By Estelle Shirbon JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An alliance of South African opposition parties can win a May 29 election and would bring significant change after 30 years of African National Congress (ANC) government, the chairperson of the talks that led to the alliance being formed said on Wednesday. The Multi-Party Charter (MPC) has 11 member …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Wednesday it would end its military training mission in Mali, reflecting a deterioration in relations between the bloc and the West African country’s military junta. The mission will end when its current mandate expires on May 18 this year, the EU’s diplomatic service said in a statement. …
By Shafiek Tassiem and Esa Alexander GEORGE, South Africa (Reuters) – Moses Malala, a 34-year-old construction worker who escaped the wreckage of a five-storey building in George, South Africa, recalled the moment it collapsed and a cloud of dust engulfed him, as rescue efforts continued at the site 48 hours on. Seventy-five construction workers, including …
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By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan public hospital doctors on Wednesday signed a return to work agreement with the government meant to end a strike that started in mid-March, union and government officials said. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which represents more than 7,000 members, went on strike on March 15 …
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By Rachel Savage and Chris Mfula JOHANNESBURG/LUSAKA (Reuters) -Zambia’s kwacha currency hit a record low against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, touching 27.30 to the dollar amid hard currency shortages and a punishing drought that has led to power cuts in the southern African copper producer. The kwacha has lost almost 5% of its value …
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By Tannur Anders JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa described as “treasonous” a campaign ad by an opposition party that depicts a burning national flag, as antagonism between political parties rose three weeks before an election. The campaign ad released on Monday by the Democratic Alliance uses the burning flag as a metaphor …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s election on May 29 could bring momentous change, with polls suggesting the ruling African National Congress is likely to lose its majority after 30 years in power. The following are key facts about the ANC and rival parties, including smaller ones that could play a pivotal role in forming a coalition …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s public prosecutor on Tuesday detained Saadia Mosbah, a prominent activist and head of a nongovernmental group that defends the rights of migrants, human rights groups said, hours after President Kais Saied accused some groups that defend Sub-Saharan migrants of treason. Tunisia has been grappling with a severe migration crisis due to …
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By shafiek tassiem and Wendell Roelf GEORGE, South Africa (Reuters) -Rescuers were using cranes, drills and their bare hands to try to reach dozens of people trapped when a multi-storey building being built in the South African city of George collapsed, killing at least six people. Of the 75 workers who had been on the …
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GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Eighteen people were killed and 32 wounded on Friday when at least five rockets fell on camps sheltering displaced people around the eastern Congolese city of Goma, the U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA said, updating an earlier death toll of 12. The deaths illustrate the worsening humanitarian fallout from …
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