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Mali armed groups, govt postpone talks

kiemtarJan 11, 2013January 11, 20130

Ouagadougou – Talks planned for Thursday between the Malian government and two armed groups from the country’s north, Ansar Dine and the MNLA, have been

Ghana President John Mahama to be sworn in

YoopyaJan 7, 20130

Ghanaian President John Mahama is due to be sworn into office following a disputed election victory last month. Mr Mahama, who became acting president in

Nelson Mandela ‘has recovered from infection’

YoopyaJan 7, 20130

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has recovered from a lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones, the government says. “President Mandela has made steady

South Africa boosts presence in Central African Republic

YoopyaJan 7, 20130

South Africa says it is sending more soldiers to support government forces in the Central African Republic, where rebels are threatening the capital. An estimated

Central African Republic president refuses to leave power, defying rebels

YoopyaJan 4, 20130

(Reuters) – Central African Republic President Francois Bozize will refuse to leave power during talks with rebels, his spokesman said on Thursday, rejecting the insurgents’

Congo rebels demand government sign ceasefire for talks

YoopyaJan 4, 20130

(Reuters) – Congolese rebels on Thursday threatened to walk away from this week’s peace talks to end their nine-month revolt unless the government signs an

Gambian leader says to build herbal AIDS-cure hospital

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

(Reuters) – AIDS patients would be offered an herbal cure at a 1,111-bed hospital in Gambia that the president said on Tuesday he plans to

Ivory Coast stampede survivors blame barricades

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New

Ivory Coast stampede death toll rises

kiemtarJan 2, 2013January 2, 20130

Deaths from crush at New Year’s Eve fireworks display has risen to 62 as scores of injured go to hospital. The death toll after the

David Cecil: Uganda ‘drops gay play charges’

YoopyaJan 2, 2013January 2, 20130

A court in Uganda has thrown out a case against UK theatre producer David Cecil, who was charged over a play about the condition of