TUNIS (Reuters) -The bodies of 13 Sudanese migrants have been recovered and 27 others are missing after a boat sank on Wednesday off the coast of Tunisia having set off from Sfax, a Tunisian judicial official said on Thursday. The boat was carrying 42 people, all of them Sudanese, and two people were rescued, the …
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By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations on Wednesday urged countries not to forget the civilians caught up in the war in Sudan, appealing for $4.1 billion to meet their humanitarian needs and support those who have fled to neighbouring countries. A ten-month war in Sudan between its armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid …
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By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday approved the appointment of intelligence service chief Temesgen Tiruneh as deputy prime minister, replacing Demeke Mekonnen, who had served in the role for 11 years, the government said. In addition, parliament accepted the nomination of Taye Atske Selassie, a former ambassador to the United Nations, …
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By Mark Gleeson ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Sebastien Haller sent hosts Ivory Coast into the Africa Cup of Nations final as they beat Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0 in Wednesday’s semi-final at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium. Haller’s 65th-minute goal continued a remarkable recovery by the Ivorians who were almost eliminated in the group phase but will …
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By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia said he was ready to lead the nation in a campaign launch speech on Wednesday, pledging to revive the battered economy, fight graft, and boost the private sector if elected president in December. The 60-year-old economist was overwhelmingly voted presidential candidate of the …
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By Djaffar Al Katanty and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -A rocket landed near a university in the Congolese city of Goma on Wednesday as thousands of civilians fled a fresh advance by M23 rebels that threatens to isolate the city of around two million people. There were no casualties from the …
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BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (Reuters) -Three-time winners Nigeria were given a scare but reached the Africa Cup of Nations final after goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali saved two penalties in the shootout to guide his side to a 4-2 victory over South Africa following a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. Nigeria had lost five of their previous six semi-finals …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday asked a London court to uphold his immunity, while a shipbuilding company at the centre of Mozambique’s litigation over the decade-long “tuna bond” scandal tried to drag him into an ongoing high court case. Emirati-Lebanese shipbuilder Privinvest is embroiled in a $3.1-billion lawsuit …
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By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) – In a country where religious leaders openly condemn homosexuality and gay sex is punishable with jail time, Ghanaian couple Kay and Naa Shika fear more for their lives and safety than whether a church will bless their same-sex union. They have lived together for eight months, hiding their …
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BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali said on Wednesday that it would not wait a year to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as is required by the bloc’s treaty. Mali and its neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso, all run by military juntas, announced last month that they were immediately leaving ECOWAS, West Africa’s …
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