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West African ministers tackle coup crises

kiemtarMay 19, 20120

Abidjan – West African ministers met on Saturday to try to resolve the impasse gripping Mali and speed up the return to constitutional rule in

UN imposes travel ban on Guinea Bissau coup leaders

kiemtarMay 19, 20120

APA- New York (USA)– The United Nations Security Council on Friday imposed a travel ban against five military officers who seized power from the civilian government

Africa must end hunger to sustain growth: UN

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

By Katy Migiro NAIROBI, May 15 (AlertNet) – Africa needs to boost agricultural productivity and address the debilitating hunger that affects 27 percent of its

Seven UN peacekeepers shot at Congo protest

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Seven United Nations peacekeepers in Congo were wounded when gunmen opened fire at a protest in the East of the country on

Libyan Islamist quits militia to enter politics: aide

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

By Ali Shuaib TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Abdel Hakim Belhadj, one of Libya’s most powerful militia leaders, is quitting to devote himself full-time to politics, an

S.Africa approves liquidity facility for banks

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Reserve Bank has approved the provision of a committed liquidity facility from which lenders in the country can draw from

EU says hits pirate targets on Somali coast by air

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

NAIROBI (Reuters) – The European Union’s anti-piracy naval force said on Tuesday it had attacked pirate installations on the Somali coastline by air, the first

Africa Finance Corp eyeing $3 bln deals in a year

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a Lagos-based development financier, is considering potential investments worth $3 billion across sub-Saharan Africa over

Taylor to reject call for 80-year sentence

YoopyaMay 15, 2012March 1, 20140

(Reuters) – Former Liberian President Charles Taylor will on Wednesday tell judges he bears no responsibility for atrocities during Sierra Leone’s 11-year civil war, rejecting

Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian rebels killed 23 government soldiers on Monday, activists said, and efforts to find a viable political alternative to Bashar al-Assad faltered when