MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will start delivering its grain to African countries within a month to six weeks, the Interfax news agency cited Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev as saying on Friday. “We are now finalising all the documents. I think that within a month – or a month and a half – they will start,” …
By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – At least nine people were kidnapped in an attack on Friday by gunmen in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, residents said. Kidnapping for ransom by armed gangs is rife in northwest Nigeria due to high levels of poverty, unemployment and the proliferation of illegal firearms. The Zamfara police and local …
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By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Dengue fever will become a major threat in the southern United States, southern Europe and new parts of Africa this decade, the WHO’s chief scientist said, as warmer temperatures create the conditions for the mosquitoes carrying the infection to spread. The illness has long been a scourge in much …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has removed the prime minister and dissolved his government, the presidency’s secretary general Aboudramane Cisse said on Friday. No reason was provided for the unexpected move. “The president expresses his gratitude to Prime Minister Patrick Achi and to all members of the government for their commitment to …
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ACCRA (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund and Ghana’s government have reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of a $3 billion loan programme, paving the way for a disbursement of $600 million once it is approved by the IMF’s executive board. Ghana and its official creditors now quickly need to agree a debt restructuring …
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NIAMEY (Reuters) -Niger’s junta said late on Thursday that 400 French soldiers based in the southwestern town of Ouallam would be the first to pack up in a withdrawal that is dealing a further blow to France’s influence in the conflict-hit Sahel region. The departure of French forces from Niger has been a key demand …
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By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan security forces have arrested 40 people during an operation against supporters of opposition leader Bobi Wine whose detention under house arrest the United States said demonstrated eroding democracy in the East African country. The 40 were held in the capital Kampala and elsewhere as authorities thwarted plans to …
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By Alphonso Toweh BARCLAYVILLE, Liberia (Reuters) – Liberia’s president, George Weah, has a message for voters ahead of Tuesday’s election: he needs more time. After a first term marred by corruption allegations and continued hardship, many still need convincing. The former soccer star, who came to power in 2017 on a wave of popular support …
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By Mariam Rizk MIT SUHAYL, Egypt (Reuters) – Waleed el-Degwy found his plumbing skills no longer earned enough for his family in Egypt’s northern Nile Delta region, so he crossed the border to Libya where he boarded an old, overcrowded trawler bound for Europe. In June, a few miles off the Greek coast, the trawler …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is resuming food aid to refugees in Ethiopia after assistance was paused earlier this year because donations were being diverted, a senior U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) official said. Ethiopia’s food crisis has deepened in recent years as a result of war in the Tigray region and the …
