By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s economy will grow slower than earlier predicted as inflation eats into purchasing power and the Egyptian pound weakens, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday. A small part of the polling was done before the outbreak of violence in neighbouring Gaza and Israel, the ramifications of which may cut …
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By Phil Stewart and Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – The top U.S. general overseeing American troops in the Middle East made an unannounced trip to Egypt for talks on Thursday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that focused on the Israel-Hamas war and how to get aid to the Gaza Strip. Egypt’s Sinai peninsula adjoins …
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LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s naira hit a new record low of 999 per dollar on the official market on Thursday, Refinitiv data showed, in line with weakness on the parallel market as dollar shortages continued to put pressure on the currency. The naira has been in free-fall on the unofficial market, where it trades freely, …
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has withdrawn charges against a former militia leader from the Central African Republic (CAR) as there were no prospects of conviction, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. Prosecutors had earlier said that Maxime Mokom, a former national coordinator of so-called anti-balaka militias, played a key …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. is deeply concerned by reports that the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have intensified shelling in South Darfur and Omdurman, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday. Fighting between the Sudanese army and the RSF erupted on April 15 over tensions linked to a planned transition to civilian …
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By Nayera Abdallah, Nadine Awadalla and Mohamed Wali CAIRO (Reuters) -President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that Egyptians in their millions would reject the forced displacement of Palestinians into Sinai, adding that any such move would turn the Egyptian peninsula into a base for attacks against Israel. Later, following a phone call between Sisi …
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BISSAU (Reuters) – Power returned to Guinea-Bissau’s capital on Wednesday afternoon after the West African country’s government resumed payments to Turkish company Karpowership, which had plunged the city into darkness due to an unpaid debt of $17 million. Karpowership said it cut off electricity supplies to Guinea-Bissau for 1.5 days after fuel suppliers paused work …
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BISSAU (Reuters) -Guinea-Bissau’s capital was plunged into darkness on Tuesday after Turkish company Karpowership cut off electricity supplies to the West African nation due to an unpaid debt of $17 million, the economy minister said. Minister Suleimane Seidi said arrangements were under way to pay $15 million of arrears owed by the Electricity and Water …
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MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s presidential election was still on track for a run-off on Wednesday after nearly complete provisional results showed President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai neck-and-neck, below the threshold needed to avoid a second round. Following the Oct. 10 general election, Weah holds a slim lead with 43.84% of the vote, …
CAIRO (Reuters) -The paramilitaries fighting the Sudanese army over the past six months have advanced and sought to consolidate their reach in the capital in recent weeks, eyewitnesses told Reuters. Fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted on April 15 over tensions linked to a planned transition to civilian …
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