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Unruly RSF fighters sow chaos in Sudan’s farming heartland

9 Aug 2024

By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – When fighters from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces began seizing vehicles from people in Sharafat Alhalaween village, local elders complained to commanders of the paramilitary group. They assured the village during a March visit that the RSF would protect civilians, according to four residents. Soon afterward, the …

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Swedish ambassador expelled from Mali over ‘hostile’ comment

9 Aug 2024

DAKAR (Reuters) -Sweden’s ambassador to Bamako, Kristina Kuhnel, has been ordered to leave the West African Sahel nation within 72 hours, Mali’s foreign ministry said on Friday, because of what it called a “hostile” statement by a Swedish minister. The diplomatic spat underscores the broader geopolitical shift occurring in the region as three junta-led states …

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Olympics-Egyptian wrestler arrested in Paris for alleged sexual assault

9 Aug 2024

PARIS (Reuters) -French police arrested an Egyptian Olympic wrestler on suspicion of sexual assault in the early hours of Friday outside a cafe he had visited in the French capital, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. The wrestler was arrested for allegedly touching the buttocks of another customer at the cafe, prosecutors said in a statement, …

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Somalia, Ethiopia to resume talks on port deal under Turkish mediation, Ankara says

9 Aug 2024

ANKARA (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Somalia and Ethiopia will meet in Ankara next week to discuss disagreements over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland earlier this year, Turkey’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan said. Turkey is now mediating talks between the east African neighbours, whose ties became strained …

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Rugby-Brisbane blues not on Bok agenda for clash with Wallabies

9 Aug 2024

BRISBANE (Reuters) – World Cup winners South Africa are well aware of their poor record in Australia but are focusing on the here and now as they prepare for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash with the Wallabies in Brisbane, captain Siya Kolisi said. The game is the opening match of this year’s southern hemisphere championship, and …

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Rugby-South Africa aims to launch professional women’s league next year

9 Aug 2024

(Reuters) – South Africa Rugby announced plans on Friday to launch a women’s professional league with up to 150 players as early as next year, saying it wanted to match “amazing strides” in the women’s game around the world. The sport’s governing body said in a statement provincial rugby unions have been invited to submit …

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Malawi President Chakwera secures his party’s support for second term bid

9 Aug 2024

BLANTYRE (Reuters) – Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has secured his party’s support to run for a second term in next year’s election, but his chances of retaining power may depend on his Malawi Congress Party finding a strong alliance partner. The MCP, which had been in an electoral alliance with the United Transformation Movement since …

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