By Villen Anganan PORT LOUIS (Reuters) -Mauritius held a parliamentary election on Sunday in which Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and his main rivals all promised to tackle a cost of living crisis in the Indian Ocean archipelago. Polls closed at 6 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) and results were expected on Monday, according to …
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(Reuters) -Two members of the Saudi-led coalition forces were killed in an attack by a Yemeni defence ministry employee in Yemen’s Seiyun on Friday, the coalition’s spokesperson Turki al-Malki was quoted by the Saudi state news agency as saying on Saturday. Al-Malki said the attack, which also wounded one officer, occurred at a training camp …
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By Isaac Anyaogu LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will call for an immediate ceasefire and peaceful resolution of the Israel-Palestinian conflict when he attends the upcoming Arab-Islamic summit in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, his office said on Saturday. “Nigeria will also advocate for renewed efforts to revive the two-state solution as a …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s border authority said on Saturday it had partially reopened its main crossing with neighbour Mozambique, where last month’s disputed election sparked protests, raising safety concerns. Opposition supporters in Mozambique have been demonstrating against what they say is a fraudulent win by Frelimo, the party that has ruled the southern African …
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By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least fifteen people were killed and several others wounded when new insurgent group Lakurawas attacked a rural community in Nigeria’s northwest Kebbi state after stealing livestock, residents said. Nigeria has been grappling with a long-running insurgency in its northeast, primarily driven by the Islamist armed group Boko …
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By Camillus Eboh and Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s human rights commission said on Friday an investigation had found “no evidence” that the Nigerian military deliberately attacked women and children or carried out secret abortions in its fight against an Islamist insurgency in the northeast. The Nigeria Human Rights Commission, which is appointed by the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is “gravely concerned” by ceasefire violations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by M23 rebels, the State Department said on Friday. “M23 must immediately cease hostilities and withdraw from its positions in Walikale territory, North Kivu Province,” department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement, reiterating a call for …
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By Sofia Christensen DAKAR (Reuters) – Doctor Philip Moreira’s commute to hospital on an electric bicycle is a dangerous, smog-infused weave through the chaotic traffic of Senegal’s capital Dakar. Moreira, 58, is part of a small but budding community of urban cyclists that have become a more common sight in recent years, zipping around Dakar’s …
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By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa is concerned by the impact Donald Trump’s election as the next president of the United States may have on talks to tackle climate change, its environment minister said on Friday. Trump’s election and the collapse of Germany’s coalition government this week have come right before COP29 talks …
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MORONI (Reuters) – Authorities in Comoros have arrested a suspected people-smuggler in connection with an incident in which traffickers deliberately capsized a boat last week, killing at least 25 people on board, the coastguard said on Friday. The boat overturned in the night of Oct. 30, during the 70 km (43 mile) journey from the …
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