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Three journalists have been remanded in custody pending trial in Chad after being accused of colluding with a Russian paramilitary group, the public prosecutor and one of their lawyers said Monday.”They are suspected of working with the Russian paramilitary group Wagner,” public prosecutor Omar Mahamat Kedelaye told AFP.One of their lawyers, Allahtaroum Amos, said the …

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Twenty-five opposition parties in Ivory Coast announced Monday they had formed a coalition to push demands for electoral reform and political dialogue ahead of an October presidential ballot.The Coalition for Peaceful Alternation in Ivory Coast brings together parties with vastly different ideologies and agendas but the aim of the new grouping is to ensure lasting …

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the United States was cancelling 83 percent of programs at USAID, as the Trump administration guts spending not aligned with its “America First” agenda.The US Agency for International Development (USAID) distributes humanitarian aid around the world, with health and emergency programs in around 120 countries, and critics warn …

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Egypt captain Mohamed Salah took his Liverpool goals total for the season to 32 in all competitions by converting two penalties in a 3-1 Premier League win over Southampton at the weekend.The 32-year-old also broke the record for the most goals and assists by a Red in a league season as he raised his total …

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Petrol station attendant Amadou Sani gesticulated to approaching motorists in Niamey to keep going because the garage had no more fuel.Niger has been grappling since the start of the month with an unprecedented shortage of the most widely used petrol in the west African country.”Our tanks have been dry for three days. No-one can say …

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Rwandan truckers and exporters say they are paying a steep price for the conflict in the eastern region of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, having to deal with angry locals and fearful customers.Olivier Munyemana, a Rwandan lorry driver, knows the route from the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam to the DRC by heart, …

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South African writer and theatre director Athol Fugard was acclaimed at home and abroad for plays that exposed the injustices of the apartheid system and challenged its racist taboos, including by putting black and white actors on stage together.Fugard, who died on March 8, aged 92, wrote more than 30 plays over seven decades, his …

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Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease.Nigeria has struggled to diversify its oil-dependent economy but investors have taken another look at cocoa beans after global prices …

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Protesters took to the streets across the world Saturday to mark International Women’s Day, demanding equal pay, political representation and an end to gender-based violence while voicing fears of rising repression.In eastern Ukraine, scores of demonstrators held a minute’s silence to honour women killed defending the country from Russia’s invasion. Many carried banners bearing the …

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Legs taut, backs bent at the waist, the wrestlers slowly stretched out their arms towards each other, searching for a grip while trying to avoid becoming exposed themselves. In a flash it was all over — a tangle of grappling, pushing and jostling that ended with the Beninese fighter tossed to the ground by her Nigerian …

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