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Uniting South Africa was Mandela’s greatest accomplishment: de Klerk

YoopyaDec 6, 2013February 2, 20240

(Reuters) – Nelson Mandela’s greatest accomplishment was to unify South Africa and push for reconciliation between blacks and whites in the post-apartheid era, F.W. de

South Africa mourns Mandela, will bury him on December 15

YoopyaDec 6, 2013February 2, 20240

(Reuters) – South Africans united in mourning for Nelson Mandela on Friday, but while some celebrated his remarkable life with dance and song, others fretted

World leaders honor Mandela as champion of freedom and reconciliation

YoopyaDec 6, 2013February 2, 20240

(Reuters) – Nelson Mandela was hailed on Thursday as a “hero of our time” as tributes poured in from world leaders on the death of

In a South African corner of New York, mourners pay tribute to ‘Madiba’

YoopyaDec 6, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – At Madiba, a South African-themed bar in Brooklyn named for Nelson Mandela, mourners responding to news of the anti-apartheid champion’s death on Thursday

Chinese mourn Mandela; ask awkward questions about own dissidents

YoopyaDec 6, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – Chinese mourned South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela on Friday, but took to the Internet to ask awkward questions about their own human

Obama: ‘courageous’ Mandela left legacy of freedom, peace

YoopyaDec 6, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama hailed former South African President Nelson Mandela on Thursday as a leader who left his country with a legacy of

White House reverses, says Obama met uncle and lived with him during law school

YoopyaDec 6, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama lived briefly with his Kenyan-born uncle while attending law school, the White House said on Thursday, reversing earlier statements that there was

Zuma’s announcement on death of Nelson Mandela

YoopyaDec 6, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – Following is the full text of South African President Jacob Zuma’s address to the nation on the death of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela

France vows immediate action in Central African Republic after battle

YoopyaDec 6, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – France said it would act immediately in Central African Republic after securing U.N. backing to halt sectarian violence that rocked the capital on Thursday and

Clashes erupt as militia enter Central African Republic capital

YoopyaDec 5, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Heavy and small arms fire rang out in the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday, the heaviest clashes in Bangui for months,