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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KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday it had begun talks with Zambia a day after its southern African neighbour sealed their common border, blocking a key export route for Congo, the world’s second largest copper producer. Zambian Trade Minister Chipoka Mulenga announced a temporary border closure on Saturday after a Congolese …
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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 …
