By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – As many as 300,000 people have fled fighting on a new front in Sudan’s war, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday, as fighters from a paramilitary force battling the army for eight months advanced into the city of Wad Madani. The takeover of …
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(Reuters) – At least 250,000 to 300,000 people have fled Sudan’s El Gezira state since Dec. 15 as a result of clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudan’s army, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday. The RSF, at war with the army for the past eight months, has been advancing on …
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By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – A commercial vessel hijacked by unknown assailants remains off the coast of Somalia raising fears of further instability for global shipping as attacks escalate in the Red Sea, maritime security sources said on Monday. A Spanish navy ship was dispatched at full speed on Friday towards the Maltese-flagged Ruen …
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By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) -An explosion at an oil terminal in Guinea’s capital Conakry killed at least 13 people and injured 178 on Monday, the government said, as firefighters worked through the afternoon to fully extinguish the blaze. The blast at the West African nation’s main oil terminal rocked the Kaloum administrative district in …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya and the European Union moved closer to sealing an Economic Partnership Agreement that will grant the East African nation’s exports duty-free status and unlimited access to the bloc, officials said on Monday. Both sides had initialled a draft deal in June after seven months of negotiations. The EU is one of …
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KAMPALA (Reuters) -Uganda’s Constitutional Court on Monday began hearing a challenge to an anti-LGBT law that carries the death penalty for certain same-sex acts and 20 years in prison for “promoting” homosexuality. The Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) was signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni in May, prompting U.S. and World Bank sanctions. In a brief …
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By Mahamat Ramadane N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad holds a referendum on a new constitution on Sunday that looks unlikely to mend deep divisions between the junta and opposing groups that have fuelled a political and security crisis in one of the world’s poorest countries. The military authorities have called the vote as a vital stepping-stone …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa growing regions saw no rainfall last week while the seasonal dry Harmattan wind began to blow, farmers said on Monday. The world’s top cocoa producer is in its dry season, which runs officially from mid-November to March, when rains are poor and scarce. The soil moisture content …
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By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been criticised as a despot for crushing opposition lingering from a brief period of democracy, while winning praise from supporters for boosting security and driving an army-led infrastructure binge. The former military chief secured a third, six-year term on Monday after winning 89.6% …
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By Mark Bendeich (Reuters) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin looks set to remain in power until at least 2030; India’s Narendra Modi seems certain to extend his rule to 2029; and Donald Trump could return to the White House despite charges of subverting U.S. democracy. For those who worry that authoritarian rulers are firmly in the …
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