MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least seven Nigerian soldiers were killed after a mine exploded on a highway in Borno state, the hotbed of a Boko Haram militant insurgency, two vigilante officers said on Friday. Nigeria faces a raft of security challenges including a long-running Islamist insurgency in the northeast, separatist violence in the southeast, …
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(Reuters) – European Union member states imposed sanctions on Friday on nine individuals and one entity for human rights violations and abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and for their role in sustaining the conflict in the east of the country. The list includes two leaders of the M23 rebel group, a Tutsi-led group …
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BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi has reported three cases of mpox in its commercial capital and a nearby town, its health ministry said. The cases of the viral infection, two in Bujumbura, and on Isare, about 30 km (18.64 miles) from Bujumbura, were confirmed after a local laboratory and the World Health Organization conducted tests, Lydwine …
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By Borja Suarez SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) – Smiling broadly, perhaps to hide their nervousness, dozens of young African migrants wearing swimming goggles took their first strokes and exhaled into knee-deep water on a Tenerife beach, led by Spanish volunteer instructors. Many are suffering from water trauma after a perilous crossing to the …
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By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa, the world’s 14th biggest carbon emitter, has made strong commitments to climate action but is moving too slowly to wean itself off coal and roll out renewables to meet them, a key report said on Thursday. Africa’s most industrialised country has been lauded for making ambitious pledges …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Algeria expressed “great regret and strong denunciation” on Thursday about the French government’s decision to recognize an autonomy plan for the Western Sahara region “within Moroccan sovereignty”. Algeria was informed of the decision by France in recent days, an Algerian foreign ministry statement added. The ministry also said Algeria would draw all …
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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday will impose sanctions on a coalition of rebel groups it accused of seeking to overthrow the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government and fuelling conflict, according to a statement seen by Reuters. The sanctions, first reported by Reuters, target the Congo River Alliance (AFC), which …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday named Mandisa Maya as the first female chief justice, effective on Sept. 1, following consultations with the Judicial Service Commission. This is a significant milestone for the country, the presidency said in a statement. Maya, the current deputy chief justice, will replace Raymond Zondo, whose …
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week has risen to 257 and is expected to almost double, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Thursday. Heavy rains triggered a landslide burying people in the Gofa Zone of southern Ethiopia on Sunday night and …
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By Amy Tennery PARIS (Reuters) – Kenyan Hellen Obiri believes she has what it takes to go from silver to gold at the Paris Games, tackling the Olympic marathon after two second-place finishes in the 5,000 metres. Obiri made a name for herself on the track with two world championship 5,000m titles but has had …
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