugal for more than 50 years but they have rarely encountered such challenging times. Two years into a programme of cuts and tax rises there are now
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$100 Billion Initiative Targets Africa
Sys-Con India - 94 Minutes ago
/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- A bold and ambitious plan has been initiated which calls for African Americans to invest $100 billion in Africa annually. The author of the initiative will forward an advance copy
and#36;100 Billion Initiative Targets Africa SPi World News
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Carteron signs deal with TP Mazembe
BBC - 59 Minutes ago
Frenchman Patrice Carteron has signed a two-year deal to coach DR Congo side TP Mazembe. He is set to take over charge of the former African Champions after Mali's 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda
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Allahu Akhbar! Allaaaaaaaaaaaaahu Akhbar! God is Great! How many times did we hear
Pravda - 65 Minutes ago
. 14.20 GMT, Tuesday May 22 2013. Artillery Place, off John Wilson Street, Woolwich, London. Two men shouting Allahu Akhbar, one wielding a meat cleaver and the other a handgun, turned on a British soldier
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Africa 'star performer' for SAB Miller
BBC - 65 Minutes ago
Faced with challenging conditions in Europe and the US, the world's second largest brewer, SAB Miller, has been looking for growth in alternative markets. The company has seen a surge in earnings in
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Cameroon Says Herakles Needs Permits for Oil Palm Project
Bloomberg - 66 Minutes ago
Herakles Farms needs to obtain the correct permits before it can proceed with its plans to develop an oil palm plantation and processing plant in southwest Cameroon, the government said. The New York-based
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Tigo Ghana to empower women in mobile money business
Telecompaper - 74 Minutes ago
Tigo Ghana is partnering with EB Accion, the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, and USAID in a mobile money project that will empower hundreds of women in Ghana. Tigo said selected women with small businesses
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Areva SA Announces Attack on Somair Mine in Niger
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
Areva SA announced that there was a terrorist atteck on its Somair mine in Niger at approximately 5:30 am local time on March 23, 2013. 13 workers were injured.
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MentorMob Is Making a Difference In the U.S. And Uganda; Join Us To Be Inspired
Forbes.com - 6 Hours ago
Social entrepreneurs Kris Chinosorn, Vince Leung and Kristin Demidovich from MentorMob have found a model for improving online education for everyone and at the same time theyâre working to rescue victims
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China's new leadership "highly values" friendship with Zimbabwe: vice premier
People.com.cn - 11 Hours ago
HARARE, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang on Wednesday told Zimbabwean Vice President Joyce Mujuru that China's new leadership highly values the traditional friendship with Zimbabwe.Wang
Chinas new leadership highly values friendship with Zimbabwe Kenya Star
China's new leadership "highly values" friendship with Zimbabwe: vice premier Global Times
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Simultaneous car bomb attacks in Niger
The Hindu - 42 Minutes ago
Attackers in Niger detonated two car bombs at dawn on Thursday, one in the city of Agadez where a military barracks was targeted and one in Arlit where a French company operates a uranium mine, injuring
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Kenya economy to grow by 6%
Daily News South Africa - 99 Minutes ago
Nairobi - Kenya's economy is expected to grow by about 6 percent in 2013, up from a growth rate of 4.6 percent last year, driven by growth in sectors like agriculture, the planning minister said on Thursday.
Business: Kenya economy to grow by 6 percent in 2013 East African Standard
Kenya economy to grow by 6 pc in 2013 East African Standard
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