KAMPALA (Reuters) -Thomas Kwoyelo, a mid-level commander in the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group, was sentenced to 40 years in prison in Uganda on Friday for war crimes including murder, rape, enslavement, torture and kidnap. Kwoyelo was convicted of dozens of war crimes in August, the first time an officer of his seniority had …
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(This Oct. 24 story has been refiled to fix a typo in reporting credits and to replace the quote that was wrongly attributed to Shi Yinhong in paragraph 20) By Mark John and Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – As U.S. election jitters hung over this week’s meeting of global finance chiefs in Washington, a smiling …
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By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister will travel to Djibouti next week to attend a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting and discuss improving cooperation between Ankara and the continent, officials from his ministry said. NATO member Turkey has ramped up its presence and influence in Africa in recent years, increasing trade nearly eight-fold, giving …
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By Ange Kasongo and Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) – The sound of blows echoed through a gym in the Congolese capital Kinshasa as Tshibanda Wata Judex trained a young boxer, both ducking and weaving in the same building where Muhammad Ali warmed up before the “Rumble in the Jungle” fight 50 years ago. As the …
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KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told BRICS leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that the world needed peace in Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine and Sudan. “Across the board, we need peace,” Guterres said at the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan. “We need peace in Ukraine. A just peace …
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(Reuters) – An Egyptian security delegation met with a delegation of Hamas leaders in Cairo as part of efforts to resume the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, Egypt’s state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on Thursday, citing an unnamed official source. Egypt and Qatar have acted as mediators between Israel and Hamas in months of talks that …
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By Tife Owolabi YENAGOA (Reuters) -At least three people died when a helicopter crashed in Nigeria on its way to an offshore oil production facility on Thursday, the state-owned oil firm NNPC said. The helicopter, operated by East Winds Aviation, lost contact while flying from Port Harcourt to the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he welcomed Egypt’s willingness to advance a deal for the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu said that after there had been meetings in Cairo, which had been a mediator in Gaza ceasefire and hostage release talks, he decided to send …
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KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has announced plans to establish a commission to explore revisions to the country’s constitution, potentially removing term limits and paving the way for his pursuit of a third term. Tshisekedi’s decision to address the contentious issues of constitutional reform and presidential term limits risks pushing …
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By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Thousands of security cameras have been installed across Somalia’s capital to monitor the movement of al Shabaab militants and reassure residents, but they have also made business owners fearful of reprisal attacks. Rolled out this year as part of a municipal government initiative, officials say CCTV cameras have helped …
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