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Egypt’s Islamists aim to build on constitution vote

YoopyaDec 17, 20120

(Reuters) – President Mohamed Mursi has won initial backing from Egyptians for a new constitution that he hopes will steer the country out of crisis,

Zuma defends his record at ANC congress in South Africa

YoopyaDec 16, 2012December 16, 20120

South African President Jacob Zuma has defended his record at the opening of the African National Congress (ANC) conference at which his position is being

Mandela responding to lung infection treatment

YoopyaDec 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela, who is 94 and has been in hospital since Saturday for tests, has suffered a recurrence of

Mali PM quits after arrest, may hurt intervention plan

YoopyaDec 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Mali’s prime minister announced his resignation on Tuesday, hours after being arrested by soldiers while trying to leave the divided and unstable West

Nelson Mandela: South African hero ‘doing well’ in hospital

YoopyaDec 10, 20120

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is said to be “doing well” after spending a second night in the Pretoria hospital where he was admitted

Nigerian finance minister’s mother kidnapped

YoopyaDec 10, 20120

(Reuters) – Kidnappers snatched the mother of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from her home in southeast Nigeria on Sunday, security sources and the minister’s

Ghana’s Mahama wins election, opposition cries foul

YoopyaDec 10, 20120

(Reuters) – Ghana’s electoral authorities said on Sunday incumbent leader John Dramani Mahama won a new term as president in the West African state in

Ghana election: John Mahama declared winner

YoopyaDec 10, 20120

Ghana’s presidential election has been won by incumbent President John Mahama, the electoral commission has announced. The commission said that Mr Mahama had won 50.7%

Second bomb this week kills three in Nairobi suburb

YoopyaDec 8, 20120

(Reuters) – A bomb blast in a predominantly Somali district of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Friday killed three people and wounded at least

U.N. says Congo army, rebels have committed rights abuses

YoopyaDec 8, 20120

(Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo troops raped and pillaged in Minova after fleeing to the eastern town as M23 rebels advanced, while insurgents killed civilians and