YAOUNDE (Reuters) – A Cameroonian social media activist and government critic has not been seen since his arrest three weeks ago and his lawyers believe he has been extrajudicially returned to Cameroon from Gabon, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The activist, Steve Akam, was last seen in a video circulated online that showed him …
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By Kopano Gumbi PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose for the third quarter in a row, reaching 33.5% in April-June of this year, data from the statistics agency showed on Tuesday. Unemployment is now at its highest since the government repealed COVID-19 rules in the second quarter of 2022, though it remains below …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) urged countries to step up their donations in response to the world’s largest displacement crisis in Sudan, warning on Tuesday that inaction could cost tens of thousands of lives. The IOM has received just 21% of the support it needs to provide crucial aid to the …
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By Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Several leaders of Tanzania’s main opposition party CHADEMA and hundreds of their supporters were released on Tuesday after mass arrests over a banned youth meeting in the southwest of the country, police and a party spokesperson said. Human rights organisations have criticised the arrests, with Amnesty International …
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KINSHASA (Reuters) – Zambia will reopen its border with Democratic Republic of Congo after sealing it at the weekend due to protests, blocking a key export route for the world’s second largest copper producer, the two countries said in a joint statement on Monday. The border, which was closed following an announcement by Zambian Trade …
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DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) – Talks to end Sudan’s 16-month war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will move forward this week, the U.S.’s special envoy said, despite little sign from either party that they seek a peaceful resolution. The Sudanese army has all but rejected the invitation, while the RSF has continued …
By Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) -Police arrested senior leaders of Tanzania’s main opposition party CHADEMA and hundreds of its supporters ahead of a meeting in the southwest of the country, the party said on Monday. CHADEMA Chairman Freeman Mbowe and the leader of its youth wing John Pambalu were arrested at a regional …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Conservationists petitioned Tanzania on Monday to end elephant trophy hunting in a vast wildlife reserve area that spans its common border with Kenya. About 2,000 elephants, including the “super-tuskers,” so called because of their large tusks, roam the wildlife conservation range known as Amboseli National Park on the Kenyan side and Enduimet …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Offshore investors sold a net 7.13 billion rand ($391.20 million) of South African stocks last week, data from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange showed on Monday. Settlement statistics on bonds showed 2.36 billion rand of net purchases. ($1 = 18.2260 rand) (Reporting by Tannur Anders and Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Alexander Winning)
ZURICH (Reuters) – Youth unemployment worldwide last year dipped to a 15-year-low and is likely to continue falling through 2025, although weaker growth means Asia has lagged this trend, the International Labour Organization said in a report published on Monday. The ILO said 64.9 million people aged between 15 and 24 worldwide were unemployed last …
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