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Facebook expands Africa push

YoopyaJul 31, 2014July 16, 20230

It’s the new frontier for the internet – connecting billions of people in Africa and Asia who have yet to sample the delights of the

Blast at Kano, Boko Haram blamed for six deaths

YoopyaJul 31, 2014July 16, 20230

At least six people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a college in northern Nigeria’s biggest city, Kano, witnesses say. The female bomber

Sierra Leone declares Ebola emergency

YoopyaJul 31, 2014July 16, 20230

Sierra Leone’s president has declared a public health emergency to curb the deadly Ebola outbreak. Ernest Bai Koroma said the epicentres of the outbreak in

My future is at Etihad said Yaya Toure, Man City midfielder

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has said he wants to stay at the club for as long as possible. Reports this summer suggested that the

Glasgow 2014: Gold medallist Chika Amalaha fails drugs test

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

Nigerian gold medallist Chika Amalaha has been provisionally suspended from the Commonwealth Games for failing a drugs test. The 16-year-old won weightlifting gold with a

According to Libyan official, Assailants abduct free lawmaker

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan security official says assailants abducted a lawmaker and former prime minister from his home in the capital, Tripoli, but released

«Milestone» for child malaria vaccine

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

Experts say the world’s first malaria vaccine could be approved for use in 2015. Reporting in PLOS Medicine, researchers found that for every 1,000 children

Liberians in US worry about Ebola outbreak

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An outbreak of Ebola in West Africa may seem like a distant threat to many Americans, but it is causing some to

Africa: Press release: Missing aircraft air Algeria

YoopyaJul 24, 2014July 25, 20230

Aircraft type MD-83 chartered by Air Algeria Taking Flight No. 5017 AH and having on board 110 passengers and 06 crew members connecting Ouagadougou in

South Africa: Striking South African Workers Consider Latest Wage Proposal

YoopyaJul 23, 2014July 25, 20230

The National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA), the country’s largest labor union, is considering the latest offer from employers aimed at ending