MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish man has been kidnapped in North Africa, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday, without providing details. El Pais newspaper reported that the man was kidnapped in southern Algeria by an Islamist group and taken to Mali, though the Foreign Ministry did not confirm that information. “Several reliable sources confirmed a …
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By Simon Lewis and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The flagship U.S. aid program on HIV/AIDS is in jeopardy, a senior Republican warned on Thursday, after U.S. officials said four nurses in Mozambique performed abortions that are banned under the multibillion-dollar program that has saved millions of lives globally. Service providers that get funding through the …
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By David Lewis and Daphne Psaledakis NAIROBI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Sudan’s leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of choosing war over negotiations to bring an end to the conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes. The U.S. Treasury Department …
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DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s government said no-one in the country had tested positive for the Marburg virus after the World Health Organization (WHO) said at least eight people in the northwest were believed to have died from it. “As of 15th January 2025, laboratory results for all suspected individuals were negative for Marburg …
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MADRID (Reuters) -As many as 50 migrants, many of them Pakistanis, may have drowned in the latest deadly wreck involving people trying to make the crossing from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands, migrant rights group Walking Borders said on Thursday. Moroccan authorities rescued 36 people on Wednesday from a boat that had left Mauritania …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian troops have killed 76 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in the country’s northeastern Borno state in recent weeks, a spokesperson said on Thursday. The militants were believed to belong to the armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot ISWAP, who have been waging …
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By Crispin Kyala BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of gold bars and $400,000 in cash and found guilty of illegal activities linked to the artisanal mining sector. The trio are the first Chinese nationals …
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By Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) – At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions called a “horrific” crackdown on desperate people trying to eke out a living. A …
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By Aaron Ross and Edwin Okoth NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan cabinet minister said his son’s abduction during last year’s anti-government protests was carried out by the National Intelligence Service and that his son was released after President William Ruto personally intervened. Minister of Public Service Justin Muturi’s allegation, made in an official written statement …
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By Manuel Mucari and Thando Hlophe MAPUTO (Reuters) -Daniel Chapo of Mozambique’s long-ruling Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a sparsely attended ceremony, as the death toll from months of protests against his disputed election victory climbed. A local civil society monitoring group said at least seven more people were killed …
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