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Six children died from pesticide poisoning in South Africa, lab analysis finds

28 Oct 2024

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Six children who died in a South African township earlier this month had ingested a chemical compound used in pesticides, the country’s health minister said on Monday, in a case that has prompted calls for tighter food safety controls. Local media have reported that the children died after eating snacks bought from …

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Congo gears up for 50th anniversary of boxing’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’

28 Oct 2024

By Ange Kasongo and Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) – A half century since the “Rumble in the Jungle” was beamed around the world from the Congolese capital, the city is preparing for anniversary celebrations to mark the heavyweight showdown that inspired a generation of boxers. Underdog Muhammad Ali triumphed over the then-undefeated champion George Foreman …

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Diamond-rich Botswana votes with President Masisi seeking second term

28 Oct 2024

By Brian Benza GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana will hold a general election on Wednesday with President Mokgweetsi Masisi competing against three challengers for a second term in the diamond-rich southern African state. The poll could be competitive, analysts said, although a divided opposition gives the advantage to Masisi’s Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which has ruled …

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Athletics-Ethiopia’s Kejelcha breaks half marathon world record

27 Oct 2024

(Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha broke the men’s half marathon world record on Sunday, finishing in 57 minutes and 30 seconds at the Medio Maraton de Valencia in Spain to shave one second off the previous mark. That was set by Kenya’s Jacop Kiplimo in Lisbon in 2021. The 27-year-old Kejelcha, running only his sixth …

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Ghana rejects Reuters report on jihadis finding refuge in its north

26 Oct 2024

ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s government on Saturday rejected Reuters reporting on Islamist militants in Burkina Faso that found they are discreetly using neighbouring Ghana’s north as a logistical and medical base to sustain their insurgency. In a statement on Saturday, Ghana’s security ministry said there were no “non-aggression policy” or tacit agreements with militant groups. …

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At least 124 killed after Sudan’s RSF attack village, activists say

26 Oct 2024

By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed at least 124 people in a village in El Gezira State on Friday, activists said, in one of the deadliest incidents of an 18-month war and largest in a spate of attacks in the state. Following the surrender of …

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Ivory Coast former minister seeks presidential nomination, challenges ex-banker Thiam

25 Oct 2024

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s former trade minister Jean-Louis Billon said on Friday he would seek the nomination of the opposition PDCI party for the country’s 2025 presidential election, challenging party leader and former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam. Billon’s decision to run could further divide the PDCI party that ruled Ivory Coast from independence …

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Mozambique’s ruling party retains power in contested election

25 Oct 2024

By Manuel Mucari and Nellie Peyton MAPUTO (Reuters) -Mozambique’s ruling party Frelimo has retained power in this month’s national election, extending its five-decade rule in the Southern African state as the opposition accused it of fraud. Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo, 47, will succeed President Filipe Nyusi to become Mozambique’s fifth president since its independence from Portugal …

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