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Madagascar’s military-led government names mostly civilian cabinet

28 Oct 2025

(In paragraph 10, corrects year of Madagascar’s independence to 1960, not 2020) ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Madagascar’s military-led government, which seized power this month, appointed a cabinet on Tuesday of mostly civilian ministers, including some prominent critics of ousted president Andry Rajoelina. The appointments mark a key moment in Madagascar’s political turmoil as the military consolidates power …

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Kenyan airline says eight Hungarians, two Germans on plane that crashed

28 Oct 2025

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan airline Mombasa Air Safari said on Tuesday that eight Hungarians, two Germans and a Kenyan crew member were on one of its aircraft that crashed earlier in the day. “Sadly, there are no survivors. … We are profoundly saddened to report that, according to preliminary information, there were 10 passengers being 8 …

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Ivory Coast’s Ouattara secures fourth term with landslide election win

28 Oct 2025

ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara secured a fourth term with a commanding reelection win, according to provisional results announced on Monday, an outcome that was largely expected after his strongest opponents were deemed ineligible. The 83-year-old former international banker won 89.77% of the vote, his third consecutive decisive victory after the much closer …

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Sudanese force’s capture of Darfur city could entrench country’s split

28 Oct 2025

By Nafisa Eltahir (Reuters) -A Sudanese paramilitary force is battling the last pockets of resistance in a Darfur city that has endured a brutal 18-month siege and where a full takeover would entrench a geographical division of the country between rival military factions.   The advance by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has also raised fears …

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Tunisia imposes one-month suspension on migrant-rights group

27 Oct 2025

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia has ordered the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), a prominent civil rights and migrant advocacy organization, to suspend activities for a month, the group said on Monday, one of several associations under such orders. FTDES official Ramadhan Ben Omar told Reuters that the government said the …

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World’s oldest ruler re-elected in Cameroon, protests erupt

27 Oct 2025

By Bate Felix and Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving ruler, secured an eighth term in office on Monday, election results showed, triggering clashes between security forces and opposition supporters who say the vote was rigged. Backers of opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary, armed with sticks and stones, …

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Separatist leader refuses to defend himself in Nigerian terrorism trial

27 Oct 2025

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on Monday refused to defend himself against terrorism charges, telling a Nigerian court there was no valid case against him and demanding immediate release. Kanu, a British citizen and leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement, told Justice James Omotosho he had reviewed …

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South African rand steady, investor focus shifts to possible US-China trade deal

27 Oct 2025

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand was steady on Monday as traders eyed a possible trade deal between the world’s two biggest economies that would be expected to remove a major overhang on global growth prospects. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States and China were set to “come away with” a trade …

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UN secretary-general says outside interference is undermining Sudan peace prospects

27 Oct 2025

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Outside interference in Sudan is undermining the prospects for peace, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit in Malaysia.  The international community must call on countries to stop supplying weapons to parties involved in the Sudan conflict, he said. (Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Writing …

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Four killed in Cameroon protests ahead of election results, opposition says

26 Oct 2025

DOUALA (Reuters) -At least four people were killed by gunshots in opposition protests in Cameroon’s commercial capital Douala on Sunday, according to the campaign of presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma, who is seeking to oust veteran leader Paul Biya. Tchiroma called for the protests to demand that the results of an October 12 vote be respected, …

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