Daily Africa News - May 16, 2014

Daily Africa News May 16, 2014 From VOAAfrica.com

 

At Least 10 Killed in Kenya Explosions, Tourists Evacuated One blast targeted a 14-seater matatu [minibus] that Kenyans use for public transportation, a second went off in a market More   Report Says Health Workers Are Targets More   Nigerian President Cancels Chibok Trip Officials cite security concerns in northeastern town where Boko Haram Islamist militants kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls last month More   Libyan Forces, Islamist Militants Clash in Benghazi At least two killed according to security and medical sources More   Muslim Reaction to Schoolgirl Abductions Debated The kidnapping of over 200 girls by Boko Haram has spurred outrage around the world and raised questions about why more Muslim leaders have not come forward in their defense More   US Lawmakers Examine Response to Boko Haram Abductions The Obama administration says it is acting to help rescue more than 250 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls, but encountering challenges and obstacles in the effort. As VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, U.S. officials testified on Capitol Hill where lawmakers uniformly condemned Boko Haram Islamist militants, as the schoolgirls’ captivity entered a second month. More   Hong Kong Begins to Destroy Ivory Stockpile Destruction of nearly 30 tons of ivory started to avoid expense of safeguarding one of world’s largest caches of elephant tusk More

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