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Burkina issues warrant for ex-leader Compaore over Sankara murder

YoopyaJan 6, 2016June 30, 20230

Burkina Faso has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted leader Blaise Compaore in connection with the murder of former president Thomas Sankara nearly 30

Former Nigerian defense minister charged with money laundering

YoopyaJan 6, 2016June 30, 20230

Nigeria’s former defense minister has been charged with money laundering and criminal breach of trust over 300 million naira ($1.5 million) intended for defense spending,

Zimbabwe seized white farmers’ land. Now some are being invited back.

YoopyaSep 15, 2015July 2, 20230

HARARE, Zimbabwe — When Tracy Mutinhiri struggled to get her tobacco crop to grow, she turned to some of the country’s most experienced farmers for

Court scraps electoral ban on Burkina Faso leader’s supporters

YoopyaJul 14, 2015July 8, 20230

ABUJA (Reuters) – The top court of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) on Monday branded as illegal Burkina Faso’s move to

Nigeria’s President Buhari asks state oil company to review swap scheme: spokesman

YoopyaJul 14, 2015July 8, 20230

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the state-run oil company to review agreements behind a programme to swap crude for refined products,

At least three killed in bomb attack on Kenyan police vehicle

YoopyaJul 14, 2015July 2, 20230

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – At least two police officers and a civilian died on Monday when a bomb blew up their vehicle in Kenya’s coastal

Gunmen kill seven in attack on Tanzanian police station

YoopyaJul 13, 2015July 2, 20230

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Gunmen killed seven people and seized weapons and ammunition in a raid on a police station in Tanzania’s commercial capital

Professor Wole Soyinka is 81 years old

YoopyaJul 13, 2015July 2, 20230

In 1986 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. The same year he was awarded the Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR. The great literary

Uganda’s president to mediate in Burundi as regional alarm grows

YoopyaJul 13, 2015July 1, 20230

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni will fly to Burundi on Tuesday to mediate between government and opposition leaders, an official said, a personal

Parents of Tunisia Gunman Say Their Son Was Brainwashed and Framed

YoopyaJul 10, 2015July 1, 20230

The Sousse attack in June was the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of modern Tunisia. The parents of Seifeddine Rezgui who killed 38 people