DAURA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's ruling party is desperate for votes and there are already signs of attempts to manipulate Saturday's presidential election in some areas, main opposition…
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Burkina Faso traders riot over army looting
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Hundreds of traders rioted and set fire to the headquarters of Burkina Faso's ruling party on Saturday, protesting after mutinous soldiers looted their shops.
Uganda’s Museveni vows to quash food price protests
KIRUHURA, Uganda (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday warned he would not allow protests against food and fuel price rises led by opposition leader Kizza Besigye.
Egypt court dissolves former ruling party
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered the dissolution of the political party of former President Hosni Mubarak, one of the demands of the protesters who…
Elnökválasztási esélyek Nigériában
Nigéria, Lagosz – Szombaton rendezik az elnökválasztást Nigériában. Az államfői posztért folyó küzdelemben három politikusnak, köztük a jelenlegi elnöknek van esélye a jó szereplése. A kérdés az, hogy…
Királyi kegyelem Marokkóban
Marokkó, Rabat – Marokkó királya, VI. Mohammed mérsékelte190 fogvatartott büntetését. Többeket közülük királyi kegyelemben részesített. A márciusban megalakított Nemzeti Emberjogi Tanács több száz elítélt ügyét vizsgálta újra.
Demanding Gaddafi step down is “insult”: daughter
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's daughter said the West's demand that her father leave power was an "insult" to all Libyans in a defiant appearance before a crowd…
Allies say Libya campaign on until Gaddafi goes
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Leaders of Britain, France and the United States vowed on Friday to keep up their military campaign in Libya until Muammar Gaddafi leaves power, and…
S. Africa’s Zuma hits out at US economic policies
BOAO, China (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday added his voice to criticism of the United States for pursuing loose policies that he said are…
Ivory Coast lifts ban on cocoa exports, taxes
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara formally lifted a nearly three-month ban on cocoa and coffee exports as well as on related tax payments, his television…