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Oscar Pistorius briefly back in court for hearing

YoopyaJun 4, 2013August 11, 20240

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius stood for his entire 15-minute court hearing Tuesday, staring straight ahead, hands clasped in front of him and

Guinea’s Conde orders probe after clashes kill 12 in past week

YoopyaMay 29, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Guinean President Alpha Conde has ordered a judicial inquiry into unrest that has killed at least 12 people in the past week in

Kenya president faces salary reform rebellion by MPs

YoopyaMay 27, 2013August 11, 20240

(Reuters) – Kenya’s new President Uhuru Kenyatta faces an early test of his reform plans to cut spending and create new jobs, with lawmakers seeking

Insight: Nigeria’s ‘war on terror’ wins tentative support

YoopyaMay 27, 2013August 11, 20240

(Reuters) – Nuradin Mohammed used to resent and fear the troops who swept past his fish stall in this northeast Nigerian city on the trail

Mugabe signs Zimbabwe constitution into law

YoopyaMay 22, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a new constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British

Boko Haram crisis Nigeria to free women

YoopyaMay 22, 2013March 29, 20230

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the release of all women held in connection with “terrorist activity”, the defence ministry says. The decision was aimed

Nigeria says has Islamists on defensive

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Nigeria claimed an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast on Monday, saying the militants’ activities had been

Mahamat Djibrine: Chadians hail ex-police chief’s arrest

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 20240

Campaigners in Chad have welcomed the arrest of Mahamat Djibrine, former President Hissene Habre’s police chief. Mr Djibrine is accused of torturing and killing hundreds

Mario Balotelli: I’ll walk off if I am racially abused again

YoopyaMay 16, 2013September 2, 20240

Mario Balotelli has threatened to walk off the pitch if he is ever again subjected to racist abuse from fans. The 22-year-old striker was one of

Kenyan police fire teargas at protest over MPs’ pay demands

YoopyaMay 14, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Kenyan police in riot gear fired teargas and water cannon on Tuesday to disperse about 200 protesters gathered outside parliament to demonstrate against