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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday will impose sanctions on a coalition of rebel groups it accused of seeking to overthrow the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government and fuelling conflict, according to a statement seen by Reuters. The sanctions, first reported by Reuters, target the Congo River Alliance (AFC), which …

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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week has risen to 257 and is expected to almost double, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Thursday. Heavy rains triggered a landslide burying people in the Gofa Zone of southern Ethiopia on Sunday night and …

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By Amy Tennery PARIS (Reuters) – Kenyan Hellen Obiri believes she has what it takes to go from silver to gold at the Paris Games, tackling the Olympic marathon after two second-place finishes in the 5,000 metres. Obiri made a name for herself on the track with two world championship 5,000m titles but has had …

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By Jefferson Kahinju and Edwin Waita NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan police detained several people on Thursday who attempted to present a petition to the president’s office and lay flowers to honour those killed a month ago on the most violent day of anti-government protests, protesters said. Among those detained were Boniface Mwangi, a prominent activist involved …

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By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Inflation in key sub-Saharan African economies is unlikely to slow to targets even after recent aggressive interest rate hikes as central banks look to reverse those increases, a Reuters poll found. Economies in the region have struggled to mirror the disinflation trend in some parts of the world this …

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