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Tunisian court jails four presidential candidates and bars them from elections

6 Aug 2024

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced four potential presidential election candidates to eight months in prison and banned them from running for office on a charge of vote buying, politicians and a lawyer told Reuters, a move they said was aimed at excluding serious competitors of President Kais Saied. The …

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US’s Blinken urges Sudanese army to participate in ceasefire talks, State Dept says

5 Aug 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a call on Monday with Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, reiterated the need for Sudan’s military to participate in ceasefire talks this month in Switzerland, the State Department said. Later, Burhan said in a statement on X that he discussed with Blinken the necessity …

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Ukraine says Mali’s decision to cut ties over attack was hasty, short-sighted

5 Aug 2024

(Reuters) -Ukraine on Monday condemned Mali’s decision to cut diplomatic ties as short-sighted and hasty, saying that no evidence had been provided to show Kyiv had played any role in fighting that killed Malian soldiers and Russian mercenaries last month. The West African country announced on Sunday it was immediately severing relations with Kyiv following …

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Uganda charges opposition lawmakers, supporters over protest

5 Aug 2024

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Police arrested 14 Ugandan opposition officials and supporters on Monday as they marched through their capital towards the Kenyan embassy to protest against Nairobi’s decision to detain and deport a group of their colleagues, local media said. The arrests and last month’s deportations come as both Kenya and neighbouring Uganda have been …

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Sudan’s government denies famine exists in Darfur’s Zamzam camp

5 Aug 2024

CAIRO (Reuters) -Sudan on Sunday denied the existence of famine in North Darfur’s Zamzam camp for internally displaced people, while an aid group said there was a risk of a severe shortage of special food designed to treat malnourished children in the camp. On Thursday, a global food monitor found that famine, confirmed when acute …

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Nigeria’s president calls for end to protests against economic hardship

5 Aug 2024

By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu called on Sunday for a suspension of protests against a cost of living crisis, saying this would create an opportunity for dialogue, his first public comments since frustrated citizens took to the streets last week. Amnesty International has said at least 13 people were killed …

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