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Faye sworn in as Senegal president, cites ‘profound desire for change’

2 Apr 2024 2 Apr 2024

By Ngouda Dione DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s once jailed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in on Tuesday as the West African nation’s fifth and youngest president ever, promising to restore stability and bring economic progress. The 44-year-old former tax inspector defeated Amadou Ba, the candidate of outgoing President Macky Sall’s ruling coalition, by …

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Nigerian village celebrates the return of kidnapped students

2 Apr 2024 2 Apr 2024

By Garba Muhammad KURIGA, Nigeria (Reuters) – The whole village of Kuriga ran towards the convoy of buses shouting “Our children are back!” and “Alhamdulillah,” meaning “Thank you, God”, to welcome home more than 100 students and staff who were abducted this month in Nigeria’s northwest. The army announced on Sunday it had rescued 137 …

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Ugandan court to issue verdict in petition against tough anti-gay law

2 Apr 2024 2 Apr 2024

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s constitutional court is due on Wednesday to deliver a verdict on a petition seeking to annul the country’s tough Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), a lawyer for the petitioners said on Tuesday. The ruling could underscore a growing anti-gay crackdown across Africa, including in Ghana where legislators also passed an anti-gay law in …

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Nigerian takes to the water to raise mental health awareness

2 Apr 2024 2 Apr 2024

By Seun Sanni and Ope Adetayo LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian swimmer Akinrodoye Samuel has tried to raise awareness on mental health in Africa’s most populous nation, swimming nearly 12 km (7.45 miles), the length of the longest bridge in Lagos where many people have jumped to their deaths. Samuel, a swimming coach, said he was …

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At least 12 killed, 15 children missing in South Sudan attack

2 Apr 2024 2 Apr 2024

By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA (Reuters) – Youths attacked a village in eastern South Sudan and shot dead at least 12 people while 15 children are missing, officials said on Tuesday, as local conflicts continued to increase ahead of elections late this year. A civil war from 2013-18 caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and …

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Egypt’s Sisi: Authoritarian leader with penchant for bridges

2 Apr 2024 2 Apr 2024

By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been criticised as a despot for crushing opposition lingering from a brief period of democracy, while winning praise from supporters for boosting security and driving an army-led infrastructure binge. The former general began a third term on Tuesday after sweeping a Dec. …

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Namibia investigates surge in rhino poaching in Etosha park

2 Apr 2024 2 Apr 2024

WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Namibian authorities are investigating a surge in rhino poaching that has seen 28 rhinos poached already this year, two-thirds of them in the Southern African country’s flagship Etosha National Park. It was particularly concerning that 19 rhinos were poached in Etosha this year, given the park is a focus for conservation efforts …

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DR Congo president appoints country’s first female prime minister

1 Apr 2024 1 Apr 2024

By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday appointed the country’s first ever female prime minister, naming planning minister Judith Suminwa to the role. Her appointment ends weeks of uncertainty. Tshisekedi’s inauguration for a second term in January kickstarted a lengthy search for a majority coalition in the National …

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Mali political parties request elections after junta shuns transition promise

1 Apr 2024 1 Apr 2024

By Fadima Kontao BAMAKO (Reuters) – Political parties in Mali have requested a time frame for presidential elections after the ruling junta failed to organise polls within a promised 24-month transition back to democracy. Mali has been under military rule since August 2020, the first of eight coups in West and Central Africa over four …

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Residence of Libyan PM targeted with RPGs, no casualties reported, minister says

1 Apr 2024 1 Apr 2024

(Reuters) -The residence of Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah was targeted with rocket-propelled grenades on Sunday in an attack that left no casualties, a Libyan minister told Reuters. The minister, who spoke in condition of anonymity, confirmed in a message that the attack only caused some damage. The minister has not disclosed any further details. …

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