By Harold Isaac PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -The first contingent of Kenyan police arrived in the Haitian capital on Tuesday to launch a long-awaited peacekeeping mission in the Caribbean country that has been ravaged by gang violence, even as deadly protests back home prompted doubts. “At last the multinational force is here to support our national police,” …
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By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -Authorities in the Democratic of Congo have approved the use of two mpox vaccines to try to tackle an upsurge in cases and a dangerous new strain spreading in the country. Congo has seen 20,000 cases and more than 1,000 deaths from mpox, mainly among children, since the start of …
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By Sherif Fahmy and Farah Saafan ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) – In Egypt, where a shortage of natural gas has caused rolling blackouts during a heatwave, churches, cafes and libraries have stepped up to help students study for their crucial high-school exams. The venues that have their own power generators, which also include sports centres and …
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By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean police beat dozens of opposition supporters and arrested several outside a court in the capital Harare on Thursday, after Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party members were denied bail following their arrests two weeks ago. A Harare magistrate denied bail to the party’s interim leader Jameson Timba and …
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By Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) – West Africa’s regional bloc needs up to $2.6 billion annually to establish a 5,000-strong security force to combat terrorism, according to one of the options being considered by defence officials at a meeting on Thursday. Defence and finance ministers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were …
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WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Drought-prone Namibia, currently facing its worst drought in over a century, will start constructing its long-awaited second desalination plant in January 2025, the minister of agriculture said on Wednesday. Approval for a second desalination plant with a capacity of about 20 million cubic metres has been granted, and the plant is expected …
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DAKAR(Reuters) – The United Nations on Wednesday flagged harmful new drug concoctions, named kush, Khadafi, and Monkey Tail, as posing particular health risks across Africa because of their varying and often unknown ingredients. The drugs are believed to contain dangerous mixtures of pharmaceuticals, alcohol and solvents, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said …
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(Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday its executive board had completed a third review of Zambia’s Extended Credit Facility and approved an immediate disbursement of some $569.6 million. The Fund’s board also approved a request to increase its financial support from $1.3 billion to $1.7 billion to help the southern African …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House condemned on Wednesday the reported violence in Kenya, where medics said 23 people had died this week after violent clashes between police and protesters. Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday withdrew planned tax rises, bowing to pressure from demonstrators who had stormed parliament and threatened more action this week. “The …
TUNIS (Reuters) – Unidentified attackers opened fire on a Tunisian military patrol near the Libyan border on Wednesday, killing a soldier, the Tunisian Ministry of Defense said. (Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Peter Graff)
