(This July 2 story has been corrected to amend sourcing in paragraph 44) By Sofia Christensen DAKAR (Reuters) – Arouna Loure, a vocal critic of Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta, received a conscription order on Sept. 7 last year requesting that the anaesthesiologist start a month of military service four days later. The order, seen …
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KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s Finance Ministry said on Friday that South Korea has awarded it $1 billion in concessionary loans to fund projects in several sectors including transport, healthcare, and education. The agreement for 2024-2028 doubles and replaces a previous four-year $500 million deal that was expected to finish at the end of 2026, the …
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By Ope Adetayo and Ijasini Ijani ABUJA/MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – When Nigerian Adamu Buba saw a woman in a torn hijab at his friend’s wedding last Saturday, he asked two colleagues to serve her food. Moments later, while taking photos of the bride and groom, he heard a loud blast that knocked him to the ground. …
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By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia of the country’s ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has picked the current energy minister as his running mate for December’s presidential election. President Nana Akufo-Addo will step down in January 2025 after serving the constitutionally mandated eight years. Ruling parties are often considered favourite …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States welcomed a two-week humanitarian truce in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the White House said on Thursday, amid fierce fighting between government troops and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. The fighting in North Kivu province has sent more than 1.7 million people fleeing their homes, driving up the number displaced …
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By Aaron Ross NAIROBI (Reuters) -Activists behind Kenya’s anti-government protests are rethinking their strategy after demonstrations on Tuesday were marred by violence and looting that they fear could undermine the movement and its efforts to push President William Ruto to resign. The activists say the violence was the work of “goons” hired by politicians to …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -More than 136,000 people have fled Sudan’s southeastern Sennar state since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began a series of attacks on towns, the United Nations said on Thursday, the latest wave of displacement caused by Sudan’s almost 15-month long war. They join nearly 10 million people driven from their homes since war …
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By Aaron Ross NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan President William Ruto spoke by phone with International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva in the days after he withdrew $2.7 billion in proposed tax hikes in response to deadly protests, two diplomatic sources told Reuters. The finance bill containing the tax increases was central to policy reforms agreed by …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – The head of a Tunisian opposition party, Lotfi Mraihi, who has announced his intention to run in a presidential election set for October, has been arrested by police on suspicion of money laundering. Mraihi, the leader of Republican Union Party, and one of the most prominent critics of President Kais Saied, was …
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BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo/BEIJING (Reuters) -Militia fighters have attacked a Chinese-linked mining site in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing six Chinese nationals and at least two Congolese soldiers, local officials said on Thursday. China condemned the attack, which took place on Wednesday in Djugu territory in the gold-rich Ituri province. Djugu administrator Ruphin …
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