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Somali residents welcome Ethiopian troops after rebel rout

YoopyaMar 5, 20120

By Kumerra Gemechu BAIDOA, Somalia (Reuters) – After three years of killings and violence under the rule of al Shabaab rebels, residents of the Somali

Blast at Brazzaville arms depot kills hundreds

YoopyaMar 5, 20120

By Christian Tsoumou and Jonny Hogg BRAZZAVILLE/KINSHASA (Reuters) – Up to 200 people were killed on Sunday when an arms dump exploded in Brazzaville, ripping

Benghazi protesters demand justice be restored

YoopyaMar 3, 20120

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Hundreds of Libyans protested outside the main courthouse in Benghazi on Friday, demanding that a militia which had occupied the building

Gaddafi wanted to stage last stand in desert: UN report

YoopyaMar 3, 20120

By Robert Evans GENEVA (Reuters) – Long-time Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, stranded in the desert after rebels and a NATO missile strike wrecked his escape

Zimbabwe poll politics hurting investment: Tsvangirai

YoopyaMar 2, 20120

By Jon Herskovitz JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s demand that foreign companies turn over majority stakes to locals is being driven by upcoming elections and scaring

UN war crimes court rules on Taylor on April 26

YoopyaMar 2, 20120

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The U.N. war crimes court trying Charles Taylor for atrocities in Sierra Leone said on Thursday it will deliver a verdict on

Senegal’s N’Dour plans musical comeback if Wade loses

YoopyaMar 2, 2012June 14, 20230

By Richard Valdmanis DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s Youssou N’Dour said on Thursday he would relaunch his musical career with a victory concert for Macky Sall

Suspected Islamists burn down seven Nigerian schools

YoopyaMar 2, 2012May 10, 20240

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Arsonists suspected to be members of Islamist sect Boko Haram have burned down seven schools in northeastern Nigeria the past few

Thousands flee from Nigeria crackdown on Boko Haram

YoopyaMar 2, 20120

By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY (Reuters) – At least 10,000 people have fled northern Nigeria for neighbouring Niger and Chad to escape a military sweep targeting

Egypt’s first post-Mubarak presidential election set for May

YoopyaMar 1, 20120

REPORTING FROM CAIRO — Egypt’s first presidential election since last year’s ouster of Hosni Mubarak’s regime will be held May 23-24, the head of the