RABAT, Dec 15 (Reuters) – At least 37 people have been killed in flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Morocco’s Atlantic coastal province of Safi, Moroccan authorities said on Monday. Fourteen people were still receiving medical care, including two who were in intensive care, they said in a statement. Heavy rain on Sunday flooded …
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RABAT, Dec 15 (Reuters) – At least 37 people were killed in flash floods triggered by torrential rains on Sunday in Morocco’s Atlantic coastal province of Safi, 330 kilometres (205 miles) south of the capital Rabat, Morocco’s state-run 2M TV reported on Monday. Fourteen people were receiving medical care after the floods, it added, citing …
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ABUJA, Dec 14 – West African bloc ECOWAS rejected on Sunday a transition programme announced by Guinea-Bissau’s military rulers and demanded a swift return to constitutional order, warning of targeted sanctions against those obstructing the process. Army officers in Guinea-Bissau, branding themselves the Military High Command, toppled President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on November 26 and …
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DHAKA, Dec 14 (Reuters) – At least six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight wounded in a drone attack on a U.N. base on Saturday in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan, Bangladesh’s armed forces said. Bangladesh is one of the largest contributors to U.N. peacekeeping missions and its troops have long …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Clashes erupted for a second night on Saturday between police and youths in the central Tunisian city of Kairouan after a man died following a police chase, according to his family, fuelling authorities’ fears that protests could spread across the country. As Tunisia prepares to mark the …
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DAKAR, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Senegal have included three players who have been carrying injuries in their squad for the Africa Cup of Nations finals, confident that they will be ready when the tournament in Morocco kicks off later this month. Assane Diao, Habib Diarra and Ismaila Sarr were all uncertain about making the squad, …
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WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Rwanda’s actions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo clearly violate the peace deal signed in Washington under U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday in the latest U.S. admonition to the East African country. “Rwanda’s actions in eastern DRC are a clear violation of the …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) – A Tunisian court sentenced prominent opposition figure Abir Moussi to 12 years in prison, her lawyer said on Friday, in what rights groups say is another step towards entrenching President Kais Saied’s one-man rule. “The ruling is unjust and is not a judicial decision but a politically …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of fueling instability and war as a Rwanda-backed advance of the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo threatens to derail U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker peace in the region. “Rwanda is leading the region towards …
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WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Ethiopia in the United States, according to a government notice on Friday, as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on legal and illegal immigration. “After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Ethiopia …
