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Sudan asks UN to ‘immediately terminate’ political mission -letter

17 Nov 2023 17 Nov 2023

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Sudan asked the United Nations on Thursday to “immediately terminate” the U.N. political mission in the country (UNITAMS), Sudan’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Sadeq, told the U.N. Security Council in a letter seen by Reuters. “(The) government of Sudan requested that the United Nations immediately terminate the UNITAMS mission. At the same …

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Blinken spoke with Egypt’s Shoukry about Gaza humanitarian aid -State Dept

17 Nov 2023 17 Nov 2023

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry about efforts to increase humanitarian aid to Palestinians in urgent need, the State Department said on Thursday. Blinken reaffirmed the importance of concrete steps to minimize harm to Palestinian civilians in all of Gaza and reaffirmed Washington’s rejection of the …

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Opposition rejects Madagascar vote as counting underway

16 Nov 2023 16 Nov 2023

By Lovasoa Rabary ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Voting closed in the first round of Madagascar’s presidential election on Thursday, which took place despite a boycott by most opposition candidate and weeks of violent protests in the run-up to polling day. The election unfolded peacefully with a low-key security presence across the capital Antananarivo but turn-out was low. …

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UN warns that food aid running out for Sudanese refugees in Chad

16 Nov 2023 16 Nov 2023

By Maggie Michael ADRE, Chad (Reuters) – Food aid for more than half a million refugees who have fled from Sudan to Chad will run out next month without extra funding, a World Food Programme official said on Wednesday. “By December, there will be no assistance,” Pierre Honnorat, Chad country director for the U.N. agency, …

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Medical relief should be focused inside Gaza -Egyptian minister

16 Nov 2023 16 Nov 2023

By Sarah El Safty CAIRO (Reuters) -Work on providing medical relief for Palestinians from the Gaza Strip should be concentrated within the besieged enclave, Egypt’s foreign minister said on Thursday. Egypt has received limited numbers of medical evacuees from Gaza through the Rafah crossing this month, most of whom have been taken to Egyptian hospitals …

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Liberia presidential run-off: opposition’s Boakai maintains slim lead

16 Nov 2023 16 Nov 2023

MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberian opposition leader Joseph Boakai is holding a slight lead in a run-off election with 50.6% of the vote over President George Weah’s 49.4% after tallied results from about 87% of polling stations, the West African country’s elections commission said on Thursday. Boakai and Weah emerged neck-and-neck from the first round of …

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Zimbabwe horticulture sees green shoots, targets $1 billion exports

16 Nov 2023 16 Nov 2023

By Nyasha Chingono (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s horticultural sector, ravaged by violent land seizures 20 years ago, is recovering thanks to increased investment and is targeting $1 billion in exports by 2030, an industry body said on Thursday. The southern African country’s horticultural exports peaked at $140 million in 1999, before former President Robert Mugabe championed …

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AfDB says it files complaint after Ethiopia staff arrested, assaulted

16 Nov 2023 16 Nov 2023

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Thursday it had lodged a formal complaint with Ethiopian authorities after two of its staff members were arrested, assaulted and detained by security forces. Calling it a “very serious diplomatic incident”, the AfDB said the two employees were on Oct. 31 “unlawfully arrested, physically assaulted …

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Kenya’s parliament approves police deployment to Haiti

16 Nov 2023 16 Nov 2023

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan lawmakers voted on Thursday to support a request to deploy hundreds of police officers to Haiti in a U.N.-approved mission aimed at helping the Caribbean nation tackle gang violence. In July, Kenya pledged to offer 1,000 police officers after Haiti appealed for international help with security personnel to assist in its battle …

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South Africa’s governing ANC backs motion to close Israeli embassy

16 Nov 2023 16 Nov 2023

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party said on Thursday that it would support a parliamentary motion calling for the Israeli embassy in South Africa to be closed and diplomatic relations to be suspended. The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) proposed the motion on Thursday in solidarity with the Palestinian people over …

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