By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -A Nigerian judge on Wednesday adjourned a tax evasion case against the world’s largest crypto exchange until next month after the revenue service asked for permission to serve court documents by email to Binance. Earlier this month, the presiding court adjourned the Binance case to allow the local tax authority …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – United Nations experts on Wednesday called on Mali to investigate reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances after several dozen bodies were found outside a military camp earlier this month. The executions, if confirmed, could amount to war crimes while the disappearances could constitute crimes against humanity, the experts said in a …
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(Reuters) -Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers seeking refuge at the United Nations’ base in Goma since the eastern city’s capture in January are being transferred to Kinshasa, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday. ICRC will escort the now-unarmed soldiers and police officers as well as their families from the …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Somalia has banned entry to Taiwan passport holders citing compliance with a United Nations resolution, the island’s foreign ministry said, blaming Chinese pressure on Mogadishu at a time Taiwan is boosting ties with Somaliland. Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 but has not gained widespread international recognition for its independence. The …
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(Reuters) – Sudan’s army leader Abdel Fattah Burhan appointed diplomat Dafallah Al-Haj Ali as acting prime minister on Wednesday, weeks after the army’s recapture of Khartoum. Burhan, chairman of Sudan’s transitional sovereign council, also approved the appointment of Omar Seddik, a current ambassador, as foreign minister, a council statement said. In March, the Sudanese army …
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By Tala Ramadan and Khalid Abdelaziz DUBAI/PORT SUDAN (Reuters) -UAE authorities intercepted millions of rounds of ammunition at an airport which were being illegally transferred to Sudan’s army, Emirati state media said on Wednesday in a report that the Sudanese Armed Forces rejected as a fabrication. Sudan’s army has instead long accused the UAE of …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is setting up a judicial commission of inquiry to establish whether attempts were made to prevent the investigation or prosecution of apartheid-era crimes, his office said on Wednesday. The move is the outcome of settlement discussions in a court case brought by families of the victims of …
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By Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) -A surge in attacks in Nigeria’s northeast by Boko Haram and its splinter rival ISWAP has raised fears of a major comeback by jihadists, whose tactics now include armed drones and explosive devices planted on major roads, security experts said. At least 22 people were killed in weekend raids by …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria has appointed a new commander for its fight against insurgency in the northeast after renewed attacks in the last four months that have killed several civilians and soldiers in the region. The military appointed Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar as its 15th commander in the fight against Boko Haram/ISWAP …
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By Fadimata Kontao BAMAKO (Reuters) – A national conference of political actors in Mali has recommended naming junta leader Assimi Goita, who seized power following coups in 2020 and 2021, as president with a five-year mandate, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Following a dialogue held in the capital Bamako on Tuesday, the conference …
