DUBAI (Reuters) – Sudan’s government said on Monday it would allow aid agencies to use the Adre border crossing for a further three months as of February 16. The government had last year restricted use of the crossing, which is crucial to reach famine-stricken parts of the Darfur region, saying that the rival Rapid Support …
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By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) – Detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye, who went on a hunger strike last week, has been rushed to hospital after his health deteriorated, an allied lawmaker and a local television broadcaster said. A long-time political opponent and critic of President Yoweri Museveni, Besigye’s prosecution by a military court and …
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COTONOU (Reuters) – A militant attack on an army position has killed six soldiers in northern Benin, where government troops are trying to curb cross-border assaults by armed Islamist groups, an army spokesperson said. The encounter on Saturday also left 17 militants dead, spokesperson Ebenezer Honfoga told Reuters late on Sunday, without giving further details. …
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(Reuters) – Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into the centre of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, meeting little resistance from government troops, witnesses and the armed group said, as Congo accused Rwanda of ignoring calls for a ceasefire. Rebel commander Bernard Byamungu told Reuters the M23 has had the city under its …
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PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – A court in Mauritius has released former Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on bail following his arrest on charges of money laundering, a magistrate at the court said. Jugnauth was arrested on Sunday after detectives from the state-run Financial Crimes Commission searched his home, among other locations, to find and seize 114 …
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(Reuters) – Ireland levelled their one-day international series against hosts Zimbabwe after winning Sunday’s second match at the Harare Sports Club by six wickets. Captain Paul Stirling made 89 and Curtis Campher 63 as Ireland reached 249-4 in reply to Zimbabwe’s total of 245 to claim victory with eight balls to spare. Wessly Madhevere top-scored …
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(Reuters) -Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo broke the world half marathon record with a time of 56 minutes and 41 seconds in Barcelona on Sunday, 49 seconds faster than the previous mark set by Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha in October. Twice world cross country champion Kiplimo’s run was the greatest single improvement on the men’s half marathon record, …
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BAMAKO (Reuters) – Forty-three people, mostly women, were killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said. The accident took place near the town of Kenieba in Mali’s gold-rich Kayes region, Taoule Camara, secretary general of the national union of gold counters and refineries (UCROM), …
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – Former Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has been arrested and is facing money laundering charges, the state-run Financial Crimes Commission said early on Sunday. Jugnauth “is under arrest”, FCC spokesperson Ibrahim Rossaye told reporters, adding that he will be detained in Moka detention centre in Moka district in central Mauritius. The …
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(Reuters) -Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after M23 rebels reached its outskirts, while Congo’s prime minister declined to comment on a threat by Uganda’s army chief that raised fears of a spiral into a wider regional war. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have been pushing south towards Bukavu, the …
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