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Egypt’s Sufis thrive despite attacks

YoopyaJune 14, 2013August 11, 2024

by YoopyaJune 14, 2013August 11, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Sufi Muslims say their places of worship are under threat by rising radicalism, as shrines sacred to them are coming under...

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South Africa’s Nelson Mandela spends 6th day in hospital following report of health progress

YoopyaJune 13, 2013August 18, 2024

by YoopyaJune 13, 2013August 18, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is spending a sixth day in the hospital. There was no immediate update on his health...

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‘No Nile, no Egypt’, Cairo warns over Ethiopia dam

YoopyaJune 10, 2013August 4, 2024

by YoopyaJune 10, 2013August 4, 20240

(Reuters) – Egypt’s foreign minister, vowing not to give up “a single drop of water from the Nile”, said on Sunday he would go to...

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South Africa: Mandela remains in hospital

YoopyaJune 10, 2013August 4, 2024

by YoopyaJune 10, 2013August 4, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is spending a third day in a hospital where the former president is being treated for a recurring lung infection....

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South Africa: Mandela taken to hospital

YoopyaJune 8, 2013August 11, 2024

by YoopyaJune 8, 2013August 11, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is in “serious but stable” condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for...

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In South Africa, toilet talk turns political

YoopyaJune 7, 2013August 11, 2024

by YoopyaJune 7, 2013August 11, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — It takes mudslinging to another level. This week, protesters tossed human excrement at a convoy carrying the leader of South Africa’s main...

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Malian army fights Tuareg rebels; unofficial truce over

YoopyaJune 6, 2013August 18, 2024

by YoopyaJune 6, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Government troops seized a village in northern Mali after heavy fighting with Tuareg separatists on Wednesday and advanced towards the town of Kidal,...

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Oscar Pistorius briefly back in court for hearing

YoopyaJune 4, 2013August 11, 2024

by YoopyaJune 4, 2013August 11, 20240

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius stood for his entire 15-minute court hearing Tuesday, staring straight ahead, hands clasped in front of him and...

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Guinea’s Conde orders probe after clashes kill 12 in past week

YoopyaMay 29, 2013August 18, 2024

by YoopyaMay 29, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – Guinean President Alpha Conde has ordered a judicial inquiry into unrest that has killed at least 12 people in the past week in...

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Kenya president faces salary reform rebellion by MPs

YoopyaMay 27, 2013August 11, 2024

by YoopyaMay 27, 2013August 11, 20240

(Reuters) – Kenya’s new President Uhuru Kenyatta faces an early test of his reform plans to cut spending and create new jobs, with lawmakers seeking...