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Bomb kills three policemen, including witness against Mursi

YoopyaSep 22, 2014July 16, 20230

By Shadi Bushra CAIRO (Reuters) – A bomb blast beside Egypt’s foreign ministry killed three policemen on Sunday, including a key witness in a trial

South Africa on track for electronic trading platform for govt bonds

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 16, 20230

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Treasury is still on track to implement an electronic platform for primary dealers trading government bonds on the secondary market

Fan ban for African Champions League semi-final

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 16, 20230

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Algerian side Entente Setif will have to play the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Democratic Republic of Congo’s

Nigeria central bank holds rates at 12 pct, despite inflation risks

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 16, 20230

LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank held interest rates at 12 percent on Friday, where they have stayed for nearly three years, despite concerns over

Zambian President Sata opens parliament, easing health fears

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 16, 20230

By Chris Mfula LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambian President Michael Sata attended the opening of parliament on Friday looking healthy and walking unaided, easing worries about

Nigeria finmin confident 2014 GDP growth will exceed 6 pct

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 16, 20230

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Nigeria’s finance minister said on Friday she is confident that growth in 2014 will be around the government’s latest forecast of 6.5

For followers of Nigeria’s “Prophet”, building collapse was “Satan’s work”

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 29, 20230

LAGOS (Reuters) – For supporters of Prophet TB Joshua, one of Africa’s best-known Christian preachers, the death of at least 80 of his congregation under

Ugandan president removes prime minister and former ally Mbabazi

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 29, 20230

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has replaced his prime minister, the government said in a statement on Friday, removing a former ally who

Sierra Leone capital at standstill as Ebola lockdown begins

YoopyaSep 19, 2014July 29, 20230

By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone began a three-day lockdown on Friday in an effort to halt the spread of the Ebola virus,

Death toll in West Africa Ebola epidemic reaches 2,630: WHO

YoopyaSep 18, 2014July 29, 20230

(Reuters) – At least 2,630 people have died in the worst outbreak of Ebola virus in history, which has so far infected at least 5,357