By Humphrey Malalo and George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) -A Kenyan court on Friday rejected a plan to send police officers to Haiti to lead a U.N.-approved mission, throwing into doubt the future of an initiative aimed at tackling gang violence in the Caribbean nation. An opposition party in October challenged the government’s decision to send …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Morocco coach Walid Regragui’s two-match suspension at the Africa Cup of Nations has been dismissed after an appeal, his country’s football federation said on Friday. Regragui had been given a four-match ban, with two games suspended, and fined for bringing the competition into disrepute. The decision means Regragui, who had to watch …
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By Bhargav Acharya and Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed the World Court ruling on Friday imposing emergency measures against Israel over the war in Gaza as a step towards justice and said he expected Israel to abide by it. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel to take all …
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By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s genocide case against Israel may have ruffled feathers in the capitals of vital Western trading partners, but it has boosted the country’s standing as a champion of the downtrodden Global South. That gamble is likely to pay off, thanks to renewed rivalry for Africa’s minerals and U.N. votes …
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By Kopano Gumbi and Siyabonga Sishi JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s liberation hero Nelson Mandela “will be smiling in his grave” at the World Court order imposing emergency measures against Israel over its war in Gaza, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said. In a case brought by South Africa, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday …
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By Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The World Court on Friday ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, but it stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. Ruling on a case brought by South Africa, …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Thursday with South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor about the war in Gaza, a day ahead of a ruling at the World Court on urgent measures in a case in which Israel is accused of genocide. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT U.N. …
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By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali’s junta ended a 2015 peace deal with Tuareg separatist rebels on Thursday in a move that could further destabilise the conflict-torn West African nation. Tensions between the central authorities and the northern separatists have resurfaced since the military consolidated power in two coups in 2020 and 2021, teamed up …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is returning a selection of Ghanaian gold regalia looted from an Asante king in the 19th century, in a historic loan deal set out on Thursday. Some 32 objects, including a gold peace pipe and a sword of state from London’s British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum, will be loaned to …
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By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – At least 30 people have been killed and several others injured in Nigeria’s central Plateau state in a series of attacks around Mangu town, despite a curfew imposed by the state government, a community spokesperson said. Farmer-herder attacks and communal conflicts are rife in central Nigeria, an ethnically and …
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