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US suspends $13 million in aid to Mali

YoopyaApr 5, 20120

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is suspending at least $13 million of its roughly $140 million in annual aid to Mali following last month’s

Mali postpones talks, Qaeda stokes fear

YoopyaApr 5, 2012January 24, 20240

By John Irish and Bate Felix PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s military rulers on Wednesday postponed a national convention to end a crisis sparked by a

South Sudan accuses Sudan of new air strikes

YoopyaApr 5, 2012January 24, 20240

By Aaron Maasho and Khalid Abdelaziz ADDIS ABABA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) – South Sudan accused Sudan of launching air strikes in the border region on Wednesday, hours

S.Africa ANC temporarily ousts rebel Malema from party

YoopyaApr 4, 2012June 19, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling ANC has temporarily removed party rebel Julius Malema from his role as president of its Youth League and is

Senegal president names technocrat as PM

YoopyaApr 4, 20120

DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s new president has named Abdoul Mbaye, a former banker without any party affiliation, as his first prime minister, state television announced

Sudan calls off launch of $1 billion sugar plant

YoopyaApr 4, 20120

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan has shelved the launch of a $1 billion sugar plant, state media said on Tuesday, delaying a strategic industrial project that

Mali junta defies deadline for handing over power

YoopyaApr 4, 20120

By Bate Felix and Adama Diarra BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s junta ignored a demand by neighbours for an immediate exit from power on Tuesday, instead

Malians queue for fuel as anti-junta sanctions begin

YoopyaApr 3, 20120

By Bate Felix and Adama Diarra BAMAKO (Reuters) – Malians queued to stock up on petrol at garages around the capital Bamako on Tuesday after

S.Sudan, Sudan trade new accusations as talks start

YoopyaApr 3, 2012April 3, 20120

By Yara Bayoumy and Aaron Maasho NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – South Sudan and Sudan began talks on Monday aimed at easing military tensions, but both

Once cautious Brotherhood gambles on Egypt presidency

YoopyaApr 3, 20120

By Edmund Blair CAIRO (Reuters) – A surprise decision by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to field a candidate in the presidential election signals a new assertiveness