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Congo election commission overspent, awarded opaque contracts- report

15 Jan 2024

By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) – Congo’s national election commission failed to account for $400 million of funds it received from the state, and awarded opaque procurement contracts ahead of the disputed December general election, an EU-funded civil society report said Monday. The report said the electoral commission, known as CENI, was also blighted by budget …

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South Africa’s MultiChoice to offer Premier League content on streaming platform Showmax

15 Jan 2024

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African pay TV company MultiChoice Group and U.S. media conglomerate Comcast will offer African subscribers a standalone live Premier League soccer plan on mobile as part of its revamped Showmax video streaming platform. Africa’s biggest pay TV company MultiChoice has been investing billions of rand to fight off competition from international …

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Lisbon plaques remember Portugal’s ‘silenced’ role in slavery

15 Jan 2024

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – Plaques turning the spotlight on Lisbon’s role in slavery and “silenced” African history have been installed in different locations across the city, a long-awaited moment for many given the country’s lack of acknowledgement of its colonial past. From the 15th to the 19th century, more than …

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China urges larger-scale Gaza peace conference as conflict escalates

15 Jan 2024

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for a larger, more authoritative Israeli-Palestinian peace conference and a timetable to implement a two-state solution as the Gaza conflict escalated and the Red Sea became a new flash point. Speaking to reporters after talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo on Sunday, Wang …

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Nicaragua expels Catholic Bishop Alvarez, priests amid crackdown

14 Jan 2024

SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Nicaragua said it expelled 19 clergymen to the Vatican on Sunday, including Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez, a prominent critic of President Daniel Ortega. Bishop Isidoro Mora, 15 priests and two seminarians who were detained in Nicaragua were also expelled. Nicaragua thanked Pope Francis and other Church members for “the very respectful and …

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Comoros holds presidential election, opposition say vote had irregularities

14 Jan 2024

By Abdou Moustoifa MORONI (Reuters) -Voting took place in Comoros on Sunday in an election widely expected to hand a fourth five-year term to President Azali Assoumani, while his five opponents said the vote was tainted by accusations of pre-marked ballots in favour of the incumbent. The polls opened across the Indian Ocean archipelago at …

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President Tshisekedi’s ruling party leads in Congo legislative election

14 Jan 2024

By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s UDPS party won 66 seats in the December parliamentary election, placing it ahead of 44 other parties that won one or more seats in the 500-member house, provisional results showed on Sunday. The increased number of UDPS seats, up from 35 in …

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UN says 2,000 peacekeepers to leave eastern Congo in withdrawal’s first phase

13 Jan 2024

KINSHASA (Reuters) – About 2,000 U.N. troops will leave restive eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of April in the first phase of the peacekeeping mission’s planned withdrawal from the country, the head of mission said on Saturday. The U.N. Security Council approved the end of the mission in December …

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Ramaphosa targets ‘decisive’ ANC win in South African elections

13 Jan 2024

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday that his African National Congress (ANC) party would be seeking a “decisive victory” in this year’s national elections, which are slated to be the most highly contested in the country’s democratic history. Ramaphosa is looking to win a second term as president as Africa’s …

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