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South Africa mall rescue halted while debris removed

YoopyaNov 20, 2013March 3, 20240

Rescue efforts in South Africa have been suspended at the site a collapsed half-built mall, police say. Police spokesperson Thulani Zwane told the BBC that

Egyptian troops die in Sinai bomb attack

YoopyaNov 20, 2013January 31, 20240

Eleven Egyptian military personnel have been killed and dozens more wounded in a car bomb attack near the North Sinai city of el-Arish. Al-Masri al-Youm

Islamists raid Somali police station, at least 28 dead: witnesses

YoopyaNov 20, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Islamist militants rammed a car bomb into a police compound north of Somalia’s capital on Tuesday and opened fire on officers, leaving at

Nigerian governor election hit by delays, disputes: organizer

YoopyaNov 19, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – A Nigerian state election was disrupted by delayed and missing materials and arguments over the voter register, organizers acknowledged on Monday, raising concerns

South African court postpones case against Zuma critic Malema

YoopyaNov 19, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – A South African court on Monday postponed a corruption case against politician Julius Malema until late next year, removing a potential obstacle to

Guinea’s Supreme Court rejects election challenges

YoopyaNov 18, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Guinea’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected all the complaints lodged against the result of the September 28 parliamentary election in which President Alpha

Insight: Boko Haram, taking to hills, seize slave “brides”

YoopyaNov 18, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – In the gloom of a hilltop cave in Nigeria where she was held captive, Hajja had a knife pressed to her throat by

Mandela remains in stable but critical condition: South Africa government

YoopyaNov 18, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela, who was hospitalized for nearly three months earlier this year with a lung infection, remains in stable

Memorial at Egypt’s Tahrir Square sparks protest

YoopyaNov 18, 2013February 14, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Where tents once sprouted and protesters chanted, municipal workers are now laying grass and flowers in the roundabout of Egypt’s famous Tahrir

Poll: Most Kenyans want president to stand trial

YoopyaNov 15, 2013March 3, 20240

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A majority of Kenyans want to see their president appear in court to face charges of crimes against humanity. That’s according