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Coup thwarts search for Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Uganda's military has suspended its hunt for notorious warlord Joseph Kony after rebels toppled the president of the Central African Republic last month. Kony, indicted by the International Criminal Court on charges of...
Tags: Kony 2012 (movie), Francois Bozize, Rebellions, Central African Republic, Invisible Children, Inc.
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Nelson Mandela's health improving, South African officials say
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The health of former South African President Nelson Mandela has improved, according to South African officials who said he is in much better shape than he was a week ago when he was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia....
Tags: Tuberculosis, Gallbladder Disease, South Africa, Hospitals and Clinics, Heads of State
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Nelson Mandela 'in good spirits' after second night in hospital
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is showing signs of recovery after his second night in a hospital for treatment of a recurring lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said Friday. Mandela was admitted to the hospital in...Tags: Tuberculosis, South Africa, Nelson Mandela
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Nelson Mandela suffering from pneumonia, officials say
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa’s presidency for the first time Saturday confirmed the seriousness of Nelson Mandela’s illness -- pneumonia -- as the former president prepared to spend a fourth night in the hospital. South...
Tags: South Africa, Hospitals and Clinics, Johannesburg (South Africa), Diseases and Illnesses, Pneumonia
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Nelson Mandela is hospitalized again for lung infection
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Nelson Mandela was readmitted to a hospital after a worrying recurrence of the lung infection he suffered in December, the South African presidency announced Thursday. It was the third time Mandela, known affectionately...Tags: Tuberculosis, Pretoria (South Africa), South Africa, FIFA World Cup, Johannesburg (South Africa)
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African Union suspends Central African Republic after president ousted
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The African Union on Monday suspended the Central African Republic and imposed sanctions after rebels ousted President Francois Bozize. South African President Jacob Zuma condemned the rebels as “bandits.”...
Tags: South Africa, Francois Bozize, Central African Republic, Pakistan, Civil Rights
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The world mourns author Chinua Achebe
In Lagos and London and many other places, the world mourned the great African novelist Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at 82. Achebe was best known to American readers for his novel “Things Fall Apart.” Published in London in...
Tags: Chinua Achebe, Stephen King, Nigeria, Authors, Goodluck Jonathan
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South Africa's Jacob Zuma: Pet dogs are part of 'white culture'
JOHANNESBURG--South Africa's often controversial president, Jacob Zuma, emboldened after being strongly voted in for a second term as president this month, told black South Africans they should never try to behave like whites. Buying a pet dog is part...Tags: South Africa, Barack Obama, HIV, Nelson Mandela, Africa
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Pictures in the News | December 17, 2012
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Gunmen kill 5 anti-polio workers in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Five female anti-polio workers in Pakistan were slain Tuesday by gunmen on motorcycles, police said, on the second day of a three-day national immunization campaign. Four of the women were killed in Karachi, the nation's largest...
Tags: Karachi (Pakistan), Disease Prevention, Health Organizations, Pakistan, Diseases and Illnesses
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South Africa leader Jacob Zuma wins second term as ANC chief
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa -- Jacob Zuma, the South African president often criticized for ineffective leadership, on Tuesday won a second term as leader of the ruling African National Congress. Zuma, a controversial figure who has faced frequent...
Tags: South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Africa
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South Africa's Zuma confident of victory at party conference
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa – Defending his government’s record and calling for an end to corruption, South African President Jacob Zuma addressed the opening session of the ruling African National Congress’ national conference, at...Tags: South Africa, Elections, Thabo Mbeki, U.S. Congress, Nelson Mandela
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