By Daphne Psaledakis and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday declared that the July takeover in Niger was a military coup d’etat, which results in officially suspending assistance to Niger, but there are no plans to change the U.S. troop presence in the country, senior administration officials said. Niger has been a …
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(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed trade and security with Mali’s leader on Tuesday in their third phone conversation in less than two months, the Kremlin said. The frequency of Putin’s contacts with Mali’s interim president Assimi Goita underlines Moscow’s strong interest in building its influence in the coup-prone Sahel region of West Africa where …
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By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped four people from a house in the university town of Keffi, in central Nasarawa state, police said on Tuesday. Kidnapping for ransom is rife in Nigeria, but attacks have mostly been in the northwest region where armed men have targeted university students. Nasarawa police spokesperson …
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By Kopano Gumbi PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s population rose to 62 million people last year from 51.8 million in 2011, according to census data from the statistics agency released on Tuesday. The census found roughly eight in 10 people were Black African in 2022, while less than one in 10 people were white. Statistics …
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By David Lawder MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said her government, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)and the World Bank would support Morocco’s earthquake rebuilding efforts, praising the country’s resilience in hosting the institutions’ annual meetings this week. “We stand ready to help in any way that is helpful as …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Monday with Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted in a military coup in July, to reiterate Washington’s support for the African country’s democratically elected government, the State Department said in a statement. Blinken told Bazoum that a civilian-led government “presents the best opportunity …
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By Ahmed Eljechtimi MARRAKECH (Reuters) – Morocco’s airlines RAM will launch a tender by the end of the year to purchase 200 airplanes to be delivered within 10 years to meet rising demand from tourists ahead of the 2030 World Cup, RAM chief executive officer Abdelhamid Addou said on Monday. RAM seeks to buy mostly …
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By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda reached the UK’s top court on Monday, as the government argued there was a need to deter Channel crossings while asylum seekers and the United Nations’ refugee agency said Rwanda was unsafe. Government lawyers asked the Supreme Court to overturn …
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By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -A wave of water released by a burst dam killed at least 28 people in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde following heavy rains, with the death toll expected to rise, authorities said on Monday. A colonial-era dam gave way at around 4 p.m. (1500 GMT) on Sunday, unleashing water from a …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -Iran and Sudan agreed on Monday to restore diplomatic relations, both said in a joint statement, seven years after they were severed and three months after a meeting between their foreign ministers. Sudan, currently in the midst of a devastating war, cut diplomatic ties with Iran in 2016 following the storming of the …
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