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Dozens Are Arrested in Gambia After the Thwarting of a Suspected Coup

YoopyaJanuary 2, 2015July 6, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 2, 2015July 6, 20230

Gambian president Yahya Jammeh blamed foreign “dissidents” and denied the attack was an attempt to overthrow him. An alleged coup attempt in the small west...

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Niger baby-trafficking trial to begin amid claims of ‘plot’

YoopyaJanuary 2, 2015July 6, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 2, 2015July 6, 20230

A fugitive arch-rival of Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou goes on trial in absentia Friday over a baby trafficking case which he claims is part of...

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Roche Secures Emergency Approval by U.S. Regulators for Ebola Test

YoopyaDecember 30, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 30, 2014July 6, 20230

Development Could Help Health Care Authorities Fight Current Outbreak of Deadly Disease. ZURICH— Roche Holding AG said Monday it has received emergency authorization by U.S....

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Ebola death toll rises to 7,588 globally, WHO says

YoopyaDecember 27, 2014July 9, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 27, 2014July 9, 20230

More than 7,500 people have died out of almost 20,000 infected in current outbreak. The global death toll from Ebola has risen to 7,588 out...

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Ebola virus death toll reaches 7,565 – WHO

YoopyaDecember 24, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 24, 2014July 6, 20230

The most serious situation is reported from Liberia, with 3,376 deaths and 7,830 cumulative cases. GENEVA, December 23. /TASS/. The death toll from the current...

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Mandela was a boxer

YoopyaDecember 23, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 23, 2014July 6, 20230

Nelson Mandela died one year ago around this time. Everyone already knows Nelson Mandela was a fighter. That will be obvious to those that are...

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South Africa’s high crime rate inspires novelist

YoopyaDecember 23, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 23, 2014July 6, 20230

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Novelist Angela Makholwa’s fascination with South Africa’s violent crime has made her one of the country’s most popular writers. Using sharply drawn...

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Liberia: Ex-soccer star takes lead in Senate race

YoopyaDecember 23, 2014July 9, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 23, 2014July 9, 20230

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Former soccer star George Weah held a commanding lead over the president’s son in the most high-profile contest of Liberia’s Senate...

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Sierra Leone Educates on Safe Ebola Burials

YoopyaDecember 22, 2014July 14, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 22, 2014July 14, 20230

With Ebola having killed more than 2,000 people in Sierra Leone, and unsafe burials possibly being responsible for up to 70 percent of new infections,...

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Former US Diplomat Calls for Free, Fair Elections in Ethiopia

YoopyaDecember 22, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 22, 2014July 6, 20230

Former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen said Ethiopia should not be afraid to have free and fair elections or a free...