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Old wounds, ethnic rivalries stoke Sudan war fever

YoopyaApr 24, 20120

By Ulf Laessing and Alexander Dziadosz JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) – When petrol started running low in South Sudan’s capital this month, Peter Bashir Gbandi sensed a

Sudan bombs S.Sudan border area, kills 3: witnesses

YoopyaApr 23, 20120

By Hereward Holland OUTSIDE BENTIU, South Sudan (Reuters) – Sudanese warplanes carried out air strikes on South Sudan on Monday, killing three people near a

IMF chief seeks fresh funds for poor countries

YoopyaApr 23, 20120

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday renewed a push to fully fund a $17 billion lending

Egypt’s Moussa promises army voice in key policy body

YoopyaApr 23, 20120

By Edmund Blair CAIRO (Reuters) – Ex-foreign minister Amr Moussa, a leading contender for Egypt’s presidency, said on Sunday he would give the military a

Ugandan troops play jungle cat and mouse with Kony

YoopyaApr 21, 20120

(Reuters) – A Ugandan “hunting squad” pushes through the thick jungle of central Africa in search of the fugitive warlord Joseph Kony. It is tough

South African President Zuma marries for sixth time

YoopyaApr 21, 20120

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s polygamous President Jacob Zuma married for the sixth time on Friday, taking his long-time girlfriend Bongi Ngema as his newest

S. Sudan withdraws from oil area, easing border crisis

YoopyaApr 21, 20120

By Ulf Laessing and Alexander Dziadosz JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) – South Sudan said on Friday it would withdraw its troops from the disputed Heglig oil region

Zimbabwe’s business law seen enriching black elite

YoopyaApr 20, 20120

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Zimbabwean government’s drive to force foreign businesses to give 51 percent of their shareholding to locals will benefit

Boko Haram kill 7 civilians in north Nigeria: government

YoopyaApr 20, 20120

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen from radical Islamist sect Boko Haram have killed at least seven civilians in the past 24 hours in a spate

US struggles to head off wider Sudan conflict

YoopyaApr 20, 20120

By Andrew Quinn WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is working to push Sudan and South Sudan back from the brink of war as the