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By Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) – Amnesty International on Monday accused the Nigerian army of illegally detaining girls and young women who have escaped from Boko Haram captivity because the military believes they support the Islamist insurgent group. The military in a statement denied the allegations, which the human rights group said were based on …

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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Rwanda’s asylum system is still inadequate, the United Nations refugee agency said on Monday as it was given permission to intervene in London High Court challenges over Britain’s policy to deport asylum seekers to the east African country. Lawyers representing the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) say …

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By Bhargav Acharya and Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s newly elected parliament will convene on Friday, the office of the chief justice said on Monday, adding to the sense of urgency for political parties to form a governing alliance after none of them won a majority of seats. The African National Congress (ANC), which …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will not attend this week’s Group of Seven (G7) summit in Italy, his spokesperson said on Monday, as his party rushed to find partners to govern the country. Ramaphosa’s African National Congress (ANC) is holding talks with a wide range of other parties, saying it wants to …

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CAIRO (Reuters) -The main hospital in Sudan’s al-Fashir city has been attacked by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and put out of service, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which supports the facility, told Reuters on Sunday. The city, in the Darfur region of northwestern Sudan, is home to more than 1.8 million residents and displaced people, …

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