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15, August 2016
Obama issues major disaster declaration for the state of Louisiana 0
US President Barack Obama has issued a “major disaster” declaration for the state of Louisiana, where historic flooding has killed at least five people and stranded thousands more. Obama called Governor John Bel Edwards to inform him of the decision, the White House said in a statement on Sunday night, two days after Edwards requested a state emergency […]
14, August 2016
Swiss police say no indication that attack on train carried out with terrorist motives 0
The Swiss police say there is no indication that an attack on a train east of Switzerland had been carried out with terrorist motives, as the attacker and a victim die of injuries. Police from Switzerland’s eastern Saint Gallen region said in a statement on Sunday that there was so far no indication that the knife attack near Salez […]
14, August 2016
New Boko Haram video shows Chibok girls 0
The Takfiri Boko Haram militants have released a new video purportedly showing some of the girls who they kidnapped from the Nigerian town of Chibok in 2014. In the footage released on Sunday, one of the militants claims that some of the girls are still alive, and the others were killed in airstrikes by the […]
13, August 2016
President Putin congratulates Fidel Castro on his 90th birthday 0
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message to the former Cuban president and revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, congratulating him on his 90th birthday. “You enjoy deep respect in Russia as an outstanding statesman who devoted his entire life to serving the people of Cuba,” Putin wrote in a telegram message posted on the Kremlin’s website […]
13, August 2016
Prime Minister Philemon Yang holds ceremony to honour the mayor of Lagdo and 10 others freed in CAR 0
Prime Minister Philemon Yang has met with the Lagdo hostages recently freed from captivity in the Central African Republic. During the brief ceremony, the head of government saluted the courage and shared in the pains suffered by the mayor of Lagdo, Abakaï Mama and 10 others who spent 15 months in the hands of rebel […]
13, August 2016
UN authorizes the deployment of a 4,000-strong protection force in South Sudan 0
The United Nations Security Council has authorized the deployment of a 4,000-strong protection force to the conflict-hit South Sudan despite Juba’s strong opposition to the move. On Friday, the Security Council approved the US-drafted resolution with 11 votes in favor, while Russia, China, Egypt and Venezuela abstained, granting extended powers to the peacekeepers present in the African country and authorizing them to […]
12, August 2016
Russia deploys advanced S-400 air defense missile system to Crimea 0
Russia has deployed a regiment of its advanced S-400 air defense missile system to Crimea as a dispute deepens between Moscow and Kiev over the security situation in the Black Sea peninsula. Russian news agencies made the announcement on Friday, citing a statement from Russia’s Defense Ministry. The ministry had earlier in the day announced that its navy would […]
12, August 2016
Cameroon: US military experts share border patrol skills with the National Gendarmerie 0
Military experts from the United States of America have shared rural border patrol skills with twenty three elements from the National Gendarmerie’s elite Multipurpose Intervention Group (GPIGN) and the National Police Force. The trainees received their end-of-course certificates on August 11, 2016 at GPIGN’s shooting range in the Mbankomo locality, near Yaounde in the presence […]
12, August 2016
New Boko Haram leader appointed by Takfiri Daesh 0
The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group has purportedly appointed a new leader for its Nigeria-based affiliate, Boko Haram. According to Daesh-linked media, Abu Musab al-Barnawi, a former spokesman for Boko Haram, has replaced Abubakar Shekau, who had been in charge since 2009. It was not clear why the change has taken place. Later on Thursday, Shekau released an audio message […]
15, August 2016
Sudan: Over a hundred killed by flash flooding 0
by soter • Africa, Breaking News, Headline News, News
Flash flooding triggered by days of heavy torrential rainfall has claimed the lives of at least 100 people in Sudan over the past two weeks. The Sudanese Red Crescent Society said on Sunday that at least 25 people died in the impoverished eastern state of Kassala, which borders Eritrea. It confirmed that at least 100 […]