LAGOS (Reuters) – The death toll in weekend attacks in the central Nigerian state of Plateau has risen to 113, a local official said on Monday, in a region where clashes between herders and farmers are common. It is the worst outbreak of violence in Plateau since May, when more than 100 people were killed …
At least 113 killed in attacks in central Nigeria -local official Read More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – It took 34 penalty kicks before Modern Future finally beat Pyramids 14-13 in a nerve-shredding shootout in the Egyptian Super Cup semi-final on Monday after the contest had ended in a 0-0 draw. Modern Future, who will face either Al Ahly or Ceramica Cleopatra in the final, squandered three spot kicks while …
Soccer-Egyptian Super Cup semi-final settled after 34 penalty kicks Read More »
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian parliament members urged President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to run for a second term on Monday, they said. “If Allah gives me enough health,” he told them, stopping short of a formal announcement about the presidential election due at the end of 2024. Tebboune was elected in December 2019 for a five-year term …
Algerian President Tebboune urged to run for a second term Read More »
By Hatem Maher CAIRO (Reuters) – Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said on Monday that families grieving for their loved ones in Gaza should not be forgotten, as he issued an emotional Christmas message marking only his second comment on the war in the enclave. Salah posted a black-and-white picture of a Christmas tree on his …
‘Do not get used to suffering’ in Gaza, Liverpool’s Salah says in Christmas message Read More »
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger has suspended all cooperation with the international organisation of Francophone nations (OIF), its military leaders said, as it progressively severs ties with former colonial ruler France. The 88-member body “has always been used by France as an instrument to defend French interests”, said a spokesperson for Niger’s ruling junta on national …
Niger suspends cooperation with international Francophone body Read More »
(Reuters) – Sixteen people were killed in an attack in Nigeria’s north-central state of Plateau, where clashes between herders and farmers are common, the AFP News Agency said on Sunday, citing the Nigerian army. The attack occurred in the village of Mushu, AFP said in a post on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. The …
By Mahamat Ramadane N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chadians have voted in favour of a new constitution that critics say could help cement the power of junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby. The referendum held earlier this month was approved by 86% of voters, the government commission that organised it said on Sunday. Voter turnout was about 64%, …
Chad votes yes to new constitution backed by junta Read More »
By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Moise Katumbi, one of the main opposition candidates in Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential election has added his voice to calls for the Dec. 20 vote to be annulled because of “massive fraud,” a statement from his campaign said on Saturday. Katumbi’s campaign …
Congo’s Katumbi says election should be annulled as opposition plans protest Read More »
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Gunmen killed at least 20 people and wounded nine others near Burundi’s western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government told reporters on Saturday, in an attack claimed by the Red Tabara rebel group. Those killed in the Friday evening raid on a village called Vugizo included 12 children, two …
Gunmen kill at least 20 people in western Burundi -govt Read More »
(Reuters) – Congo on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), days after neighbor Angola decided to leave the organization. “The Republic of Congo reaffirms its steadfast commitment to the strategic policy defined by the Secretary-General of OPEC and OPEC+,” Congo’s hydrocarbons minister Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua said in a …
Congo reaffirms commitment to OPEC, oil minister says Read More »
