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Death toll from Somalia bombings rises to at least 30: medic

YoopyaApr 15, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – The death toll from a wave of coordinated suicide bombings and shootings in the Somali capital on Sunday rose to at least 30,

Farmers say Egypt’s wheat crop hopes are “a dream”

YoopyaApr 15, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – Egypt’s Islamist-led government must be dreaming if it expects a bumper wheat harvest over the next six weeks that will save the country

Anger as retrial of Egypt’s Mubarak aborted

YoopyaApr 13, 2013January 4, 20250

(Reuters) – The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak collapsed on Saturday when the presiding judge withdrew from the case and referred it to

Troubled South Africa debates impact of white rule

YoopyaApr 12, 2013January 4, 20250

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Few South Africans have the moral stature of retired archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who campaigned against apartheid and

Sudan’s President Bashir meets South Sudan’s Kiir

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan is visiting South Sudan for the first time since it became independent in 2011. Mr Bashir and his southern counterpart,

Malawi’s president ‘furious’ after Madonna criticise

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

Malawi’s President Joyce Banda was “incandescent with anger” over a statement labelling US singer Madonna a bully, the BBC has learnt. She was unaware of

Mali refugees endure ‘appalling’ Mauritania camp – MSF

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

Thousands of Malian refugees fleeing conflict in neighbouring Mauritania are facing “appalling” conditions in a UN-run camp, a medical charity has warned. Conditions are so

How rich is Nelson Mandela?

YoopyaApr 11, 2013June 30, 20240

No one seems to know what the former president is worth, and questions on the subject are almost taboo He is Africa’s most famous man, the

Nigeria’s Boko Haram rejects Jonathan’s amnesty idea

YoopyaApr 11, 2013January 5, 20250

The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has rejected the idea of an amnesty. Last week President Goodluck Jonathan asked a high level team to look

Malawi labels Madonna a ‘bully’ after recent visit

YoopyaApr 11, 2013January 5, 20250

Malawi has accused US singer Madonna of “bullying state officials” after she reportedly complained about her treatment on a visit to the country. Madonna –