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Nigerians doubtful of girls’ release after Boko Haram “truce” breached

YoopyaOct 20, 2014July 25, 20230

By Tim Cocks LAGOS (Reuters) – – A wave of violence hours after Nigeria’s government announced a truce with Boko Haram raised doubt on Sunday

South Africa’s rand, govt bonds steady as market awaits budget

YoopyaOct 20, 2014July 15, 20230

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand traded in a narrow range against the dollar on Monday, with domestic focus firmly on Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s

Pistorius should serve at least 10 years in prison: prosecutor

YoopyaOct 17, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Prosecutors called on Friday for South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius to be jailed for at least 10 years for killing

Nigeria says reaches deal with Boko Haram to free abducted girls

YoopyaOct 17, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Nigeria said on Friday it had agreed a ceasefire with Islamist militants Boko Haram and reached a deal for the release of more

Lesotho’s king convenes parliament for first time since “coup”

YoopyaOct 17, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Lesotho’s king convened parliament on Friday for the first time since an alleged coup attempt in August as the southern African country strives

Obama open to appointing Ebola ‘czar’, opposes travel ban

YoopyaOct 17, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama said he was considering appointing an Ebola czar to coordinate the fight against the virus in the United States, but

Kenya’s Ali Mazrui: Death of a towering intellectual

YoopyaOct 14, 2014July 15, 20230

Ali Mazrui, who has died at the age of 81, is regarded as one of Africa’s foremost intellectuals. The BBC’s Frenny Jowi looks back at

Uhuru Kenyatta’s ICC prosecution close to collapse as lawyers demand acquittal

YoopyaOct 14, 2014July 15, 20230

Kenyan president close to walking free after being accused of crimes against humanity as his lawyers say the prosecution have ‘no evidence’ The highest-profile case

Pistorius faces sentencing over girlfriend’s death after divisive trial

YoopyaOct 13, 2014July 29, 20230

(Reuters) – Disgraced South African track star Oscar Pistorius arrived at the Pretoria High Court on Monday for a sentencing hearing that will determine whether

WHO revises Ebola death toll down by 14 to 3,865

YoopyaOct 10, 2014July 15, 20230

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization adjusted its number on Thursday for the total death toll in the West African Ebola outbreak, revising down