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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Justice and Rights, Religion and Belief, Rebellions, Africa
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U.N. chief appoints former Dutch minister to head Mali mission
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed former Dutch development minister Albert Gerard Koenders as U.N. special envoy for Mali and head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the West African country. Ban said...Tags: United Nations, Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ban Ki-moon
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U.S. instructors to train African troops for Mali in Niger
ReutersNIAMEY, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. military instructors in Niger will train African forces participating in a U.N.-backed offensive against al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in neighbouring Mali, senior military officers said on Thursday. The United States...Tags: Armed Forces, Terrorism, Religious Conflicts, Mali, Military Equipment
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Niger villagers take mass public vow to end female genital mutilation
ReutersMAKALONDI, Niger (Reuters) - About 14,000 villagers from 20 communities in Niger took a public vow to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced under-age marriage as the West African country's government steps up its fight against such abuses....Tags: United Nations, United Nations General Assembly, Africa, Politics, UNICEF
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International donors pledge billions to rebuild Mali as a viable state after military push
Associated PressBRUSSELS (AP) — A plan to turn Mali into a stable democracy rather than a terrorist haven drew massive support Wednesday as various nations and international organizations pledged 3.25 billion euros ($4.22 billion) to help reconstruct the conflict-...Tags: U.S. Congress, Government, U.S. Department of State, Renovation, France
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Donors pledge about $4.22 billion to aid Mali recovery
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - International donors pledged 3.25 billion euros ($4.22 billion) on Wednesday to help Mali recover from a conflict with al Qaeda-linked Islamists, exceeding the West African country's target. The development drive for Mali, one of the...Tags: Francois Hollande, Political Fundraising, Africa, Politics, Religious Conflicts
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Nigerian troops on new offensive against Islamists
ReutersMAIDUGURI/YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria launched a military campaign on Wednesday to flush Islamist militants out of their bases in remote border areas, after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the northeast. Nigerian troops...Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Chad, Nigeria, National Government, Government
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Ghana's nascent space program launches soda can-sized model of satellite
Associated PressKOFORIDUA, Ghana (AP) — Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a soda can on a big yellow balloon. It went aloft to a height of 165 meters (yards) and then came...Tags: Students, Satellite Technology, Nigeria, Ghana, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Former Dutch minister Koenders to be named U.N. Mali envoy: diplomats
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Former Dutch development minister Gerard Koenders will be named U.N. special envoy for Mali and head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the West African country, where Islamist militants hijacked a revolt by Tuareg rebels,...Tags: United Nations, Rebellions, Sudan, Africa, Côte d'Ivoire
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Bids for Brazil Foz do Amazonas oil blocks 40 times minimum
ReutersRIO DE JANEIRO, May 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras and OGX, Britain's BP Plc and France's Total were some of the winners of Brazilian deepwater offshore oil and natural gas exploration blocks in the frontier region of Brazil's Foz do Amazonas...Tags: Brazil, Petroleum Industry, France, BP Plc
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Pirates release five Polish, Russian crew taken from ship off Nigeria
ReutersABUJA (Reuters) - Pirates have released five Polish and Russian crew members they kidnapped from a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria last month, the vessel's management company said. Piracy is increasing in the west Africa's Gulf of Guinea, an...Tags: Antigua and Barbuda, Nigeria, Piracy
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Niger offers cash reward to help eradicate Guinea worm
ReutersNIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger is offering cash rewards to anyone reporting a case of Guinea worm as part of efforts to permanently eradicate the parasitic disease in the impoverished West African nation, the health ministry said. Though it once afflicted...Tags: Guinea, Africa, Human Development Index, Diseases and Illnesses, Skin Lesion
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