CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu could have chosen practically any car in the world when billionaire Warren Buffett offered to buy him a vehicle. But in 2008, the archbishop picked a modest Toyota Corolla with manual transmission over the luxury BMWs and Mercedes Benz favoured by government ministers. He gave …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $40 million, including to a Belgian biotech company and two leading African vaccine manufacturers, in a bid to boost access to mRNA vaccines for protection against various diseases in Africa. Nivelles-based Quantoom Biosciences will get $20 million to advance work on its mRNA manufacturing …
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Telecoms in Libya’s second-largest city, Benghazi, have been cut since Friday, with authorities blaming a broken cable but the U.N. Libya mission saying it comes amid armed clashes between the main military force and a smaller group. Benghazi is controlled by Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), the military coalition that controls …
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LAGOS (Reuters) – A Nigerian court on Monday sentenced to death a police officer convicted of shooting dead a pregnant female lawyer on Christmas Day in 2022, likely igniting debate on the place of the death penalty in Africa’s most populous country. Nigeria has at least 3,000 people on death row, according to Amnesty International, …
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By Rachel Savage and Jorgelina do Rosario MARRAKECH (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Africa director said on Monday that he was “hopeful” that Zambia and its official creditors would announce a finalised debt restructuring deal before Thursday. “We’re very hopeful that the authorities and the creditors will be in a position to make …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has been in close contact with Israel and Hamas to try to prevent further escalation in fighting between them and ensure the protection of Israelis taken hostage by Palestinian militants, two Egyptian security sources said on Monday. Egypt had urged Israel to exercise restraint and Hamas to hold its captives in …
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By Sonia Rolley and Justin Makangara KINSHASA (Reuters) – Twenty-four candidates, including Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, have officially declared they will compete for the presidency in the December election, the electoral commission said on Sunday – the deadline for submissions to the race. Old rivals, first-time contenders, and previously sidelined presidential hopefuls are among those …
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By Lovasoa Rabary ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Former Madagascar president Marc Ravalomanana said he had sustained a leg injury on Saturday when police and soldiers fired teargas to disperse a gathering of his supporters and those of other candidates challenging the incumbent president. The Indian Ocean island is hoping for its third peaceful election since the …
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(Reuters) – Senegalese President Macky Sall has dismissed the government and reappointed Prime Minister Amadour Ba as head of a new government, a statement from the presidency said on Friday. It did not explain the reasoning behind the decision. (Reporting by Diadie Ba and Ngouda Dionee; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Chris Reese)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday extended temporary deportation relief status through 2025 for Cameroonians living in the United States, citing armed conflict and human rights abuses in the Central African country. The redesignation of Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was extended for 18 months from Dec. 8 through June 7, 2025, …
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