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Mali says cutting ties with Ukraine over alleged involvement in rebel attack

5 Aug 2024

BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali is immediately cutting diplomatic ties with Ukraine over comments by a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (GUR) about fighting in its north that killed Malian soldiers and Wagner fighters in late July, it said on Sunday. Mali’s northern Tuareg rebels say they killed at least 84 Russian Wagner mercenaries and …

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Olympics-Gymnastics-Algeria’s Nemour makes history for Africa with gold on asymmetric bars

4 Aug 2024

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber PARIS (Reuters) -Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour became the first African gymnast to win an Olympic medal when she secured the gold with a breathtaking routine on the asymmetric bars at the Paris Games on Sunday that wowed the crowd in Bercy Arena.  The 17-year-old’s fast-paced routine featuring a number of complex release-and-catch manoeuvres …

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Libya says attempts to suspend operations at Sharara oil field are ‘political blackmail’

4 Aug 2024

(Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognised government condemned on Sunday attempts to shut operations at the Sharara oil field, describing them as “political blackmail”. In a statement, the government said it would not spare efforts to defend the interests of the Libyan people after local protesters partially shut down the field on Saturday. The Sharara field, …

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Ukraine foreign minister heads to Africa to win support in war against Russia

4 Aug 2024

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit three African countries this week in an effort to drum up support for Kyiv’s position in its war with Russia, his ministry said on Sunday. Kuleba, on his fourth diplomatic tour to Africa in the last two years, will visit Malawi, Zambia and Mauritius on …

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Olympics-Basketball-South Sudan’s Olympic dream over as coach Ivey criticises refereeing

4 Aug 2024

By Angelica Medina LILLE, France (Reuters) – South Sudan coach Royal Ivey was highly critical of the officiating as his side’s Olympic basketball dreams came to an end as they failed to qualify for the men’s quarter-finals in a heartbreaking loss to Serbia. Serbia beat South Sudan 96-85 in their final Group C match on …

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Sudan’s famine-stricken Zamzam camp hit by devastating floods

4 Aug 2024

ZAMZAM CAMP, Sudan (Reuters) -A famine-stricken camp in Sudan’s conflict-torn Darfur region is facing a significant new influx of displaced people while floods threaten to contaminate water and sanitation facilities, according to satellite imagery published on Friday. The findings from Yale Humanitarian Research Lab show that toilets and nine out of 13 water points have …

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At least eight dead in beach attack in Somalia’s capital, says ambulance service

3 Aug 2024

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed and 28 others injured in an attack on a beach in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu that occurred late on Friday, according to the head of an ambulance service. “We counted and confirmed 8 dead people and 28 others injured. But other people also took casualties and so …

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