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Esther Mbabazi wheels her bag towards the airstairs of the Boeing 737 sitting quietly on the tarmac at Kigali International Airport. Today she'll be flying from Rwanda's capital city to Juba in South Sudan. A short hop south with a flying time of around 1 hour and 20 minutes. But for Mbabazi, 26, it isn't about the destination. As Rwanda's first female pilot, it's about the journey and her highest priority is to get passengers safely to their terminus.
The death toll following the attack in Mpeketoni, Lamu rose to 48 on Monday morning after more bodies were discovered. Journalists and police officers on the ground said they had counted 48 bodies at the local mortuary on Monday morning.
Soldiers from the Asa Military Base of 14 Brigade, Ohafia Barracks, Abia State, Sunday arrested 486 suspected insurgents including eight girls. The arrest was made same day bombs were uncovered and defused in a church in neighbouring Imo State.
The U.S. Navy rescued 282 people from six small vessels in the Mediterranean Sea after one of the boats began to sink, the military said Saturday. Five of the rescued were medically evacuated Friday to nearby Malta, and the remaining 277 people were transferred to an offshore patrol vessel belonging to Malta's military, the U.S. Navy said.
samedi, 07 juin 2014 08:06
South Africa: Zuma in hospital: He needs to rest, says Ramaphosa
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President Jacob Zuma was admitted to a hospital in Pretoria for tests on Saturday, the presidency said.“He was admitted to a hospital here in Pretoria,” his spokesperson Mac Maharaj told Sapa. “We prefer not to disclose the name of the hospital for privacy reasons.”
jeudi, 05 juin 2014 07:50
Nigeria: 200 Feared Killed As Boko Haram in Military Uniforms Attack B...
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At least 200 villagers may have died in Borno State after gunmen believed to be members of the extremist Boko Haram sect, but dressed in military uniforms attacked villages in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, government officials and eyewitnesses have said.
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Thirty people, comprising 18 assembly members of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), are in the United States of America to attend the International Legislators Exchange Programme in Columbia, South Caroline.They will be accompanied by the Presiding Member and Coordinating Director of AMA, as well as 10 businessmen and women in the metropolis. They will be away for two weeks.
Cameroon's state radio reports that the military has killed at least 60 Boko Haram members who crossed over from Nigeria seeking refuge. According to the national radio, the heavily-armed militants, reportedly killed in the village of Dabanga in far northern Cameroon, crossed over from Borno State in Nigeria. They were then ambushed by Cameroonian soldiers the report said.
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