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Mali’s military frees arrested officials

YoopyaApr 20, 20120

BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s military has released all the senior political and army officials it arrested earlier this week, the army leaders behind last month’s

Mugabe urges peace ahead of Zimbabwe elections

YoopyaApr 19, 2012December 25, 20220

By Cris Chinaka Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday urged political parties to ensure a looming general election is peaceful, amid a rise in violence

Congo’s Kabila taps finance minister for premier post

YoopyaApr 19, 2012December 25, 20220

By Jonny Hogg Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila named finance minister Matata Ponyo Mapon as his new prime minister, the government said on

Shell assessing $4 bln Nigeria oil projects

YoopyaApr 19, 2012December 25, 20220

Royal Dutch Shell Plc is assessing projects that could be worth around $4 billion to boost oil production in Nigeria and cut flaring of associated

International bodies condemn arrests by Mali junta

YoopyaApr 19, 2012December 25, 20220

By Adama Diarra International organisations condemned a wave of arrests by Mali’s military rulers extended into a third day on Wednesday despite an agreement by

Bissau junta sets two-year roadmap to elections

YoopyaApr 19, 2012December 25, 20220

By Alberto Dabo Guinea-Bissau’s military junta said on Wednesday it would take two years to restore democratic rule in the West African state through elections

France’s Sarkozy rows back on nuclear help for Libya

YoopyaApr 19, 2012December 25, 20220

French President Nicolas Sarkozy backpedalled from a denial and acknowledged on Wednesday that he had discussions with Muammar Gaddafi about selling a nuclear reactor to

UN council mulls Sudan, S.Sudan sanctions to end clashes

YoopyaApr 18, 20120

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council discussed on Tuesday possibly imposing sanctions on Sudan and South Sudan if the African

Kenya cuts domestic borrowing target

YoopyaApr 18, 20120

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya has cut its domestic borrowing target for the 2011/12 fiscal year to 62.1 billion shillings from 119.5 billion, thanks to a

Egypt vote chaos boosts Moussa, Abol Fotouh

YoopyaApr 18, 20120

By Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) – The race for the Egyptian presidency has been redefined by the disqualification of Hosni Mubarak’s spy chief and prominent