DAKAR (Reuters) – Chad will on Monday become the first of West and Central Africa’s junta-ruled countries to hold a vote since a wave of coups swept over the region. Opposition groups have raised objections and called for boycotts, saying the first-round presidential poll will be rigged. The interim government has said the ballot will …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Leaders of a militia in Ethiopia’s Amhara region accused the administration in neighbouring Tigray of “beating a war drum” over plans to return hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans to territories Amhara fighters captured during a civil war. The future of the disputed territories in northern Ethiopia has remained a flashpoint between Tigray …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 181 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes, the government and Red Cross said on Wednesday, as dozens more were killed in neighbouring Tanzania and Burundi. Torrential rain and floods have destroyed homes, roads, bridges and other infrastructure across the region. …
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MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberian President Joseph Boakai on Thursday signed an executive order to establish a war crimes court meant to bring overdue justice to victims of serious abuses committed during the West African country’s two civil wars. The conflicts between 1989 and 2003 saw widespread atrocities including massacres, rape, and the use of child soldiers. …
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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will provide nearly $55 million to address a dire humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, U.S. aid chief Samantha Power will announce on Thursday, according to a statement seen by Reuters. The aid will address emergency food and nutrition needs as well as other support, Power said. …
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By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – The government of the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe will ask Portugal to repair the moral damages caused by colonialism, the country’s education and cultural minister said on Thursday. Speaking to Portugal’s Lusa news agency, minister Isabel Abreu said the Sao Tome and Principe government would …
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By Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military has ordered two officers to face court martial proceedings over a drone strike that killed at least 85 civilians, the defence HQ said on Thursday, more than four months after President Bola Tinubu ordered an investigation. The Dec. 3 air strike was one of the deadliest to …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh discussed the ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks in separate phone calls with Egypt’s intelligence chief Abbas Kamel and Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. A statement by the Palestinian Islamist group on Thursday said a delegation is set to visit Egypt soon …
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By Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – In the South African township where Luke Fleurs grew up, some friends joined gangs before they reached high school age, but Fleurs found another path: he was so brilliant at soccer that he rose to be a professional player at South Africa’s top club. Fleurs’ success story ended abruptly …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday he will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza. Petro has already heavily criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and requested to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice. “Here in front of you, the government …
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