By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Bola Tinubu’s election win, bringing to an end a legal challenge brought by his two main rivals, who argued that his victory was marred by irregularities. The ruling will give 71-year-old Tinubu a clear mandate to govern Africa’s most populous nation, which is …
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By Tannur Anders JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An inquiry opened on Thursday tasked with determining responsibility for a fire in Johannesburg that killed 77 people, exposing the living conditions of the victims and throwing a spotlight on gangs that seize abandoned buildings and rent them out. One of the worst disasters in living memory in South …
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By Thando Hlophe JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African violist has used music and art to explore the painful legacy of how labourers at wineries in the Western Cape province were for centuries given wine as part of their payment, a practice known as “the Dop System.” The system, which began at the time of …
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By Dawit Endeshaw and Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA / NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday he would not invade any nation, in comments aimed at quelling neighbouring countries’ concerns that he might use force to secure access to a sea port. Abiy told state media on Oct. 13 that Ethiopia …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A woman from London has been found guilty of aiding the female genital mutilation (FGM) of a young girl in Kenya, becoming the first person to be convicted in England of committing the crime overseas, British prosecutors said on Thursday. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said police launched an investigation after the …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that have been battling Sudan’s army for control of the country said they had seized Nyala, its second largest city, on Thursday. The seizure of the capital of South Darfur state in the west of the country could mark a turning point in Sudan’s six-month war, and …
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By Nafisa Eltahir, Khalid Abdelaziz and Daphne Psaledakis CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said they will return to the U.S.- and Saudi-convened negotiations in Jeddah on Thursday, as a six-month war has taken its toll on the country and on both forces. The Sudanese army on Wednesday accepted the …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that his country was playing a “very positive role” trying to de-escalate and find a diplomatic solution to the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Egypt has taken an active role in negotiating access to aid for people in Gaza through the Rafah crossing, which …
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By MacDonald Dzirutwe ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s Supreme Court will rule on Thursday whether to uphold President Bola Tinubu’s disputed election victory, a court notice showed on Wednesday, after two of his main contenders challenged the decision of a lower court last month. Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour …
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MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s electoral commission on Tuesday scheduled a presidential election run-off for November after results showed that the two frontrunners, President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai, had failed to secure enough votes. Weah holds a slim lead at 43.83% of the vote, while Boakai has 43.44%, according to tallied results from …
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