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Italy says over 900 migrants rescued at sea, one dead

YoopyaMay 22, 2015July 1, 20230

More than 900 migrants were rescued in one day from three overcrowded boats en route to Europe from North Africa, an Italian coast guard official

Burundi police fire teargas, beat anti-president protesters

YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 20230

By Edmund Blair and Goran Tomasevic BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi police fired teargas and beat protesters demanding President Pierre Nkurunziza end his bid for a

New Ebola cases in Guinea, Sierra Leone show huge effort still needed – WHO

YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 20230

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Guinea and Sierra Leone reported 35 new Ebola cases in the past week, four times as many as the

West African leaders to discuss presidential term limits

YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 20230

ACCRA (Reuters) – West African leaders are due to discuss a proposal aimed at limiting presidential mandates to two terms at a regional summit on

Burundi protesters gather in capital, defying threat of crackdown

YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 20230

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – More than 100 protesters chanted slogans against Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term in office on Tuesday

Burundi’s president urges end to protest, coup leader at large

YoopyaMay 16, 2015July 3, 20230

By Goran Tomasevic BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s spokesman said he had returned to the capital on Friday after a failed coup but

Meningitis cases triple in two weeks in Niger, more than 400 dead -WHO

YoopyaMay 16, 2015July 1, 20230

By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – An outbreak of meningitis with unprecedented features is spreading rapidly in Niger, with a tripling of cases in the

Burundi says it arrests leader of failed coup

YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 1, 20230

By Goran Tomasevic BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundian forces arrested the leader of a failed coup on Friday, President Pierre Nkurunziza’s spokesman said, but anti-Nkurunziza protesters

Central African Republic militias free over 350 enslaved children

YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 1, 20230

By Emmanuel Braun BAMBARI, Central African Republic (Reuters) – Armed groups in Central African Republic released over 350 enslaved children on Thursday as part of

Italy reports 3,600 migrant rescues in two days

YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 3, 20230

By Sasa Kavic CATANIA, Italy (Reuters) – Almost 3,600 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded boats sailing from Africa to Europe over the past 48