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Madagascar’s Rajoelina meets ousted Marc Ravalomanana

YoopyaJul 25, 20120

The president of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, is holding face-to-face talks for the first time with the man he ousted in 2009. Marc Ravalomanana has lived

Ghana’s John Dramani Mahama promises stability

YoopyaJul 25, 20120

Ghana’s new President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to uphold stability following the death of his predecessor John Atta Mills. Mr Mahama, 53, was sworn

In power, Egypt’s Brotherhood seeks balance on Islamic law

YoopyaJul 25, 20120

(Reuters) – In decades of furtive meetings in tea houses, mosques and universities, members of Egypt’s underground Muslim Brotherhood spoke ardently of a country governed

Truant Winnie has nerve pointing fingers at ANC:

kiemtarJul 24, 20120

I find it disingenuous of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to criticise the ANC for failing to fulfil its electoral promises when she is chronically absent from parliament

Morsi picks water engineer with no Muslim Brotherhood links as prime minister

kiemtarJul 24, 20120

— Egypt’s first democratically elected president on Tuesday named a prime minister, picking as his choice to lead the government a 40-something, U.S.-educated engineer who sports

Ghana’s president John Atta Mills has died suddenly

kiemtarJul 24, 20120

GHANA President John Atta Mills has died suddenly, just hours after being taken ill and months before he was to seek re-election in the country

Ghana President Mills dead: presidential statement

YoopyaJul 24, 20120

ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s President John Atta Mills has died unexpectedly, a presidential statement said, and an aide said his death occurred on Tuesday after

EU lifts curbs on aid to Zimbabwe to spur reform

YoopyaJul 24, 20120

By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union lifted curbs on aid to Zimbabwe on Monday and held out the prospect of removing sanctions

IMF approves $156.2 mln loan to Malawi

YoopyaJul 24, 20120

(Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved a $156.2 million loan to Malawi’s new government to address the country’s chronic balance of payments

Insight: Separatist storm brewing on Kenya’s coast

YoopyaJul 23, 20120

(Reuters) – Near the white sandy beaches along Kenya’s coast where tourists sip cocktails in the sun, graffiti scrawled on walls proclaims ‘Pwani si Kenya’