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UAE says it does not recognize decision by Sudan’s defence council to sever ties

7 May 2025

CAIRO (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates’ foreign ministry said on Wednesday it did not recognise a decision by Sudan’s army-affiliated defence council to sever ties with the Gulf country. The Sudanese defence council said on Sunday it would cut ties with the UAE over army accusations that Abu Dhabi supplied rival Rapid Support Forces …

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Barrick CEO says he does not know where Mali is keeping miner’s confiscated gold

7 May 2025

By Divya Rajagopal and Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Barrick Mining <ABX.TO> is spending $15 million a month to keep its Mali mine running and doesn’t know where Mali’s government is keeping the gold it confiscated from the Canadian company, CEO Mark Bristow said on Wednesday. In an interview about the long-running conflict with authorities in the …

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Mali suspends political activities ahead of planned protest

7 May 2025

BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali has suspended political activities across the country ahead of a planned protest against the military junta that has ruled since coups in 2020 and 2021, authorities said on Wednesday. The West African country’s political parties are demanding a return to constitutional order and a presidential election, and they were expected to gather …

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Libya’s Government of National Unity denies coordination with US on migrant reception

7 May 2025

(Reuters) – Libya’s Government of National Unity said on Wednesday it rejects the use of Libyan territory as a destination for deporting migrants without its knowledge or consent. The government also stated there is no coordination with the United States regarding the reception of migrants. The statement comes after U.S. officials indicated that President Donald …

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About 10 Niger soldiers killed in attack in the south, authorities say

7 May 2025

NIAMEY (Reuters) – About 10 soldiers were killed and seven injured in an attack in Niger’s Dosso region this week, authorities said in a statement broadcast on state radio, while a security source told Reuters the death toll could be higher. The statement attributed Monday’s ambush in southern Niger to “terrorists” and said several of …

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Drone strikes pound Port Sudan, putting aid deliveries at risk

6 May 2025

(Reuters) -Explosions and fires rocked Sudan’s wartime capital Port Sudan on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a days-long drone assault that has torched the country’s biggest fuel depots and damaged its main gateway for humanitarian aid. The action included drone strikes by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that targeted Port Sudan’s container terminal, …

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South Africa’s DA party challenges new racial equity law in court

6 May 2025

By Nellie Peyton and Siyanda Mthethwa JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s Democratic Alliance party went to court on Tuesday to challenge new employment equity legislation which sets out numerical targets for the number of non-white people that companies should employ.  The pro-business DA, the second-biggest party in government, says the new law violates anti-discrimination clauses in …

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