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Opposition: ex-Rwandan intelligence chief killed

YoopyaJanuary 2, 2014December 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 2, 2014December 3, 20230

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Rwandan opposition leaders say the country’s former spy chief has been found strangled in a hotel in South Africa and accused President...

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$0.60 for cake: Al-Qaida records every expense

YoopyaDecember 30, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 30, 2013December 31, 20230

TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — The convoy of cars bearing the black al-Qaida flag came at high speed, and the manager of the modest grocery store...

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Ceasefire agreed in South Sudan after meeting of African leaders

YoopyaDecember 28, 2013December 3, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 28, 2013December 3, 20230

In a statement, the heads “welcomed the commitment by the Republic of South Sudan to an immediate cessation of hostilities” A ceasefire was agreed yesterday...

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Veiled Egyptian rapper speaks for women’s rights

YoopyaDecember 28, 2013December 10, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 28, 2013December 10, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — As soon as the beat started, the young veiled woman bobbed her head to the rhythm, raised her hands to get the...

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Bomb blast hits bus in Cairo, four injured

YoopyaDecember 26, 2013December 10, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 26, 2013December 10, 20230

(Reuters) – A bomb blast hit a bus in Cairo’s Nasr City district on Thursday, injuring four people, a spokesman for Egypt’s interior ministry told...

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South Sudan rebel leader sets out conditions for talks

YoopyaDecember 24, 2013December 10, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 24, 2013December 10, 20230

(Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sought urgently on Monday to nearly double the size of the U.N. peacekeeping force in South Sudan, while rebel...

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Tunisia’s Islamists and opposition parties set date for handover of power

YoopyaDecember 24, 2013December 10, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 24, 2013December 10, 20230

Tunisia’s ruling Islamists and opposition parties agreed on Monday to finish their handover to a caretaker government by January 14, the third anniversary of the...

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Chadian peacekeepers fire on protesters in Central African Republic

YoopyaDecember 24, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 24, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Chadian peacekeepers fired on a crowd demonstrating against their presence in the capital of Central African Republic, where at least nine people were...

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At least 11 killed, over 100 wounded in big blast in Egypt’s Nile Delta

YoopyaDecember 24, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 24, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – At least 11 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a massive explosion at a security compound in Egypt’s Nile Delta...

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EU bans arms exports to Central African Republic

YoopyaDecember 23, 2013February 2, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 23, 2013February 2, 20240

(Reuters) – The European Union on Monday banned the export of arms and the sending of mercenaries to Central African Republic, which is racked by...