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South Africa gives rhino poacher 40-year jail term

YoopyaNov 9, 20120

A Thai man has been jailed for 40 years by a court in South Africa for organising illegal rhino poaching expeditions. Chumlong Lemtongthai had been

Melcom shop collapse in Ghana: Voices heard in rubble

YoopyaNov 9, 20120

Voices can still be heard in the rubble of a multi-storey shopping centre in Ghana’s capital, Accra, 48 hours after it collapsed, rescue workers have

Ivorian reggae singers bury rivalry for “peace” tour

YoopyaNov 7, 2012April 12, 20230

(Reuters) – As darkness falls over Ivory Coast’s lagoon-side commercial capital a steady thumping cuts through the tropical night. But where once the thud of

Nobel-nominated Congo doctor fears going home after attack

YoopyaNov 7, 20120

By Ethan Bilby BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Nobel-prize nominated Congolese gynaecologist said on Tuesday he is too scared to return to his native Congo after an

Protesters teargassed as Cameroon’s Biya marks 30 years in power

YoopyaNov 7, 20120

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroonian security forces used teargas to disperse about a thousand opposition supporters who had gathered in the commercial capital on Tuesday to protest

Nigeria floods kill 363 people, displace 2.1 mln -agency

YoopyaNov 5, 20120

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s worst flooding in at least half a century has killed 363 people since the start of July and displaced 2.1 million people,

Malawi suspends laws against homosexual relationships

YoopyaNov 5, 2012June 14, 20230

Malawi has suspended laws against same-sex relationships pending a decision on whether to repeal the legislation, the justice minister has said. Police have been ordered

Insight: Shaky finances rattle Nigeria’s airline safety

YoopyaNov 5, 2012November 5, 20120

(Reuters) – Passengers arriving at Murtala Mohammed airport in Lagos could be forgiven for thinking they had stumbled into a refugee camp. In

New Coptic pope chosen in elaborate ceremony

kiemtarNov 4, 20120

EGYPT’S ancient Coptic Christian church chose a new pope in an elaborate Sunday ceremony meant to invoke the will of God, in which a

U.S. renews sanctions, Sudan criticizes decision

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama renewed U.S. sanctions on Sudan on Friday, acknowledging Khartoum had resolved disputes with South Sudan but warning that Darfur and other conflicts