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Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to 8 years in absentia

24 Feb 2024 24 Feb 2024

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian court sentenced former President Moncef Marzouki to eight years in prison in absentia on Friday on charges of assaulting the state security and inciting Tunisians against each other, a judicial official said. This is the second prison sentence against Marzouki, who resides in Paris, after a judge sentenced …

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TikTok mom encourages mother tongue learning for South Africans

23 Feb 2024 23 Feb 2024

By Thando Hlophe and Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – “The struggle is real”, reads the caption of one TikTok video in which South African mom Lungile Zenda tries to teach her daughter how to say a sentence in their native language, Zulu. It took 11-year-old Luyanda several tries before she correctly pronounced the phrase “I …

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Senegalese President Sall’s opposition rivals reject talks

23 Feb 2024 23 Feb 2024

DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese opposition presidential candidates on Friday rejected an invitation to join talks that President Macky Sall says are necessary before a delayed presidential election can be scheduled. On Thursday, Sall promised to step down when his mandate ends on April 2, but said he could not yet set a new date for …

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Kenya marathon hero Kiptum honoured at funeral as unique talent and family man

23 Feb 2024 23 Feb 2024

By Edwin Waita CHEPKORIO, Kenya (Reuters) – Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, whose dreams of breaking the race’s two-hour barrier were ended by a car crash earlier this month, was remembered for his talent and humility at a funeral service on Friday in western Kenya. The service in the Rift Valley village of Chepkorio …

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Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Amhara kills at least 15 civilians, residents say

23 Feb 2024 23 Feb 2024

(Reuters) – An airstrike in Ethiopia’s Amhara region killed at least 15 civilians, including children and elderly people, when it hit a truck carrying them to a village this week, three residents said. The strike took place on Monday around 24 km (15 miles) from where Ethiopian troops were fighting militiamen, according to the residents …

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Sudan’s warring sides commit abuses, including strikes on fleeing civilians, UN report says

23 Feb 2024 23 Feb 2024

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Both sides in Sudan’s civil war have committed abuses that may amount to war crimes including indiscriminate attacks on civilian sites like hospitals, markets and even camps for the displaced, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday. Efforts have so far failed to end the 10-month-old conflict that pits …

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IMF sees progress on Egypt loan program amid Gaza pressures

23 Feb 2024 23 Feb 2024

By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Talks with Egypt to boost its International Monetary Fund loan program are making excellent progress, the IMF said on Thursday, saying that Egypt needs a “very comprehensive support package” to deal with economic challenges, including pressures from the war in Gaza. IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack told a …

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France expels ‘radical’ Tunisian imam – interior minister

22 Feb 2024 22 Feb 2024

PARIS (Reuters) – France has expelled a Tunisian Muslim cleric for “radicalism” and “unacceptable remarks”, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said in a statement on Twitter. “The radical Imam Mahjoub Mahjoubi has just been expelled from the national territory, less than 12 hours after his arrest. We will not let people get away with anything,” Darmanin …

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Senegal’s Sall says his mandate as president will end April 2

22 Feb 2024 23 Feb 2024

By Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegal President Macky Sall said on Thursday that April 2 will be the end of his mandate as president of the West African nation. He added, however, that it was unlikely the election of a new president will be completed before then. Sall’s announcement could assuage fears he was planning …

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Canada pledges C$80.5 million to back Kenya-led security mission to Haiti

22 Feb 2024 22 Feb 2024

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Thursday announced C$123 million ($91 million) for Haiti, including C$80.5 million for the deployment of a Kenya-led multinational mission to support Haitian police combat criminal gangs as the Caribbean nation faces a humanitarian crisis. Canada’s support “will contribute to pave the way to more meaningful interventions to protect the people …

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