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Violence in northern Nigeria kills at least 80

YoopyaJune 20, 2012

by YoopyaJune 20, 20120

By Garba Mohammed and Mike Oboh KADUNA/ABUJA (Reuters) – At least 80 people have been killed since Monday in clashes in northern Nigeria triggered by...

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Mubarak health drama adds to Egypt uncertainty

YoopyaJune 20, 2012

by YoopyaJune 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Hosni Mubarak’s transfer to a Cairo military hospital from prison after officials said the ousted leader had suffered a health crisis created a...

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S.Africa urges unions to return to pay talks

YoopyaJune 20, 2012

by YoopyaJune 20, 20120

By Peroshni Govender PRETORIA (Reuters) – A South African minister urged unions representing about 1.3 million state workers to return to pay talks on Tuesday,...

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Egypt’s Mubarak moved to hospital in health crisis

YoopyaJune 20, 2012

by YoopyaJune 20, 20120

CAIRO (Reuters) – Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was moved from prison to a military hospital on Tuesday after a health crisis, officials said. Senior...

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Kenya shilling hits 5-week high vs dollar

YoopyaJune 20, 2012

by YoopyaJune 20, 20120

NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Kenyan shilling hit a five-week high against the dollar on Wednesday, helped by tightening liquidity and importers holding back on dollar...

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Rwanda tells Congo to take responsibility for fighting

YoopyaJune 19, 2012

by YoopyaJune 19, 20120

By Jenny Clover KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame called on neighbouring Congo to take responsibility for a surge in rebel fighting rather than...

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Gunfire in Nigeria’s Kaduna as Muslims demonstrate

YoopyaJune 19, 2012June 19, 2012

by YoopyaJune 19, 2012June 19, 20120

By Isaac Abrak KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian Muslims took to the streets in the northern city of Kaduna on Tuesday, firing AK-47s, burning tyres...

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Billionaire Dangote to head Nigeria bourse board

YoopyaJune 19, 2012

by YoopyaJune 19, 20120

LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote will assume leadership of the governing board of Nigeria’s stock exchange on Tuesday, after an appeal court overturned...

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UN concerned by delays in peace bid for Sudan, S.Sudan

YoopyaJune 19, 2012

by YoopyaJune 19, 20120

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council expressed concern on Monday at delays by Sudan and South Sudan in implementing a resolution that threatened...

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How an African telecom allegedly bribed its way into Iran

YoopyaJune 19, 2012

by YoopyaJune 19, 20120

By Steve Stecklow and David Dolan WASHINGTON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – For a South African telecommunications company, it represented a unique chance to seize what its chief...