(Reuters) -Thirty five people were killed and six wounded in an intercommunal clash in Chad’s southwest province of Logone Occidental, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. Deadly conflicts are frequent in the Central African country, usually between herders and local farmers who accuse them of grazing animals on their land. The incident occurred in a …
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(Reuters) – Drone attacks cut power across Khartoum and the surrounding state, authorities said on Thursday, as Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries pressed on with a campaign of long-distance attacks more than two years into their war with Sudan’s army. The RSF, which has largely been pushed out of central Sudan in recent months, has switched …
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(Reuters) -Former South Africa winger Cornal Hendricks has died at the age of 37 due to a heart attack, South African Rugby said on Thursday. Hendricks, who played in 12 tests for South Africa and scored five tries, was also part of their sevens team when they won gold in the World Games in 2013 …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will travel to the United States on a working visit next week and will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on May 21, Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement late on Wednesday. “President Ramaphosa will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC to …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM has claimed responsibility for an attack targeting a military post in Burkina Faso’s northern Loroum province in which the group said 60 soldiers were killed, the SITE Intelligence Group said on Tuesday. The U.S.-based non-governmental organization, which tracks online activity of Islamist militants, said JNIM had posted messages …
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) -The worst fighting in Libya’s capital for years calmed on Wednesday after the government announced a ceasefire, Tripoli residents said, while there was no immediate statement from authorities on how many people had been killed. Clashes broke out late on Monday after the killing of a major militia leader. After calming on Tuesday …
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N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – A small aircraft crashed near a village in Chad on Wednesday, killing its pilot and a passenger who were on a rhinoceros monitoring mission, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority said. The two-seater Savannah S aircraft operated by African Parks Network conservation group went down around 0500 GMT during a surveillance flight over …
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LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – The wife and son of Gabon’s former president have been transferred from prison to house arrest, though it is unclear when they might stand trial for alleged financial crimes, two sources told Reuters. Sylvia Bongo, 62, and Nourredin Bongo, 33, were taken into custody shortly after Ali Bongo was toppled in a …
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(Reuters) -Here is a timeline chronicling Libya’s years of chaos and division: 2011 – Revolt and civil war An uprising against Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade rule rapidly spreads, becoming an armed revolt aided by NATO airstrikes. Gaddafi is ousted in August and killed in October by rebels. 2012 – Missed opportunities A rebel council holds elections …
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By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected insurgents killed five Nigerian soldiers in assaults on two army bases in northeastern Borno state early on Tuesday, security sources and a district official said, less than 24 hours after another deadly attack on troops in the region. Nigeria, which has grappled with an Islamist insurgency for …
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