RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco received a record 17.4 million tourists in 2024, up 20% compared with previous year, with Moroccans living abroad accounting for nearly half the total, the tourism ministry said on Thursday. Tourism accounts for about 7% of the North African country’s gross domestic product and is a key source of jobs and …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday he would like to continue serving his country as president but emphasised that his party had not yet made a formal decision on its candidate for this year’s election. Ouattara, 83, was re-elected for a contested third term in 2020. He has previously said he …
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By Manuel Mucari and Custodio Cossa MAPUTO (Reuters) -Mozambique opposition leader Venancio Mondlane returned from self-exile on Thursday, defiantly claiming to have won a hotly contested October election, but security forces later used tear gas to disperse supporters who had gathered to greet him. The disputed Oct. 9 poll, which Mondlane says was rigged, has …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Archaeologists have uncovered intact portions of the foundation wall of pharaonic Queen Hatshepsut’s valley temple in Luxor and the nearby tomb of Queen Teti Sheri, grandmother of Ahmose I, the first pharaoh of Egypt’s golden New Kingdom era. The discovery of more than 1,000 decorated stone blocks on the outskirts of Hatshepsut’s …
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By Mahamat Ramadane N’DJAMENA (Reuters) -Chad’s government said security forces had foiled an attempt to destabilise the country on Wednesday evening, after bursts of gunfire rang out near the president’s office in the capital N’Djamena and the military blocked the surrounding streets. In a video shot at the presidential headquarters, government spokesperson Abderaman Koulamallah said …
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By Daphne Psaledakis, David Lewis and Nafisa Eltahir WASHINGTON/NAIROBI/CAIRO (Reuters) -The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias committed genocide in Sudan and imposed sanctions on the group’s leader over a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes. …
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BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan has lodged a protest with Eritrea over the detention of three Azerbaijani-flagged vessels and their crews that have been held since November 2024, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Ayxan Hajizada said on Wednesday. Hajizada told Reuters that the three vessels, carrying a total of 18 crew members, all Azerbaijani citizens, were detained …
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By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s eastern-based parliament has approved a national reconciliation and transitional justice law, three lawmakers said, a measure aimed at reunifying the oil-producing country after over a decade of factional conflict. The House of Representatives (HoR) spokesperson, Abdullah Belaihaq, said on the X platform that the legislation was passed on …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – The Nigerian military said on Wednesday its troops had killed 34 Islamist militants in a gun battle in northeastern Borno state and six soldiers had also died. The clash took place on Saturday in Sabon Gari village when the militants ambushed troops returning to a military base, military spokesman …
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(Reuters) – Nigeria have named Eric Chelle as their new head coach and tasked him with reviving the West African nation’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. The 47-year-old’s most recent international job was in charge of Mali for two years and he took them to the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup …
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