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Regional leaders refuse to recognize Central African Republic coup leader

YoopyaApr 4, 20130

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – African heads of state on Wednesday refused to recognize rebel leader Michel Djotodia’s self-appointment as president of Central African Republic, calling instead

Analysis: Mali insurgency endangers French pull-out plan

YoopyaApr 4, 20130

(Reuters) – France wants to cut its forces in Mali sharply by the year-end and is urging its ex-colony to hold elections in July, but an Islamist

Egypt ruling party slams US ‘interference’ over satirist

YoopyaApr 3, 20130

Egypt’s ruling Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has accused the US of “interference” after it criticised legal action against a TV satirist. Bassem Youssef was

Zuma tribute to South Africa troops killed in CAR

YoopyaApr 3, 20130

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has paid tribute to 13 soldiers killed in the recent rebellion in the Central African Republic (CAR). At the memorial

Islamists accuse U.S. of interference in Egyptian affairs

YoopyaApr 3, 20130

(Reuters) – President Mohamed Mursi’s Islamist allies accused the United States on Tuesday of blatant interference in Egypt’s affairs after Washington said Cairo was muzzling

Somalia: Mogadishu to Baidoa road ‘reopened’

YoopyaApr 3, 20130

The main road from Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, to the strategic south-western city of Baidoa has been totally recaptured from Islamist militants, African Union (AU) troops

South Africa’s Zuma rejects criticism of Central African mission

YoopyaApr 2, 20130

(Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday defended his decision to send troops to Central African Republic, saying 13 soldiers killed by rebels

Mali troops hunt for rebels after Timbuktu clash

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

(Reuters) – Malian troops searched house-to-house in Timbuktu on Monday morning following hours of fighting with Islamist rebels who had infiltrated the northern desert town.

Adviser to Libyan PM seized in Tripoli: source

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

(Reuters) – An adviser to Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was grabbed from his car by unknown assailants on the outskirts of Tripoli on Sunday

Kenya looks for economic peace dividend after calm vote

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

(Reuters) – Kenya’s tourism industry may be a swift winner from the election of Uhuru Kenyatta, owner of hotels and a vast business empire, as east Africa’s biggest economy seeks to