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Factbox-Ansar Dine – black flag over northern Mali

YoopyaJul 4, 20120

Fighters from Ansar Dine, an al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in northern Mali, have destroyed historic Sufi shrines in the ancient desert city of Timbuktu, triggering

Elections to mark new start for Libya economy

YoopyaJul 4, 20120

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian TRIPOLI (Reuters) – For Tripoli businessman Salem Mohammed, Libya’s first elections in a generation on Saturday will pave the way for what

Zimbabwe gives banks a year to hand over stakes

YoopyaJul 3, 20120

By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has given foreign-owned banks one year to hand over 51 percent stakes to locals, according to a government

Nigeria signs $4.5 bln refineries deal with Vulcan Petroleum

YoopyaJul 3, 20120

By Tim Cocks and Camillus Eboh LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday with Vulcan Petroleum Resources for a $4.5 billion

Mugabe Singapore trip raises more health questions

YoopyaJul 3, 20120

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe flew to Singapore on Monday for what a senior aide called a routine medical check-up, reviving speculation about

Guinea President Conde says elections due by year-end

YoopyaJul 3, 20120

PARIS (Reuters) – Parliamentary elections in Guinea will take place before year-end, President Alpha Conde said on Monday, marking the final step in the West

S.Africa’s MTN asks court to throw out Turkcell suit

YoopyaJul 3, 20120

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – African mobile operator MTN asked a U.S. court on Tuesday to dismiss a $4.2 billion suit brought by rival Turkcell after alleged

Nigeria favours local firms in $60 bln oil deals

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

By Emma Farge and Joe Brock GENEVA/ABUJA (Reuters) – Africa’s top oil producer Nigeria will award nearly half of its $60 billion annual supply contracts

US tells Rwanda to halt support for Congo rebels

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

By Jonny Hogg KINSHASA (Reuters) – The United States has called on Rwanda to stop supporting armed rebel groups in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo

Tanzania president denies doctors’ leader torture

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

By Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete denied any government involvement in the kidnap and torture of Steven Ulimboka, the