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ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Ivory Coast opposition leader and former Credit Suisse chief Tidjane Thiam has been excluded from the country’s final list of presidential candidates, rendering him ineligible to contest an October election, a party official said on Wednesday. Thiam told Reuters in April he would not drop his presidential bid despite a court ruling that …

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By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African supermarket retailer SPAR Group is looking to broaden its produce range, expand its on-demand delivery service and sell more own-brand goods after first-half results showed flat revenue and a small decline in earnings. South Africa’s grocery sector has become increasingly competitive as price-conscious consumers look for value, convenience …

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By Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s defence chief on Tuesday called for the country’s borders with its four neighbours to be completely fenced to curb the entrance of armed groups amid escalating insecurity. Nigeria’s military has been strained by widespread security issues, particularly a 16-year insurgency in the northeast led by Islamist militant group Boko …

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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The number of people who have fled Sudan since the beginning of its civil war in 2023 has surpassed four million, U.N. refugee agency officials said on Tuesday, adding that many survivors faced inadequate shelter due to funding shortages. “Now in its third year, the 4 million people is a …

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KAMPALA (Reuters) -An explosion killed two suspected rebels including a female suicide bomber near a Roman Catholic shrine in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Tuesday morning, but no other people were reported hurt, authorities said. The Daily Monitor and New Vision newspapers reported that the blast near the Munyonyo Martyrs’ Shrine in the south of the …

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By Friederike Heine and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that a court ruling against the expulsion by border police of three Somali asylum seekers could restrict his government’s migration crackdown but would not stop it. People would continue to be turned away at the German border, he said. A …

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