By Sonia Rolley and Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo, epicentre of an mpox outbreak that prompted a U.N. declaration of a global public health emergency, said it expects to receive its first delivery of vaccine doses on Thursday and a second delivery on Saturday. The World Health Organization declared the health emergency last …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – Burkina Faso has launched new biometric passports without the logo of West Africa’s main political and economic bloc on their cover, further signalling its determination to withdraw from the regional alliance after military leaders took power in a coup. Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali, three neighbouring states now led by military juntas, …
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By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed the Gaza war and ways to further repair the long-frozen ties between the regional powers during talks in Ankara, in the first such presidential visit in 12 years. Relations between Ankara and Cairo collapsed in 2013 after Egypt’s then-army …
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ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey wanted to deepen its ties with Egypt on natural gas and nuclear energy, after talks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Ankara. Speaking at a joint press conference with Sisi, Erdogan said the two countries had reaffirmed their will to improve relations …
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By shafiek tassiem and Esa Alexander GQEBERHA, South Africa (Reuters) – South African scientists on Tuesday unveiled a fragment of what they described as a motorcycle-sized meteorite that was discovered in a town in the country’s Eastern Cape province last month. Residents in the provinces of the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Free State reported …
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ABUJA (Reuters) – Binance’s head of financial compliance Tigran Gambaryan, on trial for money laundering in Nigeria, will know on Oct. 9 whether he will be released on bail or remain in prison custody after a judge deferred ruling on his request on Wednesday. Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen, has been detained since February in a …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China, Tanzania and Zambia signed an initial agreement to rehabilitate a decades-old railway aimed at improving the rail-sea transportation in resource-rich East Africa, Chinese state media said on Wednesday. President Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of the memorandum of understanding on refurbishing the 1,860 kms (1,156 mile) Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) railway with …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Nigeria will encourage flexible and diverse regional monetary and financial cooperation, such as local currency swaps, to promote bilateral trade, according to a joint statement published by Chinese official news agency Xinhua. The countries also agree to international cooperation on financial intelligence against money laundering and terrorist financing, and to …
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By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants roared into a northeastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and set shops and homes ablaze, killing at least 37 people, according to a military official. Residents said the death toll could be even higher, with villagers still missing and …
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By Sofia Christensen OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso’s history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims’ relatives and religious leaders, piling pressure on the ruling junta of a country where spiralling insecurity has already stoked coups. Islamist militants gunned down scores on Aug. 24 as residents of the …
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