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South Africa: Pistorius retches during graphic forensic testimony

YoopyaApr 7, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – South African track star Oscar Pistorius wept and retched into a bucket in court on Monday during graphic forensic testimony about the death

Africa: U.N. chief says C. African Republic peacekeepers overwhelmed

YoopyaApr 7, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – French and African soldiers serving in Central African Republic are overwhelmed by the state of anarchy in the country, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Africa: Bombs at Cairo university hit riot police, 2 dead

YoopyaApr 2, 2014September 16, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — Two bombs exploded Wednesday outside Cairo University’s engineering faculty, killing at least two people, a senior police officer and a civilian, security

Africa: Living on borrowed time, said Kenyan Muslim

YoopyaApr 2, 2014September 16, 20230

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The charismatic Muslim leader on Kenya’s coast was certain that he would be killed. Abubakar Shariff Ahmed — known as Makaburi

Europe: EU and Africa hold summit to boost ties

YoopyaApr 2, 2014September 16, 20230

BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders of some 70 nations in Africa and Europe are seeking to improve political and economic cooperation between the two continents at

Uganda holds thanksgiving event for anti-gay law

YoopyaMar 31, 2014July 21, 20230

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has launched fresh condemnation of gays, saying they deserve punishment because homosexuality is criminal and it

Africa: South Africa’s Zuma denies wrongdoing over $23 million home upgrade

YoopyaMar 31, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma has denied any wrongdoing over a $23 million state-funded security upgrade to his private home, in his first

Africa: Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says will boycott EU-Africa summit over wife’s visa

YoopyaMar 31, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will not attend a European Union-Africa summit next week if his wife is denied a visa to travel with

Africa: Kenyan president says tourism sector ‘on its knees’ after attacks

YoopyaMar 31, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – Kenya’s vital tourism sector is on its knees after attacks by al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants carried out in retaliation for its intervention in

Africa: Mali swears in court to hear treason case against ex-president

YoopyaMar 28, 2014September 8, 20230

(Reuters) – Mali swore in a new high court on Thursday that will be charged with hearing a case of high treason against former President