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BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s military government announced on Tuesday that it had dissolved all political parties, approving a recommendation publicised last month that spurred unprecedented protests in the capital, Bamako. A statement read on state television said the decision had been validated by military leader Assimi Goita, who seized power in the West African country …

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COTONOU (Reuters) -Finland has returned a ceremonial stool that was looted from what is now Benin by French forces more than a century ago, a gesture that officials from both countries described as a milestone in the restitution of the West African country’s cultural heritage. The katakle, a three-legged stool, dates back to the Kingdom …

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(Reuters) – Tanzanian authorities arrested a senior opposition official as he was departing for a political conference in Belgium, his party said on Tuesday, as fears grow of an escalating crackdown ahead of an October election. While President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who plans to seek reelection, says the government is committed to respecting human rights, …

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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The killing of a powerful militia leader in the Libyan capital on Monday night sparked hours of intense clashes that drove his group from its main stronghold and may prompt a consolidation of power among armed factions aligned with the Tripoli government. The death of Abdulghani Kikli, a militia leader who had …

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ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Ghana should be able to reduce its debt of $2.5 billion owed to independent power producers and gas suppliers by the end of the year, President John Dramani Mahama said on Tuesday. Last year, the West African country reached an agreement with independent power producers to restructure legacy debt of around $1 billion …

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By Natalia Siniawski The top diplomats from Kenya and the Dominican Republic met in Santo Domingo on Monday and called on the international community to fulfill and expand its promised funding for the UN-backed security mission in neighboring Haiti. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez and his Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi warned that …

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