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GENEVA (Reuters) – The people of Sudan are at “imminent risk of famine”, United Nations agencies said on Friday, more than a year into a war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Around 18 million people are already acutely hungry, including 3.6 million children who are acutely malnourished, according to a …

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By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be badly weakened after presiding over the African National Congress (ANC) party’s worst election result since the end of apartheid. Results from around 71% of polling stations in Wednesday’s election showed the ANC’s vote share at less than 42%, a sharp drop from …

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By Nellie Peyton and Thando Hlophe JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The biggest winner in South Africa’s election this week may be former President Jacob Zuma, whose newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has exceeded expectations and emerged as a major factor in the African National Congress’ sharp drop in support. MK is not going to win …

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By Farah Saafan CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has detained several students who were trying to promote pro-Palestinian boycotts and solidarity campaigns, the latest sign that it does not want to leave space for activism over the war in Gaza despite growing official criticism of Israel. The students are among dozens of people held in connection …

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By Tim Cocks BOTLENG, South Africa (Reuters) – With South Africa’s ruling party on track to get about 42% of the vote in the national election, the anger in its heartland coal-mining belt gives a hint as to why it faces its worst result ever – and the prospect of sharing power with its rivals. …

In South Africa’s coal belt ANC heartland, voters defect en masse Read More »

MIDRAND (Reuters) -Partial results from South Africa’s parliamentary election reappared on the electoral commission’s website on Friday after roughly two hours during which the results page went blank due to an apparent technical glitch. When it came back up, the results page showed the governing African National Congress on 42.1% of the vote with results …

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COTONOU (Reuters) – Benin President Patrice Talon said Niger has not responded to his country’s concerns and his Nigerien counterpart did not meet with Benin’s mining minister on a visit this week amid a dispute over exports of crude oil from Niger via a port in Benin. Relations between the West African neighbours have been …

‘No reason to justify the distrust and attitude’ of Niger, Benin president says Read More »

BAMAKO (Reuters) – Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on his first official visit to Mali on Thursday, said he raised the question of remaining in regional bloc ECOWAS with his Malian counterpart, who was “not totally inflexible” on the matter. Mali and its neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso, all run by military juntas, announced in …

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