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Kenyan Government Official Killed in Air Crash

YoopyaJune 11, 2012

by YoopyaJune 11, 20120

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — A top Kenyan official, who grew up chasing cows in the Great Rift Valley and went on to become one of the...

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With Fanfare, Ashanti People From Ghana Install Their New York Chief

YoopyaJune 11, 2012February 25, 2023

by YoopyaJune 11, 2012February 25, 20230

The elders had poured libations, the holy men had delivered invocations, and all had sworn allegiance to the Ashanti kingdom. A battery of percussionists, glistening...

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2 Attacks in Nigeria Target Christians

YoopyaJune 11, 2012

by YoopyaJune 11, 20120

JOS, Nigeria (AP) — A car bomber detonated his explosives on Sunday outside a church in this central Nigerian city, and gunmen attacked another church...

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ICC lawyer meeting Gaddafi son detained in Libya

YoopyaJune 9, 2012

by YoopyaJune 9, 20120

By Ali Shuaib and Hadeel Al Shalchi TRIPOLI/ZINTAN (Reuters) – A delegation for the International Criminal Court has been detained in Libya after one of...

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Egypt candidate Shafik says is pro-youth, Internet

YoopyaJune 9, 2012

by YoopyaJune 9, 20120

By Marwa Awad CAIRO (Reuters) – Young Egyptians who are savvy about the Internet and want greater freedom would have nothing to fear if former...

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Husband of Nigeria air crash victim sues Boeing

YoopyaJune 9, 2012

by YoopyaJune 9, 20120

LAGOS (Reuters) – The husband of a woman killed in last Sunday’s plane crash in Nigeria is suing the plane’s manufacturer, Boeing, and engine maker...

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Suicide bombing of Nigeria police station kills 4

YoopyaJune 9, 2012

by YoopyaJune 9, 20120

By Ibrahim Mshelizza MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into the entrance of the police headquarters of northeast...

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UN says 7 peacekeepers killed in Ivory Coast

YoopyaJune 9, 2012

by YoopyaJune 9, 20120

By Joe Bavier and Louis Charbonneau ABIDJAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Seven United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in Ivory Coast on Friday while...

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East Congo mutiny rakes over regional, ethnic wounds

YoopyaJune 8, 2012

by YoopyaJune 8, 20120

(Reuters) – When Faustin joined a recruitment drive in his village in Rwanda, he thought he was headed for a stint in the Rwandan army....

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South Africa name three debutants for England clash

YoopyaJune 7, 2012

by YoopyaJune 7, 20120

By Jason Humphries DURBAN (Reuters) – South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer named three debutants on Wednesday in his starting XV for the first test against...