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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian opposition parties, presidential candidates and human rights groups have accused the authorities of using “arbitrary restrictions” and intimidation in order to ensure the re-election of President Kais Saied in a vote set for Oct. 6. Saied announced on July 19 that he would seek another five-year term. Elected …

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By Maggie Michael, Lena Masri, Ryan McNeill and Deborah Nelson CAIRO (Reuters) – The war in Sudan and restrictions on aid deliveries have caused famine in at least one site in North Darfur, and have likely led to famine conditions in other parts of the conflict region, a committee of food security experts said in …

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By Ope Adetayo and Bosan Yakusak ABUJA/KADUNA (Reuters) -At least three protesters were killed in Nigeria’s Kaduna state on Thursday, Reuters reporters and eyewitnesses said, as demonstrators rallied across the West African nation against rising cost of living and governance issues. Kaduna state police spokesperson Mansur Hassan said the police fired tear gas at protesters …

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LOME (Reuters) – Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has retained Victoire Sidemeho Tomegah-Dogbe as prime minister and a government will be formed in the coming days in line with a new constitution, the presidency said on Thursday. The new charter, adopted in March, has stoked tensions in the coastal West African nation with some opposition and …

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ABUJA (Reuters) – At least three protesters were killed in Nigeria’s Kaduna state on Thursday, Reuters reporters and eyewitnesses said, as demonstrators rallied across the country against rising cost of living and governance issues in the West African nation. One of the protesters claimed police shot two others, while a Reuters witness saw a lifeless …

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(Reuters) – A global food monitor concluded on Thursday that war in Sudan had caused famine at a camp for displaced people in North Darfur, and similar conditions may exist elsewhere in the region. The finding comes amid a deepening hunger crisis across Sudan triggered by war between two military factions, the army and the …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa recorded 229 rhinos poached in the first half of 2024, a slight decline from the same period last year, and the government said global cooperation is essential to save the rare animals. Poaching poses the biggest threat to the rhino population in South Africa where at least one rhino is …

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