KAMPALA (Reuters) – A Ugandan court has ordered the government to pay up to 10 million Ugandan shillings ($2,740) to each victim of Lord’s Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo, the first senior member of the rebel group to be convicted by Uganda’s judiciary. In October, Kwoyelo, a mid-level commander in the LRA, was sentenced to …
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By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s biggest e-commerce retailer, Takealot, has hired thousands of personal shoppers to help it penetrate townships and rural areas and fend off increased competition from global rivals, its CEO told Reuters. Attracted by growth potential and South Africa’s strategic position, companies have invested in the country’s price-conscious e-commerce market. …
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(Reuters) – The United Nations will convene a technical committee of Libyan experts in an attempt to resolve contentious issues and put the country on the path to long-awaited national elections, the acting head of the U.N. mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Sunday. A political process to resolve more than a decade of conflict …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – An oil spill has occurred at the Shell loading terminal in Nigeria’s Delta region after a pipeline ruptured, Nigeria’s maritime agency said on Sunday. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said the spill which occurred on Saturday at the Bonny terminal has reached shoreline and that it …
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Suspected jihadists killed 39 civilians, including women and children, in two separate attacks in western Niger’s conflict-torn borderlands in recent days, the defence ministry said on Sunday. The attackers struck the communities of Kokorou and Libiri, it said, without giving further details on the date of the bloodshed. Niger and its neighbours …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa’s main political and economic group next month during which the ECOWAS bloc will try to persuade them to stay, the bloc’s leaders agreed on Sunday. The summit of the Economic Community …
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By Lanre Ola ABUJA (Reuters) – At least 10 people died when a boat capsized on the Benue River in central Nigeria, Benue State police spokesperson Catherine Anene said on Sunday. Boat accidents have claimed more than 220 lives in Nigeria so far this year. Overcrowding and poor maintenance are responsible for most boat accidents, …
KINSHASA (Reuters) -A meeting between the presidents of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo will not take place as planned on Sunday, both countries said, dashing hopes of a deal to curb Congo’s M23 rebel conflict that has displaced more than 1.9 million people. The event was meant to see a rare face-to-face meeting between …
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MALELANE, South Africa (Reuters) – Shaun Norris of South Africa won the Alfred Dunhill Golf Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on Sunday after a final-round 67 gave him a 13-under-par total of 275 and a one-shot victory. It was a second win in the DP World Tour for the 42-year-old, who started with an …
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By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s President-elect John Dramani Mahama has said he will not abandon the country’s $3 billion rescue package with the International Monetary Fund, but wants to review the deal to tackle wasteful state spending and upgrade the energy sector. Mahama, a former president who won the Dec. 7 election …
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