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EU restarts Rafah border crossing mission, says foreign policy chief Kallas

1 Feb 2025 1 Feb 2025

By Lili Bayer and Nidal al-Mughrabi BRUSSELS/CAIRO (Reuters) – The European Union has restarted its civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah, a key entry and exit point for the Palestinian territory, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday. The health ministry of Hamas-run Gaza said …

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Ugandan leader pledges to continue using military courts despite ban

1 Feb 2025 1 Feb 2025

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday his government would continue to prosecute civilians in military tribunals even after the country’s top court banned the practice, ruling it unconstitutional. In a majority decision on Friday, the east African country’s Supreme Court banned prosecutions of civilians in military courts and ordered all ongoing …

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Congo’s army and Burundian allies slow M23 rebel’s southern march

1 Feb 2025 1 Feb 2025

(Reuters) -Congolese troops with support from Burundi’s army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels seeking to expand their grip on eastern Congo in a weeks-old advance that has raised fears of a broader regional conflict. Earlier this week the Tutsi-led M23 rebels seized Goma, the largest city in …

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France to propose UN resolution to ‘increase pressure on Rwanda’ over DRC conflict

1 Feb 2025 1 Feb 2025

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -France will propose a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Friday that aims to “increase the pressure on Rwanda” to withdraw its troops from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, French U.N. Ambassador Nicolas de Riviere said. “I hope this resolution can be adopted soon,” he said, adding that he did …

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UK’s Starmer wants ‘strong protections’ for military base in Chagos Islands deal

31 Jan 2025 31 Jan 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday told his Mauritian counterpart, Navin Ramgoolam, that he wants “strong protections”, including from “malign influence”, for a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia, according to a statement from Downing Street. Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, …

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Egypt’s president Sisi congratulates Syria’s new president Sharaa, statement says

31 Jan 2025 31 Jan 2025

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi congratulated Syria’s new President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was appointed on Wednesday by armed factions, and wished him success in achieving the Syrian people’s aspirations, Sisi said in a statement on Friday. Sharaa, an Islamist who was once an affiliate of al Qaeda, has been trying to gain …

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Kenya’s wave of deadly violence spurs women to fight back

31 Jan 2025 31 Jan 2025

By Sonia Rao NAIROBI (Reuters) – From the young woman brutally murdered and dismembered in a short-term rental apartment to the Olympic runner set on fire by her estranged boyfriend, a surge in violence against women in Kenya has spurred many to prepare themselves to fight back. At least 97 women across Kenya were killed …

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UN rights office warns of summary killings and rape in eastern Congo

31 Jan 2025 31 Jan 2025

GENEVA (Reuters) – The worsening conflict in eastern Congo has led to a surge in human rights violations including summary executions, the bombing of displacement camps, reports of gang rape and other sexual violence, the U.N. rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday. The recent sharp escalation in fighting between Congolese troops and the Rwandan-backed rebel …

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Egyptians protest Trump displacement plan at Rafah border crossing

31 Jan 2025 31 Jan 2025

CAIRO (Reuters) – Thousands of people demonstrated at the Rafah border crossing on Friday, an eyewitness told Reuters, in a rare state-sanctioned protest against a proposal earlier this week by U.S. President Donald Trump for Egypt and Jordan to accept Gazan refugees. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday rejected the idea that Egypt would …

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Uganda’s top court bans military prosecution of civilians

31 Jan 2025 31 Jan 2025

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s top court said on Friday that trying civilians in military courts was unconstitutional and ordered any ongoing prosecutions to stop immediately. The ruling will offer relief to a key opposition figure, Kizza Besigye, who has been undergoing trial by the country’s general court martial, his lawyer Erias Lukwago said, adding that …

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