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Ghani named Afghan president-elect after deal to end election dispute

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By Hamid Shalizi and Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) – Former Afghan finance minister Ashraf Ghani was named president-elect on Sunday after he signed a deal

Islamic State closes in on Syrian town, refugees flood into Turkey

YoopyaSep 22, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Islamic State militants tightened their noose on a northern Syrian border town on Sunday as the United Nations said the number of Syrian

Sierra Leone wraps up three-day Ebola lockdown

YoopyaSep 22, 2014July 16, 20230

By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leoneans on Sunday celebrated the end of a three-day lockdown aimed at stemming the world’s worst ever Ebola

Bomb kills three policemen, including witness against Mursi

YoopyaSep 22, 2014July 16, 20230

By Shadi Bushra CAIRO (Reuters) – A bomb blast beside Egypt’s foreign ministry killed three policemen on Sunday, including a key witness in a trial

South Africa on track for electronic trading platform for govt bonds

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 16, 20230

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Treasury is still on track to implement an electronic platform for primary dealers trading government bonds on the secondary market

Fan ban for African Champions League semi-final

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 16, 20230

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Algerian side Entente Setif will have to play the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Democratic Republic of Congo’s

Nigeria central bank holds rates at 12 pct, despite inflation risks

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 16, 20230

LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank held interest rates at 12 percent on Friday, where they have stayed for nearly three years, despite concerns over

Zambian President Sata opens parliament, easing health fears

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 16, 20230

By Chris Mfula LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambian President Michael Sata attended the opening of parliament on Friday looking healthy and walking unaided, easing worries about

Nigeria finmin confident 2014 GDP growth will exceed 6 pct

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 16, 20230

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Nigeria’s finance minister said on Friday she is confident that growth in 2014 will be around the government’s latest forecast of 6.5

France says it launches first air strikes in Iraq

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 16, 20230

PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Friday its jets had launched strikes inside Iraq for the first time since the country promised to join military