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By Philbert Girinema KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame was sworn into office on Sunday for a five-year term, after a landslide win in last month’s election extended his near quarter century in office. The 66-year-old former rebel leader won the July poll with 99.18% of the vote, after eight other candidates including his most …

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By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) -The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors. After torrential rain in recent weeks, a huge mound of garbage at the city’s only landfill site collapsed late …

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By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) – Egypt will bid to host the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, with the country’s improving infrastructure and sports facilities key for a successful African bid, said the head of the African national Olympic committees association (ANOCA) on Sunday. The continent has never staged an Olympic Games. Cairo last made …

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CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s consultations with the U.S. concluded without reaching an agreement on whether a delegation representing the army or the government will participate in peace talks in Geneva on Aug. 14, the head of Sudan’s delegation said on Sunday. A delegation from the Sudanese government traveled to Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on Friday to …

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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s electoral commission said on Saturday it had preliminarily‮ ‬accepted only three presidential candidates, including incumbent Kais Saied, amid widespread criticism of what the opposition says are moves to exclude serious contenders. The commission said it had accepted the candidacies of Saied and Zouhair Magzhaoui, who is seen as …

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By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) – A military court in Sierra Leone has sentenced 24 soldiers to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of President Julius Maada Bio last November. The sentences were read out in court late on Friday with the judge handing out prison terms …

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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador President Daniel Noboa’s National Democratic Action political movement officially confirmed him on Friday as its candidate for a presidential election in February, giving him a chance to win a first full four-year term in office. Noboa, the 36-year-old son of Ecuador’s richest man, was elected in 2023 to serve …

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