N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad has named its ambassador to China, Allamaye Halina, as its new prime minister, according to a decree read on state television on Thursday, after newly elected President Mahamat Idriss Deby was sworn in to succeed his late father. (Reporting by Mahamat Ramadane; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
CAIRO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in a camp in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir, activists said, after a raid by Rapid Support Forces paramilitary forces who are fighting to seize the last army stronghold in the western Darfur region. RSF troops attacked and looted the vast Abu Shouk camp …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – The European Union’s anti-piracy force in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea said on Friday the Liberian-flagged merchant vessel Basilisk had been freed from suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia and its 17 crew members were safe. The ship was attacked by suspected pirates on Thursday around 380 nautical miles east …
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By Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House on Thursday for a state visit, pledging new partnerships on technology, security and debt relief to the leader of one of Africa’s strongest democracies. Ruto’s is the first state visit by an African president to …
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By Aaron Ross NAIROBI (Reuters) -The deployment of the first Kenyan police officers to Haiti to lead an international anti-gang force has been delayed after a planned flight from Nairobi was postponed on Tuesday, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. U.S. officials had previously indicated that the officers would be in Port-au-Prince by …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -The European Union’s anti-piracy force in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea, Operation Atalanta, on Thursday flagged a possible pirate attack on the Liberian-flagged merchant vessel Basilisk off the coast of Somalia. Somali pirates caused havoc in the waters off the east African country’s long coastline between 2008 and 2018. They had been …
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(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday announced investments in green energy, education and health manufacturing in the East African nation and a plan to reduce its debt burden. Ruto arrived in Washington on Wednesday as part of a three-day state visit that includes bilateral talks with Biden on …
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By Bhargav Acharya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma said on Thursday that he will fight for his rights, after the country’s top court ruled that he was not eligible to run for parliament in next week’s election. The constitutional court ruled on Monday that Zuma’s 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court …
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DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Eleven people including three foreigners were killed in an accident on Thursday at a major sugar factory in Tanzania, police said. The incident occurred in the pre-dawn hours as technical workers at the privately owned Mtibwa Sugar plant in the east of the country were preparing to restart production after …
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By Nellie Peyton and Nqobile Dludla QUNU, South Africa (Reuters) – In Nelson Mandela’s hometown of Qunu there has been no running water since 2016, jobs are scarce and crime is on the rise as unemployed young men and women while away their days drinking beer. Support for the ruling African National Congress remains strong …
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