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ABUJA (Reuters) – Binance’s head of financial compliance Tigran Gambaryan, on trial for money laundering in Nigeria, will know on Oct. 9 whether he will be released on bail or remain in prison custody after a judge deferred ruling on his request on Wednesday. Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen, has been detained since February in a …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China, Tanzania and Zambia signed an initial agreement to rehabilitate a decades-old railway aimed at improving the rail-sea transportation in resource-rich East Africa, Chinese state media said on Wednesday. President Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding on refurbishing the 1,860 kms (1,156 mile) Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) railway with …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Nigeria will encourage flexible and diverse regional monetary and financial cooperation, such as local currency swaps, to promote bilateral trade, according to a joint statement published by Chinese official news agency Xinhua. The countries also agree to international cooperation on financial intelligence against money laundering and terrorist financing, and to …

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By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants roared into a northeastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and set shops and homes ablaze, killing at least 37 people, according to a military official. Residents said the death toll could be even higher, with villagers still missing and …

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By Sofia Christensen OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso’s history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims’ relatives and religious leaders, piling pressure on the ruling junta of a country where spiralling insecurity has already stoked coups. Islamist militants gunned down scores on Aug. 24 as residents of the …

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By Amina Ismail BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France (Reuters) -At least 12 migrants died on Tuesday after their boat capsized on its way across the Channel to Britain, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said, adding that rescue operations were underway to find two people still missing. Tackling illegal immigration has been a priority for both the British and …

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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who competed in last month’s Paris Olympics, has suffered burns to over 75% of her body after allegedly being doused with petrol by her boyfriend, local media reported on Monday. Cheptegei is in a critical condition in hospital in Eldoret, Kenya after the attack on Sunday afternoon, …

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