By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A United Nations political mission in war-torn Sudan will end on Sunday after the U.N. Security Council voted on Friday to shut it down following a request from the country’s acting foreign minister last month. A war erupted on April 15 between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid …
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted on Friday to remove the final restrictions on weapons deliveries to Somalia’s government and its security forces, more than 30 years after an arms embargo was first imposed on the country. The council put the embargo on Somalia in 1992 to cut …
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By Alberto Dabo and Samba Balde BISSAU (Reuters) -Two people died and several were injured overnight in Guinea Bissau in clashes between two army factions that broke out in the capital after national guard soldiers freed an opposition minister, the army said on national radio on Friday. Fighting began overnight and continued into Friday morning …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he will visit Angola in a trip that could mark renewed engagement with Africa at a time of international turmoil. “I have been there and I will be back,” Biden said when asked about visiting the country during an Oval Office meeting …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, in which authorities believe more than 400 members may have died, was jailed on Friday for 12 months for producing and distributing films without a licence. Authorities accuse Paul Mackenzie, head of the Good News International Church, of ordering his followers to starve themselves and …
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THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday said he would not pursue any new cases of possible war crimes in Uganda, but would continue the case against the fugitive former warlord Joseph Kony. “Today, I have made the decision that, beyond the outstanding case against Mr Kony, my office …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he discussed plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda with President Paul Kagame as he finalises his response to a block on the policy in the Supreme Court in London. Sunak’s government has said it is working on a new treaty with Rwanda, as …
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KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff in the southern oil hub of Port Harcourt on Friday but all five crew members survived with only minor injuries, a spokesperson said. The incident occurred at about 0645 GMT shortly after the MI-35P helicopter took off for an operation in the …
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By Michelle Nichols and Giulia Paravicini UNITED NATIONS/NAIROBI (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday to remove the final restrictions on weapons deliveries to Somalia’s government and its security forces, diplomats said, more than 30 years after an arms embargo was first imposed on the country. The council put …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday to end a political mission in war-torn Sudan, diplomats said, after the country’s acting foreign minister requested the move earlier this month and described the mission’s performance as “disappointing.” A war erupted on April 15 between the …
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