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Egypt’s top court shuts down, blames protesters

YoopyaDec 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Protests by Islamists allied to President Mohamed Mursi forced Egypt’s highest court to adjourn its work indefinitely on Sunday, intensifying a conflict between

Kenyan contenders facing ICC cases to run jointly in vote

YoopyaDec 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Two Kenyan presidential hopefuls indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for allegedly inciting post-election violence said on Sunday they would join forces

Egypt constitution finalized as opposition cries foul

YoopyaNov 30, 20120

(Reuters) – An Islamist-led assembly finalized a new constitution early on Friday aimed at transforming Egypt and paving the way for an end to a

Mauritanian president says returning to France for treatment

YoopyaNov 30, 20120

(Reuters) – Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz said on Thursday he will once again travel to France for medical treatment for a bullet wound he suffered

Egypt’s Mursi to urge unity in face of political crisis

YoopyaNov 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will address the nation on Thursday, calling for unity as he pushes through a new constitution he hopes will

Congo accuses Rwanda of shielding alleged war criminal

YoopyaNov 29, 20120

(Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo accused neighboring Rwanda on Wednesday of supporting a rebellion in the country’s east to prevent the arrest of former Congolese

Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto seek Kenyan alliance

YoopyaNov 28, 20120

Two former bitter political rivals in Kenya facing trial at the International Criminal Court, Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, are negotiating an alliance for next

Egypt crisis: Protesters maintain Mursi decree defiance

YoopyaNov 28, 20120

Egyptian protesters have vowed to continue defying President Mohammed Mursi’s wide-ranging new powers. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated across the country on Tuesday, in

Uganda military chief: Congo M23 rebels to pull out of Goma

YoopyaNov 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Uganda’s military chief said on Tuesday that the leader of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colonel Sultani Makenga, has

Backed by Obama, sharp-tongued Susan Rice battles critics

YoopyaNov 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Susan Rice has had a series of diplomatic triumphs as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. President Barack Obama, an old friend, showed