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Libyan protesters demand prime minister quit as three ministers resign

17 May 2025

TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Hundreds of Libyan protesters called on Friday for the ouster of the internationally-recognised prime minister and his government said one security force member was killed when some protesters tried to storm his office. At least three ministers resigned in sympathy with the protesters, who want Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah to quit. The demonstrators …

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Gabon’s ousted president Bongo flies to Angola with family

16 May 2025

LUANDA (Reuters) -Gabon’s ousted former president Ali Bongo has flown to Angola with his wife and son, who had been freed almost two years after being detained following a coup, Angola’s presidency said on Friday. The family were welcomed “for humanitarian reasons,” presidency spokesperson Luis Fernando said. “They will then decide what they want to …

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U.S. developing plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya, NBC News reports

16 May 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate as much as one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, NBC News reported on Friday, citing five people with knowledge of the matter. Citing two people with direct knowledge and a former U.S. official, NBC also reported that the …

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Libyan economy and trade minister resigns from the internationally recognized government

16 May 2025

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s Economy and Trade Minister Mohamed al-Hawij in the internationally recognized government told Reuters he resigned, joining at least two other ministers who resigned earlier on Friday, amid protests in the capital following violent clashes this week. The other two ministers are Minister of Local Government Badr al-Tumi and Minister of Housing …

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Chad’s prosecutor launches investigation into former PM Masra

16 May 2025

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) -Chad’s prosecutor said on Friday an investigation has been launched into Succes Masra, the former prime minister and current opposition leader, for alleged involvement in a clash in which dozens were killed this week. Masra was arrested at home on Friday morning by the judicial police, prosecutor Oumar Mahamat Kedelaye said, adding that …

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Soccer-Emmanuel Kunde, linchpin of Cameroon’s 1990 World Cup team, dies aged 68

16 May 2025

(Reuters) – Emmanuel Kunde, who was a mainstay of the 1990 Cameroon side that became the first African team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, has died, the country’s football federation said on Friday. Kunde, 68, also played at the 1982 World Cup in Spain, where Cameroon made their debut appearance, and was in the …

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Explainer-Third time lucky? South Africa needs to plug $4.1 billion budget hole

16 May 2025

By Colleen Goko and Siyanda Mthethwa JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana returns to parliament on May 21 for a third try at passing South Africa’s budget, after disputes with coalition partners over plans to increase tax scuppered two previous attempts. Godongwana has to plug a 75 billion rand ($4.1 billion) revenue hole created by …

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Mali hearing on Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto mines postponed to May 22

15 May 2025

BAMAKO (Reuters) – A Malian court hearing scheduled for Thursday on whether to put Barrick Mining’s Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex under provisional administration has been postponed to May 22, the president of the court said on Thursday.Barrick Mining, previously called Barrick Gold, and Mali’s government have been at odds since 2023 over the implementation of a …

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