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A Feast to celebrate Yoruba culture

YoopyaFeb 15, 20130

Feast, an ambitious and visually striking play that celebrates West Africa’s Yoruba culture and its impact in the Americas and Europe, is showing at the

African Viewpoint: Which leaders are Twitter savvy?

YoopyaFeb 15, 20130

In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, London-based Ugandan writer Joel Kibazo looks at how Twitter has become a campaign tool on the continent.

Oscar Pistorius: Olympics and Paralympics star at court

YoopyaFeb 15, 20130

South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has arrived at court to face a murder charge after his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, was shot

Oscar Pistorius ‘shoots girlfriend’ – local media

YoopyaFeb 14, 20130

South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been arrested over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend at his home in Pretoria, local media say. Police

South Africa’s Ramphele quits Gold Fields for politics

YoopyaFeb 13, 20130

(Reuters) – Respected anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele resigned as chairwoman of Gold Fields on Wednesday, intensifying speculation she is about to launch a political party

South Africa’s Fort Hare closed after violent protests

YoopyaFeb 13, 2013February 13, 20130

South Africa’s Fort Hare University has shut down its main campus following violent student protests over a 90% rise in residence fees. University officials said

Zimbabwe referendum ‘tentatively set for 16 March’

YoopyaFeb 13, 20130

Zimbabwe’s key referendum on a new constitution has been “tentatively” set for 16 March, government minister Eric Matinenga has said. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said

Mali ‘hesitant’ over UN peacekeeping force

YoopyaFeb 12, 20130

The government of Mali is “hesitant” over the deployment of a UN peacekeeping force, a senior UN official has said. “We do not have a

Nigeria Wazobia FM journalists held over polio deaths

YoopyaFeb 12, 20130

Two Nigerian journalists have been arrested over the killing of nine female polio vaccinators in northern Kano state on Friday, police have said. Kano police

Mali troops in house-to-house search for Gao militants

YoopyaFeb 11, 2013April 8, 20230

Malian troops are carrying out house-to-house searches following running battles with Islamist militants in the northern town of Gao on Sunday. There are fears some