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Tunisia police arrest presidential candidate as pre-election tension rises

2 Sep 2024

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police arrested presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel on Monday, a member of his campaign told Reuters, amid growing fears among rights groups and the opposition that prominent rivals to President Kais Saied will be excluded‮ ‬from the race. The electoral commission is preparing to announce on Monday the final …

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DR Congo government says attempted prison break took place overnight at central prison

2 Sep 2024

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said an attempted prison break took place overnight at the central Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa. In a statement on Monday morning, the government said security forces now had the situation under control and an investigation would take place. Gunfire rang out around 2:00 am (100 …

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Egypt detains two Israelis for assaulting Egyptian hotel workers

1 Sep 2024

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian prosecution office has ordered the detention of two Israeli citizens for assaulting three hotel workers in the Red Sea town of Taba, near the border with Israel, Egyptian security sources said on Sunday. The two Israelis, who are facing charges of assault and displaying force, will be remanded in custody …

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Chidimma Adetshina wins Miss Universe Nigeria after rejection in South Africa

1 Sep 2024

ABUJA (Reuters) – Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria after a contentious attempt to compete in Miss South Africa last month. Adetshina, 23, born to a Nigerian father and South African mother in South Africa and of South African citizenship found herself the subject of a national row after some South Africans, including …

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UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines

1 Sep 2024

(Reuters) -The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC and the World Health Organization, the organizations said in a joint statement on Saturday. Depending on the production capacity of manufacturers, agreements for up to 12 million …

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Libyan authorities dismantle human trafficking network

31 Aug 2024

CAIRO (Reuters) -Libyan authorities have dismantled a human trafficking network operating in the country’s southwest and arrested members of the group, the country’s Attorney General’s office said on its Facebook page on Saturday. Authorities arrested one of the network’s leaders and 10 members who are accused of murder, illegal detention, torture, and rape of migrants, …

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BRICS New Development Bank authorizes Algeria to join

31 Aug 2024

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Algeria has been authorised to become a member of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), the bank’s president, Dilma Rousseff, said on Saturday. A multilateral development bank, the NDB was established by the BRICS group of developing countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – in 2015. Bangladesh, Egypt, …

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