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Will Two Terms Become Norm for African Presidents?

YoopyaNov 18, 2014July 12, 20230

For several years, analysts have predicted a sub-Saharan African version of the Arab Spring. The debate was revived again with the forced resignation of Burkina

Surgeon who contracted Ebola virus in Sierra Leone dies at Nebraska hospital

YoopyaNov 18, 2014July 15, 20230

A surgeon who contracted the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone died at a Nebraska hospital where he was transported for treatment, the facility

Michel Kafando named Burkina Faso transitional president

YoopyaNov 17, 2014July 15, 20230

Authorities in Burkina Faso named former foreign minister Michel Kafando as transitional president on Monday in a key step towards returning the West African country

Critically ill Ebola-infected doctor from Sierra Leone arrives in US for treatment

YoopyaNov 16, 2014July 25, 20230

A doctor from Sierra Leone infected with Ebola had arrived in the United States to be treated for the deadly virus, the Nebraska Medical Centre

Morocco Stripped of Hosting African Cup of Nations Over Ebola Fears

YoopyaNov 12, 2014July 25, 20230

Morocco Had Called for Tournament to Be Postponed Over Ebola Outbreak CAIRO— Morocco was thrown out of the 2015 African Cup of Nations and stripped

Africa: What Ouagadougou’s Events Mean for Sub-Saharan Africa

YoopyaNov 12, 2014July 12, 20230

By Aly-Khan Satchu Africa Confidential magazine [@Africa_Conf] wrote that President ‘Beau’ Blaise departed with the help of French special forces [who] thoughtfully provided a helicopter

Burkina Faso talks agree on plan for return to civilian rule

YoopyaNov 10, 2014July 12, 20230

(Reuters) – Opposition parties, civil society groups and religious leaders adopted a plan on Sunday for a transitional authority to guide Burkina Faso to elections,

47 people killed in bombing outside Nigerian school; Boko Haram suspected

YoopyaNov 10, 2014July 15, 20230

Kano, Nigeria (CNN) — At least 47 people were killed and 79 were wounded Monday by a suicide bombing outside a school in northern Nigeria,

Burkina Faso’s Isaac Zida dismisses African Union intervention

YoopyaNov 7, 2014July 15, 20230

Burkina Faso’s interim leader has dismissed the African Union’s imposition of a two-week deadline to hand power to civilians. We are not afraid of sanctions,

Burkina Faso leader cross with regional mediators

YoopyaNov 7, 2014July 15, 20230

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military leader lashed out at regional mediators on Thursday, saying he wasn’t concerned about a two-week deadline imposed