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Sports: Kenyan trio triumphs at Belgrade Marathon

YoopyaApr 27, 2014July 21, 20230

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Bernard Kipkorir Talam led a Kenyan trio to win the Belgrade Marathon on Sunday, setting a personal best time in 2

Africa: Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood spokesman

YoopyaApr 25, 2014September 7, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian security official says authorities have arrested the spokesman for the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, who spent the past

Africa: South Sudan frees leaders accused of plotting coup

YoopyaApr 25, 2014September 7, 20230

Four senior politicians accused over an alleged coup plot that sparked South Sudan’s civil war have been freed after the government dropped the treason charges

Africa: Chibok abductions: Nigeria vows to find schoolgirls

YoopyaApr 25, 2014April 9, 20230

Nigeria’s government has vowed to do all it can to rescue some 190 girls abducted from their school last week, following a crisis meeting in

Africa: Jerry Dammers gets South Africa honour for Free Nelson Mandela

YoopyaApr 25, 2014September 7, 20230

The songwriter behind the anti-apartheid protest anthem Free Nelson Mandela is to receive an honour from the President of South Africa. Jerry Dammers will be

Africa: South Sudan rebels in multiple attacks

YoopyaApr 23, 2014July 21, 20230

Rebels in South Sudan are involved in fierce fighting with the army in several areas of the country, the military spokesman has told the BBC.

Africa: Nigerians mark Easter amid mourning and fear

YoopyaApr 21, 2014September 16, 20230

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — With little to celebrate, Nigerians marked Easter Sunday with heightened security against a spreading Islamic uprising, mourning the deaths of at

Africa: Islamic militants claim this week’s Nigeria blast

YoopyaApr 21, 2014September 26, 20230

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists Saturday claimed responsibility for the massive rush-hour explosion earlier this week that ripped through a busy bus station in

World: Africa land grabs endanger elephants

YoopyaApr 21, 2014September 26, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — Political and military elites are seizing protected areas in one of Africa’s last bastions for elephants, putting broad swaths of Zimbabwe at

Africa: 20 killed as Islamic extremists rampage in Nigeria

YoopyaApr 17, 2014September 30, 20230

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic militants have struck for a fourth time in three days in Nigeria, killing 20 people including a traditional ruler