(Reuters) – The parties to a ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to a two-week extension, White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said on Friday. The ceasefire extension began on Thursday and will continue through Dec. 28, she said. “The United States … will continue to use U.S. …
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By Khalid Abdelaziz DUBAI (Reuters) -Sudan’s army was trying to hold off attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Friday near Wad Madani, a major city in a region that had been sheltered from fighting and taken in hundreds of thousands of civilians during eight months of war. Clashes in the area, about 170 …
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ABUJA (Reuters) – The World Bank’s fund for poor countries plans to provide a credit of $750 million for clean energy projects in Nigeria to increase to electricity in Africa’s most populous nation, the International Development Association said on Friday. The bank said that more than 85 million people lacked access to electricity in Nigeria …
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NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger’s military leaders have agreed a plan for restoring democratic rule which will be presented to regional bloc ECOWAS for approval, Togo’s foreign minister Robert Dussey said. Dussey went to Niger to negotiate with the junta on behalf of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is pushing for a …
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By Djaffar Al Katanty, Sonia Rolley and Ange Kasongo GOMA/KINSHASA (Reuters) – As Democratic Republic of Congo gears up for elections next week, the opposition and independent observers warn that issues including illegible voter cards, blocked campaign planes, and electoral list delays threaten the legitimacy of the results. For months, the CENI election commission has …
NIAMEY (Reuters) -A West African court ruled on Friday that the ousted president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, and his family were arbitrarily detained and called for a return to democratic rule through his reinstatement. Bazoum was toppled during a military coup on July 26. He and his family have since been in detention without access …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday overturned a judgment by a lower court that dropped terrorism charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, ruling that trial on the charges should continue. Kanu, a British citizen who leads the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), disappeared from Nigeria after skipping bail in 2017. …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The parties to a ceasefire in parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to a two-week extension, according to a senior U.S. official familiar with the developments. “There has been a two-week extension to the ceasefire in eastern DRC,” according to the Biden administration official, who …
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By Vining Ogu LAGOS (Reuters) -When Sodiq Ajibade emerged from a Lagos pharmacy holding asthma medication, one drug on his prescription was missing because he did not have the money to buy it. The price of some medicines has risen almost tenfold in Nigeria in the past few months, forcing patients like Ajibade to cut …
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DAKAR (Reuters) -A Senegal court has ordered jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to be reinstated on the electoral register, a ruling that could pave the way for him to run in a February presidential election, Sonko’s lawyer Cire Cledor Ly said on Thursday. Sonko has faced a flurry of court cases over the past two …
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