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DAKAR (Reuters) – A student was killed in the Senegalese city of Saint-Louis amid Friday’s violent protests against the postponement of the presidential election, the interior ministry said on Saturday. Clashes between security forces and protesters gripped Senegal’s capital and other cities on Friday, the first widespread unrest over the delay of a vote that …

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By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) – A U.S. museum has returned a batch of royal regalia to Ghana that was looted by British colonial soldiers 150 years ago, marking the first major return of stolen artefacts to the West African nation. The Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) said the …

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GENEVA (Reuters) – UNICEF said on Friday that 700,000 children in Sudan were likely to suffer from the worst form of malnutrition this year, with tens of thousands who could die. A 10-month war in Sudan between its armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has devastated the country’s infrastructure, prompted warnings of …

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By Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa used a major speech in parliament on Thursday to play up his party’s achievements over the last 30 years, but gave little detail about his plans to address the country’s current major challenges. Ramaphosa’s African National Congress (ANC) party, which has …

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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -The West African regional bloc ECOWAS pushed junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali to reconsider their decision to quit the political and economic alliance, it said on Thursday, warning of the hardships the move would force on their citizens. The three countries’ self-appointed military leaders jointly announced on Jan. 28 …

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MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai has commissioned an audit of three key government institutions, including the central bank, as part of efforts to tackle graft, the presidency said on Thursday. Boakai, who defeated his predecessor George Weah in November elections, won on the promise to tackle corruption and improve livelihoods in the West …

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