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Nelson Mandela foundation wants volunteer work done on former president’s 95th birthday

YoopyaJul 10, 2013July 4, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Nelson Mandela Foundation is hoping that volunteers around the world donate just over an hour of their time when South Africa’s

Egypt to push through military-backed political road map, with presidential vote in early 2014

YoopyaJul 9, 2013June 24, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s interim leadership laid out a fast-track timetable to elect a new president and parliament by early next year, in a move

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood calls for protests Friday against military’s ‘coup’, Morsi’s ouster

YoopyaJul 5, 2013July 4, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood called for a wave of protests Friday, furious over the military’s ouster of its president and arrest of its

Insight: Libya starts facing up to Gaddafi regime’s sex crimes

YoopyaJul 3, 2013July 4, 20240

(Reuters) – The young woman introduced as “The Revolutionary” was breaking a taboo in Libya by speaking out about how she and other women had been raped

Obama wildlife trafficking plan may also boost security

YoopyaJul 3, 2013July 4, 20240

(Reuters) – A White House plan to curb illegal trafficking in rhino horn, elephant tusks and body parts from other endangered wildlife could have the

Mursi aide says coup under way in Egypt

YoopyaJul 3, 2013July 4, 20240

(Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi’s national security adviser said a military coup was under way on Wednesday after an army deadline for the Islamist

Egypt: Army tightens grip as ultimatum passes

YoopyaJul 3, 2013July 4, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military moved to tighten its control of key institutions Wednesday, putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for

Court orders return of Mandela children’s bodies

YoopyaJul 3, 2013August 4, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court ruled Wednesday that Nelson Mandela’s grandson must return the bodies of the former president’s three deceased children to

Egypt on edge after army’s ultimatum to president

YoopyaJul 2, 2013August 4, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt was on edge Tuesday following a “last-chance” ultimatum the military issued to Mohammed Morsi, giving the president and the opposition 48

Obama urges Africa to follow spirit of Nelson Mandela

YoopyaJul 1, 2013August 10, 20240

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Sunday the United States would help propel Africa along a path of prosperity and peace, and urged the continent to