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Libya detains senior police officer repatriated by Italy despite war crimes charges

5 Nov 2025 5 Nov 2025

DUBAI (Reuters) -Libya said it had detained senior police officer Osama Almasri Njeem, months after Italy arrested him on international war crimes charges before swiftly repatriating him, triggering political uproar. Njeem is alleged to have committed, ordered or assisted in the murder or torture, including rape, of detainees in the Mitiga Prison in Tripoli from …

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US ends protected status for South Sudanese nationals

5 Nov 2025 5 Nov 2025

By Maiya Keidan and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration is ending the temporary protected status for South Sudanese nationals that has been in place for more than a decade, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notice published on Wednesday Nationals from South Sudan have a 60-day grace period to leave …

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Intercommunal clash kills at least 33 people in southwestern Chad, sources say

5 Nov 2025 5 Nov 2025

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) -At least 33 people were killed in clash between herders and farmers in southwestern Chad, a local official and a traditional leader said on Wednesday. Deadly conflicts are frequent in the Central African country, usually because local farmers accuse herders of grazing animals on their land. (Reporting by Mahamat Ramadane; Writing by Anait …

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Injured, malnourished survivors from Sudan’s al-Fashir recount escape

5 Nov 2025 5 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -At a clinic in Sudan’s North Darfur where dozens of bony children lie on cots and men with bandaged wounds await surgery, patients described a desperate escape from the city of al-Fashir as it was captured last week by a paramilitary force. They are among up to 10,000 people who arrived in the town …

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US diplomat Landau speaks to Mali’s foreign minister about regional security

5 Nov 2025 5 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on Tuesday that he spoke with Mali’s foreign minister, Abdoulaye Diop, to discuss shared security interests in the region. In a post on X, Landau also said that the United States “commends the armed forces of Mali in their fight against Islamic extremist militants (JNIM).” In …

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US working with other countries to end Sudan conflict, White House says

4 Nov 2025 4 Nov 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. is working with other nations to end the conflict in Sudan, the White House said on Tuesday, after reports of mass killings during the fall of a city to paramilitary forces last week. The Rapid Support Forces’ capture of Al-Fashir, the Sudanese army’s last holdout in Darfur, marked a milestone in …

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Whiplash: How Trump’s threat to strike Nigeria further reshuffles Pentagon priorities

4 Nov 2025 4 Nov 2025

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When President Donald Trump made a surprise threat this weekend on social media to carry out strikes in Nigeria, his defense secretary answered quickly: “Yes sir.” But several Pentagon officials who spoke to Reuters described feeling whiplash from Trump’s orders as they try to understand …

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Tanzanian police warn against sharing images following deadly election protests

4 Nov 2025 4 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -Police in Tanzania have warned people against sharing online images that might “cause panic” now internet access has been restored after election-related protests in which the opposition says hundreds were killed. The country’s main opposition party CHADEMA says it has documented hundreds of deaths in the protests, which broke out during last Wednesday’s election …

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Cameroon security forces killed 48 in election protests, UN sources say

4 Nov 2025 4 Nov 2025

By Robbie Corey-Boulet DAKAR (Reuters) -Cameroon’s security forces killed 48 civilians as they responded to protests against the re-election of President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest ruler, according to data shared with Reuters on Tuesday by two U.N. sources. The majority of the victims were killed by live rounds although several died from wounds sustained …

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Morocco declares national holiday to mark UN resolution on Western Sahara

4 Nov 2025 4 Nov 2025

RABAT (Reuters) -Morocco’s royal palace on Tuesday declared October 31 starting next year as a national holiday marking the adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution backing the North African country’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara. The resolution, adopted last Friday, states that genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty for Western Sahara could be “a most …

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