KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the chief of staff of the armed forces and dozens of other senior military figures in one of the biggest shake-ups of its kind in recent years, state television said on Thursday. The presidential order read by the broadcaster did not give a reason for the …
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By Michelle Nichols and Daphne Psaledakis UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday had a blunt message for countries providing military support to Sudan’s warring parties or profiting from the conflict: “Enough.” “Use your resources to ease Sudanese suffering, not deepen it. Use your influence to end the war, not perpetuate …
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(Reuters) – At least 35 children were killed and six injured in a stampede in southern Nigeria, news agency AFP said on Thursday, citing police. (Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina; Editing by Alex Richardson)
By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Ahmed Elumami RABAT/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Delegations from rival Libyan legislative bodies agreed at talks in Morocco on Thursday to work together with a United Nations mission to pave the way for elections to end years of political deadlock. Libya has undergone a chaotic decade since it split in 2014 between two …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Swiss-based commodities trader Mercuria said on Thursday it had set up a metals trading arm with Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer. The trading unit is jointly owned by Mercuria and an arm of Zambia’s Industrial Development Company (IDC), the commodities trader said in a statement. It’s being set up to enable Zambia …
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By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Michel Rose RABAT/PARIS (Reuters) -Four French nationals held in Burkina Faso for a year have been released following mediation from Morocco, France and Morocco said on Thursday, resolving a diplomatic row over their detention. The head of France’s foreign intelligence agency, the DGSE, has previously said that they were spies. A …
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By Djaffar Al Katanty DHENDRO, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Under a scorching sun in Democratic Republic of Congo, many of the farmers tending to their fields in the troubled eastern region are guarded by United Nations peacekeepers. The U.N. mission has fallen under increasing scrutiny over the years as the eastern conflict between …
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TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia’s coast guard has recovered the bodies of 20 migrants from Africa after the boat they were in sank off the coast, the national guard said on Wednesday, the second migrant drowning tragedy within one week off Tunisian coast. Last Thursday, Tunisia coast guard has recovered also the bodies of nine migrants, while …
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ABUJA (Reuters) – A stampede at a religious event in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria’s southwest Oyo state, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries, Governor Seyi Makinde said on Wednesday. The incident occurred at an Islamic high school where a large crowd had gathered for a family event. “While investigations are ongoing, the primary organisers …
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By Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will announce at the United Nations on Thursday additional funding for humanitarian assistance to Sudan and efforts to support civil society in the country, where a conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes. …
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