By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Suspected Islamist militants killed 26 people with machetes in an overnight attack in the town of Oicha in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, its mayor and the army said on Tuesday. They attributed the killings to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group originally from …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – The Freedoms Committee in the Tunisian Parliament on Tuesday approved a draft law criminalizing the normalization of relations with Israel, amid ongoing protests in solidarity with Palestinians in the country. The move paves the way for hearings on the bill followed by a public session for discussion and vote. The draft comes …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 100 people were arrested in Egypt after taking part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations late last week, though some have subsequently been released, lawyers working on the cases said on Tuesday. State-approved protests against Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip were held at several locations in Cairo and elsewhere in Egypt …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan court extended on Tuesday a temporary order barring the government from deploying hundreds of police officers to Haiti in a U.N.-approved mission aimed at helping the Caribbean nation tackle gang violence, a lawyer who filed the case said. Following an appeal for assistance from Haiti, Kenya in July offered to …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has concluded that a military coup has taken place in Gabon, the U.S. State Department said on Monday, adding it was suspending most U.S. assistance to the African country’s government. THE TAKE Gabon army officers seized power on Aug. 30, annulling an election minutes after an …
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By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Seventy-six people were arrested for attending a birthday party for gay people in northern Nigeria, the country’s paramilitary agency said on Monday, adding that the organiser had also planned to hold a same sex wedding, which is illegal. There are the latest arrests targeting LGBTQ Nigerians after police …
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YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Over 30 people, likely including students from neighbouring Chad, have been kidnapped by suspected bandits in northern Cameroon, the mayor of the local town of Touboro said on Monday. The kidnapping took place on Sunday evening, mayor Celestin Yandal told Reuters. A Cameroonian security source confirmed the incident without giving details and …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s two main opposition leaders on Monday asked the Supreme Court to quash last month’s tribunal ruling upholding President Bola Tinubu’s February election victory, in a last bid to reverse results of a vote widely accepted by the international community. No legal challenge to the outcome of a presidential …
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ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey sent two cargo planes to Egypt on Monday carrying medical equipment and supplies for Gaza, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said, adding two more aircraft would be sent with more supplies. Earlier this month, Turkey sent three aircraft carrying aid for Gaza. On Sunday, it also sent a medical team and supplies …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries on Monday adopted a framework to impose sanctions on members of a junta that seized power in Niger in July. The new framework will allow the EU to sanction individuals and entities responsible for actions that threaten the peace, stability and security of Niger, undermine the constitutional order, or …
