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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

Analysis – Beyond Burkina Faso, Africa’s ‘Black Spring’ hopes may be premature

YoopyaNov 7, 2014July 15, 20230

DAKAR (Reuters) – Inspired by protests in Burkina Faso that ousted one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, opposition activists across much of the continent are hoping

Rob O’Neill: Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden unmasked for first time

YoopyaNov 7, 2014July 15, 20230

The 38-year-old has been unmasked as the man who shot the 9/11 terror chief in 2011 The Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden dead

Kim Jong Un Walks Without Cane as Troops Applaud

YoopyaNov 5, 2014July 15, 20230

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first appearance without a cane since emerging from a six-week seclusion that prompted speculation about his health

UN Security Council to Consider South Sudan Sanctions

YoopyaNov 5, 2014July 15, 20230

The United Nations Security Council will consider a draft resolution on war-torn South Sudan that would impose sanctions targeting President Salva Kiir and his rival

African Union leaders to press Burkina army for power handover

YoopyaNov 5, 2014July 15, 20230

The presidents of Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal are due to arrive in Burkina Faso to press the military for a speedy handover of power to

President Michael Sata’s body returns to Zambia as political rivals jockey for position

YoopyaNov 4, 2014July 15, 20230

White acting president Guy Scott facing whispering campaign as Mr Sata’s Patriotic Front splits into factions ahead of elections in 90 days. The body of

Military rivals vie for power in leaderless Burkina Faso

YoopyaNov 1, 2014July 15, 20230

Opposing factions claim power in the west African country in the hours after the 27-year rule of president Blaise Compaore came to an end amid

After Elections, Tunisia’s Nidaa Tounes Seeks Alliances to Govern

YoopyaNov 1, 2014July 15, 20230

Official election results confirm that a new secular alliance has emerged the victor in Tunisia’s legislative elections, winning 85 of the 217 seats in parliament

Egypt jails gay wedding video men

YoopyaNov 1, 2014July 15, 20230

A court in Egypt has sentenced eight men to three years in prison for appearing in a video alleged to show a gay marriage. All