KINSHASA (Reuters) – The bodies of at least 52 people have been recovered from the Congo River after their boat capsized late last week, a provincial minister said on Monday, warning that the death toll could rise further with many still missing. The boat was carrying over 300 people when it overturned near the town …
By Yusri Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Tala Ramadan ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) -Egypt said on Monday that Israel was not cooperating with delivery of aid into Gaza and evacuations of foreign passport holders via the only entry it does not wholly control, leaving hundreds of tonnes of supplies stuck. Cairo says the Rafah crossing, a potentially …
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MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s presidential election looked likely to go into a run-off after nearly complete provisional results on Monday showed President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai were nearly tied in the race for the presidency following a Oct. 10 election. Boakai holds a slim lead at 43.70% of the vote, while Weah …
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(Reuters) – Libya’s electoral commission has told the United Nations it can only start a countdown to national elections after resolution of the question of forming a new government, U.N. Libya envoy Abdoulaye Bathily said on Monday. A standoff between Libya’s rival political and armed factions over the interim government has festered since early last …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Israel on Tuesday and then Egypt as Western nations try to prevent the Middle East conflict from spreading, according to sources familiar with the plan. Scholz is to depart following his meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Berlin on Tuesday, the sources said. “This is really a …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Ivory Coast’s presidency on Monday said Robert Beugre Mambe, the governor of Abidjan, was appointed as prime minister, after the government was dissolved earlier this month. President Alassane Ouattara removed Prime Minister Patrick Achi and his cabinet on Oct. 6 without explaining the motivation behind the unexpected move. “The president of the republic asks …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A British court sitting as the final court of appeal for Mauritius on Monday upheld the 2019 election to parliament of Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, rejecting an appeal by an opposition candidate who alleged it was improperly obtained. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC), which acts as a final court …
LONDON (Reuters) – A Reuters story saying that a British court had ruled on Monday that the 2019 election of Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth was invalid, is withdrawn. The court has not yet ruled on the matter. STORY_NUMBER: L8N3BM2SA STORY_DATE: 16/10/2023 STORY_TIME: 1028 GMT
DAKAR (Reuters) – Liberia’s President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai are nearly tied in the race for the presidency following a Oct. 10 election, provisional results published by the West African nation’s election commission showed on Sunday. Weah holds a slim lead at 43.80% of the vote, while Boakai has 43.54%, according to …
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By Rachel Savage and Jorgelina do Rosario MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – The World Bank will aim to ensure gay and transgender Ugandans are not discriminated against in its programmes before resuming new funding, which was halted in August over an anti-LGBTQ law, a bank executive said. World Bank project documents will make it clear that …
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