By Nupur Anand, Duncan Miriri NEW YORK/NAIROBI (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. lender, plans to enter Kenya and Ivory Coast this year and grow its footprint in Africa, CEO Jamie Dimon told Reuters. International markets are a growth area for JPMorgan, which has more than $4.2 trillion in assets and operates in over 100 …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi named Major General Hassan Mahmoud Rashad as head of the powerful general intelligence agency on Wednesday, appointing the outgoing chief Abbas Kamel as an adviser to the presidency. The agency has played a leading role under Sisi, handling foreign-policy matters including conflicts in Gaza, Sudan and Libya, as …
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By Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is seeking to convince BRICS countries to build an alternative platform for international payments that would be immune to Western sanctions when it hosts the group’s leaders at a summit next week. President Vladimir Putin is keen to build up BRICS – which has expanded to include Egypt, …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will host a summit of BRICS leaders next week, seeking support in his standoff with the West from the expanded group that now represents about a third of global economic output. Russia says the event will be attended by leaders from Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, …
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BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali’s army said on Tuesday that the capital Bamako was under control after insurgents attacked a gendarmerie training school, firing gunshots that resonated across the city before dawn. “Early this morning, a group of terrorists attempted to infiltrate the Faladie gendarmerie school. Mopping-up operations are currently under way throughout the area,” it said …
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By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades, wildlife authorities said on Tuesday. The El Nino-induced drought wiped out crops in southern Africa, impacting 68 million people and causing food shortages across the region. “We can confirm that …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt on Tuesday to discuss a Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages with Egyptian officials, the State Department said. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Washington and mediators Qatar and Egypt have for months sought to reach a deal between Israel and Palestinian …
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COTONOU (Reuters) – Unidentified armed men killed two police officers on patrol in northeastern Benin near the border with Niger on Sunday, a local official said on Monday. Benin’s northern neighbours are insurgency-plagued Burkina Faso and Niger, making it vulnerable to cross-border attacks by groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State. The two officers …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Monday it had completed its withdrawal from Niger. The West African nation’s ruling junta in April ordered the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country, in an embarrassing setback for Washington that followed a coup last year in the West African nation. Before …
By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – People in Nigeria’s flood-hit northeastern Borno state are struggling to get medical care as overwhelmed aid agencies warn of an outbreak of waterborne disease following the worst floods to hit the region in three decades. More than 30 people have been killed by the floods, which authorities say …
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