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Congo security forces scatter attempted rally by Kabila rival

YoopyaFeb 21, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Police in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday broke up a rally by one of President Joseph Kabila’s main political rivals, a move

Zimbabwe court orders deportation of former congressman

YoopyaFeb 21, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – A Zimbabwean court dismissed pornography charges against former congressman Mel Reynolds on Friday but ordered his deportation after he pleaded guilty to staying

Control of South Sudan oil state capital contested, says government

YoopyaFeb 20, 2014November 1, 20230

(Reuters) – The capital of South Sudan’s main oil-producing region is divided between government troops and rebels, the president’s spokesman said, after an escalation in

UN protest at Liberia-Ivory Coast ‘forced extraditions’

YoopyaFeb 19, 2014November 1, 20230

The head of the UN refugee agency in Liberia has expressed concern over the alleged forced extradition of 14 Ivorian refugees. Khassim Diagne told the

Former congressman Mel Reynolds arrested in Zimbabwe

YoopyaFeb 19, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Former congressman Mel Reynolds has been arrested in Zimbabwe, an immigration official said on Tuesday, after state media reported the convicted sex offender

Uganda dismisses Obama pressure on anti-gay law

YoopyaFeb 19, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Uganda on Tuesday dismissed U.S. president Barack Obama’s call to its leader Yoweri Museveni not to sign an anti-homosexuality law, saying the U.S.

Chad says U.N. force needed to stabilize Central African Republic

YoopyaFeb 18, 2014October 30, 20230

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s President Idriss Deby has called for the creation of a U.N. peacekeeping mission to contain violence in Central African Republic, the

South Sudan rebels say control oil-producing state capital

YoopyaFeb 18, 2014May 3, 20230

(Reuters) – South Sudanese rebels said they had seized control of the capital of oil-producing Upper Nile state on Tuesday, in an assault the government

Austria boosts peacekeepers after Golan withdrawal

YoopyaFeb 18, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Austria will send more peacekeepers to the Balkans and Africa after its withdrawal from the Golan Heights last year raised questions about the

Egypt: Suicide bomber behind tourist bus attack

YoopyaFeb 17, 2014October 30, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — A suicide bomber was behind a deadly blast that tore through a bus carrying South Korean tourists, killing at least four people,