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Nigerian PDP senators in mass defection to APC

YoopyaJanuary 30, 2014November 1, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 30, 2014November 1, 20230

At least 11 senators from Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s party have quit to join the opposition, the latest in a series of defections. The senators...

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Rwanda sending ‘chilling message’ to dissenters: U.N. rapporteur

YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Rwanda’s track record of prosecuting politicians who criticize President Paul Kagame’s government sends a chilling a message to opposition figures and rights campaigners,...

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Nigeria security service arrests deputy opposition leader

YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) arrested the deputy head of the main opposition coalition on Monday over comments he is reported to have...

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Tunisia appeals for support in last steps towards democracy

YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Tunisia’s new Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa on Tuesday appealed to the international community for financial support to help the North African country take...

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Egypt ex-President Morsi ‘arrives for jail escape trial’

YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 28, 2014November 25, 20230

Egypt’s former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi has arrived at a court in Cairo to go on trial over his escape from prison in 2011, state...

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Tunisia signs new constitution in big step toward democracy

YoopyaJanuary 27, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 27, 2014November 25, 20230

TUNIS (Reuters) – President Moncef Marzouki and the head of the National Assembly signed Tunisia’s new constitution on Monday, enshrining one of its last steps...

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Tunisia finally passes progressive constitution

YoopyaJanuary 27, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 27, 2014November 25, 20230

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — After decades of dictatorship and two years of arguments and compromises, Tunisians on Sunday finally have a new constitution laying the...

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Egypt Police Use Tear Gas as Violence Marks Revolt Anniversary

YoopyaJanuary 25, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 25, 2014November 29, 20230

Egyptian police fired tear gas against protesters one day after explosions and clashes killed 21 people, marring the third anniversary of the uprising that ousted...

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Bombings rock Egyptian capital, killing 5 people

YoopyaJanuary 24, 2014December 10, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 24, 2014December 10, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — Three bombings hit high-profile areas around Cairo on Friday, including a suicide car bomber who struck the city’s police headquarters, killing five...

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Group: Nigeria arrests gay ‘suspects’ under new law banning homosexuality

YoopyaJanuary 23, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 23, 2014November 26, 20230

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigerian authorities arrested 10 people believed to be gay men under a bill signed this week that bans same-sex marriages, a...