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Tunisian judge imposes media ban on a candidate for presidential election

12 Jul 2024 12 Jul 2024

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian judge barred a potential presidential candidate from appearing in the media or travelling around the country on Friday, the latest politician to face what their parties have called obstructions to challenging President Kais Saied. Abd Ellatif Mekki’s party called the measures an attempt to exclude a serious candidate from the …

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Africa proposes WTO chief for second term, document shows

12 Jul 2024 12 Jul 2024

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The African Group has asked World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to run for a second term as the head of the global trade watchdog, a document showed on Friday. Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister, made history by becoming the first female and African chief of the …

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Jailed in Italy, Malian singer Rokia Traore appeals to EU court

12 Jul 2024 12 Jul 2024

By Romolo Tosiani ROME (Reuters) – Renowned Malian singer Rokia Traore, arrested in Italy more than three weeks ago over an international child custody dispute, has appealed to European Union judges to resist an extradition request from Belgium, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday. Traore, 50, is one of Africa’s best-known vocalists and a goodwill …

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Cape Town braces for more wind and rain; thousands affected by stormy weather

12 Jul 2024 12 Jul 2024

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – More stormy weather loomed over Cape Town after days of high winds and drenching rain that have displaced hundreds of people, flooded homes and uprooted trees, authorities said on Friday. Close to 33,000 dwellings in both informal settlements and suburbs have been affected, the city’s disaster management centre said. Essentials such …

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Intensifying Congo conflict puts 1 million children at risk of acute malnutrition

12 Jul 2024 12 Jul 2024

GENEVA (Reuters) – More than one million children are at risk from acute malnutrition in Democratic Republic of Congo as rising violence drives up needs among millions of displaced people, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The impact on civilians of the more than two-year conflict between Congolese forces and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia …

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UN-brokered Sudan ceasefire talks begin with one party no-show

12 Jul 2024 12 Jul 2024

By Emma Farge, Michelle Nichols and Nafisa Eltahir GENEVA/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s warring parties are in Switzerland for U.N.-led talks aimed at brokering possible local ceasefires to facilitate aid and protect civilians, but only one side showed up for the start of discussions on Thursday, the United Nations said. War erupted in April last …

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Inmates escape Niger prison holding militants

11 Jul 2024 11 Jul 2024

NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger’s interior ministry said it had ordered search units to be on alert after inmates escaped on Thursday from the high-security Koutoukale prison whose inmates include Islamist militants. The ministry statement did not say how many prisoners had escaped Koutoukale, which lies 50 km (30 miles) northwest of the capital Niamey, or …

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Kenyan president sacks cabinet, bowing to pressure from protests

11 Jul 2024 11 Jul 2024

By George Obulutsa and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday fired his entire cabinet apart from the foreign minister, bowing to pressure from nationwide protests that have created the biggest crisis of his two-year presidency. The youth-led protests against planned tax hikes started off peacefully but turned violent, killing at …

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IMF says assessing recent Kenya developments as part of program review

11 Jul 2024 11 Jul 2024

(Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it is assessing recent developments in Kenya and program reviews are an opportunity to adjust, following deadly protests that culminated in the government’s pulling of a bill that included $2.7 billion in tax increases. “At every program review we do take the opportunity to assess developments …

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Algeria’s president Tebboune says he will run for second presidential term

11 Jul 2024 11 Jul 2024

ALGIERS (Reuters) -Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Thursday he will run for second presidential term in election expected on Sept. 7. Tebboune, 78, is widely expected to win a second and final term of five years after he secured the support of the main political parties as well as organizations from civil society. Tebboune …

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