BOSASO (Reuters) – Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland said on Sunday it has withdrawn from the country’s federal system and will govern itself independently until constitutional amendments passed by the central government are approved in a nationwide referendum. The federal parliament in Mogadishu on Saturday approved several constitutional changes that the government says are necessary …
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen won Safari Rally Kenya on Sunday with Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville stretching his championship lead to six points despite finishing only fifth. Double world champion Rovanpera, competing in selected events only this season before a full return in 2025, led from Friday and finished one minute …
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By Siyabonga Sishi MAMATLAKALA, South Africa (Reuters) -A bus crash in northern South Africa killed 45 pilgrims travelling from Botswana for Easter festivities on Thursday, authorities said, with the sole survivor an eight-year-old girl currently being treated in hospital. South African police said 31 female and 15 male Botswanan passengers died in the crash, after …
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(Reuters) – Toyota’s double world champion Kalle Rovanpera took a commanding lead in Safari Rally Kenya on Saturday as rivals suffered setbacks. The Finn, competing only in selected events this season before returning full time in 2025, played safe and kept out of trouble to take an advantage of two minutes and 8.2 seconds into …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will receive the first tranche of an expanded loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next week, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said during a news conference on Saturday. Madbouly did not specify the figure, but the IMF said on Friday the expanded $8 billion financial support program enables the immediate …
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ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -A tropical cyclone that swept across the island of Madagascar this week killed at least 18 people and displaced thousands more, the country’s disaster management office said on Friday. Tropical cyclone Gamane, which crossed the northeast of Madagascar on Wednesday and Thursday, displaced more than 20,000 people, the National Bureau of Risk and …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Immediate action is needed to “prevent widespread death and total collapse of livelihoods and avert a catastrophic hunger crisis in Sudan,” a United Nations-backed global authority on food security warned on Friday. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) had been due to issue an update to its …
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Friday confirmed the presidential election victory of opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, paving the way for his inauguration as the country’s fifth president. The top court validated provisional results announced on Wednesday based on vote tallies from 100% of polling stations. Faye won more than 54% of votes …
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By shafiek tassiem and Tim Cocks CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Bored of buying eggs made of chocolate and wrapped in foil with predictable bunny motifs? This Easter in South Africa you could instead spend your cash an egg that will hatch a live penguin. But these ones are not for taking home. Since the start …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States warned on Thursday that it would push the U.N. Security Council to take action to get aid to starving people in Sudan, possibly by authorizing cross-border deliveries from Chad, if the Sudanese armed forces do not restore full access. Ahead of the one year anniversary …
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