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South Africa calls in Israeli ambassador to discuss conduct over Gaza war

10 Nov 2023

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa has called in Israel’s ambassador to discuss what it described as his recent “unfortunate conduct” linked to the war in Gaza, the foreign ministry in Pretoria said on Friday. The ministry said Eliav Belotsercovsky received the order on Thursday, but it did not go into details on his conduct. “Ambassador Belotsercovsky …

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Evacuations from Gaza Strip resume through Egypt’s Rafah crossing

10 Nov 2023

CAIRO (Reuters) -Evacuations from the Gaza Strip into Egypt for foreign passport holders and Palestinians needing medical treatment resumed through the Rafah crossing on Thursday after being suspended for a day, Egyptian security and medical sources said. Departures from Rafah, the only crossing to the besieged enclave that does not border Israel, had been paused …

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Leader of Madagascar’s national assembly calls for election to be suspended

10 Nov 2023

By Lovasoa Rabary ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – The leader of Madagascar’s lower house of parliament called on Friday for the presidential election, whose first round is scheduled for Nov. 16, to be suspended, saying conditions for the vote had not been met. Despite not having legal weight, Christine Razanamahasoa’s appeal signals the deepening isolation of President …

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US Treasury’s Adeyemo hopes Congress will extend US-Africa program

10 Nov 2023

By Andrea Shalal NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Thursday said he hoped Congress would extend a trade program that grants exports from qualifying African countries duty-free access to the U.S. market, hailing the strategic opportunities in the region. Adeyemo told the Reuters NEXT conference that the two-decade-old African Growth …

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Uganda central banker sees progress in talks with World Bank over anti-gay law

10 Nov 2023

By Andrea Shalal NEW YORK (Reuters) – Uganda has made good progress in talks with the World Bank over the country’s anti-gay law, the country’s central bank deputy governor said on Thursday. The World Bank in August halted all new lending to Uganda over the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ law, considered the harshest in the world. It …

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About 700 reported killed in West Darfur after clashes between Sudanese army and RSF -IOM

9 Nov 2023

CAIRO (Reuters) – Approximately 700 people were reportedly killed in West Darfur after clashes between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Geneina on Nov. 4 and 5, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement. One hundred were injured and 300 others are reported missing, IOM added on …

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Liberia heads to competitive runoff between President Weah and former VP Boakai

9 Nov 2023

By Carielle Doe and Alphonso Toweh MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberians will vote on Tuesday in a runoff election between President George Weah and former vice president Joseph Boakai after a fiercely fought first round in which neither was able to score over 50% of the vote to secure an outright victory. Former soccer star Weah …

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Worst floods in decades kill 29 in Somalia, hit towns across East Africa

9 Nov 2023

By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The worst flooding to hit Somalia in decades has killed 29 people and forced more than 300,000 to flee their homes, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Wednesday, following heavy rains that have inundated towns across East Africa. Authorities have scrambled to rescue thousands of stranded people from …

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Exclusive-South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

9 Nov 2023

By Promit Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa will miss its binding 2030 carbon emissions targets under the Paris climate agreement, three senior government officials confirmed, as the country plans to run eight coal-fired power plants for longer than planned. South Africa is the world’s 11th biggest greenhouse gas emitter and has one of the world’s …

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Reuters NEXT – Angola to scrap fuel subsidy by end-2025, says finance minister

9 Nov 2023

By Rachel Savage LUANDA (Reuters) – Angola will push ahead with removing all fuel subsidies by the end of 2025, which should enable state oil company Sonangol to pay taxes and dividends again, the country’s finance minister Vera Daves de Sousa said. Squeezed by surging debt costs and high pump prices, governments across Africa are …

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