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Egypt’s Brotherhood still operates secretively

YoopyaFeb 21, 20130

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks publicly of firsthand knowledge of a meeting where opponents allegedly plotted against him. A few months earlier,

Crowdfunding service SliceBiz wins Apps4Africa cash prize

YoopyaFeb 21, 20130

A Ghanaian start-up planning to popularise crowdfunding in Africa has been selected as one of the winners of this year’s Apps4Africa competition. SliceBiz plans to

Malawi’s airports closed because of wage strike

YoopyaFeb 21, 2013June 24, 20230

All airports in Malawi have been forced to shut down following a wage strike by civil servants. Both domestic and international flights were cancelled, says

Pistorius detective on attempted murder charges

YoopyaFeb 21, 20130

The South African detective leading the Oscar Pistorius inquiry is facing seven charges of attempted murder, police have confirmed. Detective Hilton Botha, who has faced

Oscar Pistorius detective challenged at bail hearing

YoopyaFeb 20, 20130

Lawyers for South African athlete Oscar Pistorius have challenged the testimony of a senior police detective on the second day of a bail hearing. The

Kenya’s Willy Mutunga ‘threatened’ over Kenyatta case

YoopyaFeb 20, 20130

Kenya’s Chief Justice Willy Mutunga says he has been threatened with “dire consequences” if the courts barred presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta from contesting next month’s

As Extremists Invaded, Timbuktu Hid Artifacts of a Golden Age

YoopyaFeb 20, 20130

TIMBUKTU, Mali — When the moment of danger came, Ali Imam Ben Essayouti knew just what to do. The delicate, unbound parchment manuscripts in the

Oscar Pistorius bail hearing prosecutors to make case

YoopyaFeb 20, 20130

South African prosecutors are set to detail their murder case against athlete Oscar Pistorius, on the second day of his bail hearing in Pretoria. They

Nigerian militants seize French tourists in Cameroon: Hollande

YoopyaFeb 19, 20130

(Reuters) – Islamist militants from neighboring Nigeria abducted a French family of seven, including four children, in northern Cameroon on Tuesday, French President Francois Hollande

Amplats to resume South African operations on Wednesday

YoopyaFeb 19, 20130

(Reuters) – Anglo American Platinum (AMSJ.J) expects operations at its South African mines to resume on Wednesday after workers staged a one-day walk-out following union