MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s cabinet approved a bill on Thursday that, if confirmed by parliament, will revert the country’s election system to universal suffrage for the first time in decades, ending a process of indirect voting, the government’s spokesperson said. Amid widespread insecurity caused by an Islamist insurgency and weak state structures, in recent years …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign ministry said on Thursday Niger’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Kyiv was “regrettable” and that Kyiv saw the move as based on groundless and untrue allegations. Niger’s junta said on Tuesday it was acting in solidarity with Mali which earlier broke off ties with Kyiv over remarks by a Ukrainian …
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YAOUNDE (Reuters) – The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights requested on Wednesday better access to Cameroon’s restive separatist regions and called for revisions to an anti-terror law that rights groups say has been used to silent dissent. Factions of secessionist militias have been battling government troops in Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions since 2017, leading …
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N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chadian police have arrested the editor-in-chief of a major Chadian news website, a group of online media outlets said late on Wednesday, a week after the suspension of his website was lifted. Badour Oumar Ali, editor of TchadInfos.com, was summoned by judicial police and taken away by “armed and hooded men” upon …
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By Bhanvi Satija and Unnamalai L (Reuters) -The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday an emergency committee will be convened to discuss whether the current mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo represents a public health emergency of international concern. The current mpox outbreak in Congo has already seen around 27,000 …
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(Reuters) – Carlo Tizzano will make his test debut against world champions South Africa in Brisbane on Saturday after being named at openside flanker for Australia’s Rugby Championship opener. The abrasive 24-year-old gets his chance because of injuries to Fraser McReight and Liam Wright and will play alongside Harry Wilson and Rob Valetini in the …
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By Nick Said CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – World champions South Africa take aim at a rare Rugby Championship triumph but face three opponents with new coaches and are experimenting themselves with a more expansive game-plan ahead of Saturday’s start to the competition. The Springboks have a measly four title victories in the annual southern hemisphere …
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SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – Forensic teams in the Dominican Republic are working to identify the remains of 14 West African people found aboard a boat that drifted near the Caribbean country’s northern coastline, a civil defense official said on Wednesday. Of the 14 decomposed bodies of Senegalese and Mauritanian origin found on the boat 10 …
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By Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria has arrested seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week in the northern state of Kano, Peter Afunanya, a spokesperson for the state security service, said on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians have been protesting since Aug. 1 against President Bola Tinubu’s painful economic …
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By Joanna Plucinska and Rajesh Kumar Singh LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) -Britain and Egypt asked their airlines on Wednesday to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspace amid growing fears of a possible broader conflict in the region after the killing of senior members of militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Britain’s advisory to its airlines to avoid Lebanon’s airspace …
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