TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Friday he will run for another presidential term in Oct. 6 elections. The candidacy aims “to continue the national liberation struggle,” Saied said in a video on the presidency’s Facebook page. Opposition parties, many of whose leaders are in prison, have accused Saied’s government of exerting …
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By Aaron Ross and George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday mostly named holdovers from the cabinet he sacked last week to a new government meant to respond to the grievances of young protesters. In a televised address, Ruto announced 11 appointments – six from the previous cabinet – with others to …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian court sentenced opposition party leader Lotfi Mraihi, a potential presidential election candidate, to eight months in prison on a charge of vote buying, his lawyer said on Friday. The court also banned Mraihi, leader of the Republican Union Party and one of the most prominent critics of President Kais Saied, …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates’ president and the head of Sudan’s army have discussed an offer from Ethiopia’s leader to mediate in Sudan’s 15-month-old war, diplomatic sources said. It was the first public communication between the two leaders since the army began publicly criticising the UAE over its alleged support for its rival in …
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By Emma Farge and Khalid Abdelaziz GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) -A key supply route into Sudan’s Darfur region, deemed at risk of famine by experts, has been cut off due to heavy rains, a World Food Programme official said on Thursday while another U.N. official said refugees had been driven to eating grass. WFP’s Country Director Eddie …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States will give an extra $203 million to help millions of civilians affected by the war in Sudan, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Thursday, calling on other nations to step up their aid. “This is the worst humanitarian crisis in the …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The appetite for investing in alternative power solutions by South African homeowners showed declines in the second quarter, with significant drop in owners showing interest in going off-grid, a study by Absa bank showed on Thursday. Delivering the results of the bank’s Homeowner Sentiment Index for the second quarter of 2024, Head …
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KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has been re-elected with 99.18% of the vote, the National Electoral Commission said on Thursday, extending his near quarter-century in office. The two men standing against him – Frank Habineza from the Democratic Green Party and independent Philippe Mpayimana – both conceded defeat in Monday’s election, which rights groups …
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By Hereward Holland NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya’s government on Thursday ratcheted up its appeal for weeks of protests to stop and police tried to ban demonstrations in the heart of the capital Nairobi only to be overruled in court. Police introduced the ban saying the protests, which have claimed at least 50 lives since erupting nearly …
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will send an exploration vessel off the coast of Somalia later this year to search for oil and gas as part of a hydrocarbon cooperation deal between two countries, Turkish energy ministry said on Thursday. “We will send our Oruc Reis vessel at the end of September, or early October to …
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