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Senegal presidential challenger offers tax-free rice

YoopyaMar 24, 20120

By Mark John and Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese presidential challenger Macky Sall is hoping that the lure of tax-free rice will help him

Chinese capitalism is just another knockoff

YoopyaMar 23, 20120

Is China’s system of capitalism better than that of the United States? That depends — do pigs fly? While I have no question in my

African powers back Okonjo-Iweala for World Bank

YoopyaMar 23, 20120

By Stella Mapenzauswa PRETORIA (Reuters) – African powers Angola, Nigeria and South Africa on Friday endorsed the nomination of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a

Mali rebels advance in north, mutineers seek president

YoopyaMar 23, 20120

By David Lewis and Adama Diarra BAMAKO (Reuters) – Tuareg rebels in northern Mali pushed south to occupy positions vacated by government forces, sources said,

Sudan accuses South of attack ahead of talks

YoopyaMar 22, 20120

By Ulf Laessing and Alexander Dziadosz JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan accused its old civil war foe South Sudan of aiding rebels in an attack on

Soldiers say they seize power in Mali

YoopyaMar 22, 20120

By David Lewis and Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) – Renegade soldiers said they seized power in Mali on Thursday and ordered its borders closed, threatening

Afghan’s botched attack on Western officials revealed

YoopyaMar 16, 20120

REPORTING FROM A U.S. AIRCRAFT — An attempted attack Wednesday at a southern Afghanistan air base targeted a top Marine commander and his British deputy

No joke: Italy lawyers strike for better pay, job security

YoopyaMar 16, 20120

By Philip Pullella and Cristiano Corvino ROME (Reuters) – This is not a lawyers joke. Italian lawyers have gone on strike – again – and

Hague prosecutor seeks 30 years for Congo warlord

YoopyaMar 16, 20120

By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Prosecutors at The Hague war crimes court said on Thursday after securing their first ever conviction that Congolese

Nigeria starts mediated talks with Boko Haram

YoopyaMar 16, 20120

By Joe Brock ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s government has in the last week held its first indirect peace talks with Islamist sect Boko Haram, meeting