By Aidan Lewis and Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCEZ) has invested $3 billion on infrastructure over the past few years and has plans to invest a similar amount over the next few years as it works to attract investors, its chairman said in an interview. The zone, a collection …
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(Reuters) – Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday ordered a crackdown on sex in government offices after private videos leaked on social media appeared to show a senior finance ministry official having sex with several women in various places, including his office. The government said it was taking action because the videos had denigrated the tiny Central …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa and Britain have agreed to boost trade and defence cooperation, the two countries’ foreign ministers said after meeting on Tuesday. South Africa is already Britain’s biggest trading partner on the African continent and Britain is among the top five destinations for South African exports, which include precious metals, cars and …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian court freed 119 people including minors on Tuesday, after the authorities dropped charges against them arising from deadly protests in August against economic hardship. The accused had faced charges including treason and inciting a military coup, and had been arraigned in batches of 76 and 43 last …
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William paid a visit to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday in Cape Town after taking a nature walk with rangers and conservationists at Table Mountain National Park. The Prince of Wales is on a four-day trip to South Africa for the annual awards ceremony of his Earthshot …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -At least 25 people died off Comoros islands after traffickers capsized their boat on Friday night, the United Nations’ migration agency IOM said on Monday, the third such incident in three months. “IOM Comoros is saddened to hear about the deaths of at least 25 people after their boat was deliberately capsized by …
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NEW HALFA, Sudan (Reuters) -Salwa Abdallah was recuperating from a caesarean section and tending to her one-month old baby when soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces barged into her home in Sudan’s eastern El Gezira state late last month. They accused her of loyalty to the army and its allies, their rivals in an 18-month …
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince William began a four-day trip to South Africa on Monday by meeting young environmentalists and playing rugby with local schoolchildren in Cape Town. The trip is centred on William’s annual Earthshot Prize, which on Wednesday will be awarded to five winners who will receive 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) each …
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By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria and Britain said on Monday they had established a strategic partnership to boost economic growth, strengthen security cooperation and enhance personal ties. Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar and his British counterpart David Lammy outlined a partnership that also seeks to reinforce ongoing security and counter-terrorism efforts. “By advancing …
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By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Bola Tinubu directed that all minors detained during anti-government protests in August be freed and treason charges against them dropped, Information Minister Mohammed Idris said on Monday. At least 76 people, including 30 minors, were charged with treason and inciting a military coup after they took part …
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