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Tunisians Vote in Historic Presidential Runoff

YoopyaDec 22, 2014July 6, 20230

Tunisians cast their ballots Sunday in the second and final round of a landmark presidential vote that marks the culmination of a rocky transition to

Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap at least 185 in Nigeria, witnesses say

YoopyaDec 18, 2014July 6, 20230

Suspected Islamic militants — believed to be Boko Haram — stormed a village in Nigeria and captured at least 185 young men, women and children,

Horror in Sierra Leone: A Single Spark Gives Ebola New Life

YoopyaDec 15, 2014July 14, 20230

An especially deadly outbreak of Ebola burned unseen in a remote part of Sierra Leone for several weeks, giving public health experts a reality check.

Miss South Africa crowned Miss World, Koyal Rana in top 10

YoopyaDec 15, 2014July 14, 20230

LONDON: South African beauty Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World 2014 at a glittering ceremony in London as India’s Koyal Rana lost out, finishing in

Kenya parliament votes to double foreign borrowing limit

YoopyaDec 10, 2014July 6, 20230

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan lawmakers voted on Tuesday to double the government’s limit on borrowing from foreign sources to 2.5 trillion shillings ($28 billion). Finance

Oscar Pistorius Acquittal Can Be Appealed, Judge Says

YoopyaDec 10, 2014July 6, 20230

LONDON — A South African judge ruled on Wednesday that prosecutors may appeal her decision to acquit Oscar Pistorius, the disabled track star, on murder

Congo’s Kabila names new govt in bid to broaden political base

YoopyaDec 8, 2014July 6, 20230

By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila announced the formation of a new government on Sunday in a shake-up

Mandela Is Remembered on Anniversary of Death

YoopyaDec 6, 2014July 6, 20230

It was a death long foretold that drew mourners from his own nation and across the globe. But on Friday, one year after Nelson Mandela

South Africa still in gradual policy tightening cycle – cbank’s Kganyago

YoopyaDec 6, 2014July 12, 20230

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Falling oil prices and benign food prices have served to improve South Africa’s inflation outlook, but the central bank remains in a

South Africans Mark First Anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s Death

YoopyaDec 5, 2014July 12, 20230

LONDON — It was a death long foretold that drew mourners from within his own nation and across the globe. But, on Friday, one year