NIAMEY (Reuters) – At least 29 Niger soldiers were killed in an ambush by insurgents near the country’s border with Mali, the defence ministry said, the deadliest attack since the military seized power in a coup in July. Separately, the Niger junta denied it had accepted an offer by Algeria to act as a mediator …
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By Sonia Rolley and Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, renowned for helping rape victims, said on Monday that he would run for president in December. Mukwege, who won the award in 2018 for his nearly two-decade campaign against sexual violence, made the announcement to a jubilant …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A former Rwandan military official who is suspected of having played a key role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide was arrested in the Netherlands on Tuesday, Dutch prosecuters said. Pierre-Claver Karangwa, 67, was detained in a Dutch investigation into his role in the genocide, which prosecutors started after the Dutch Supreme Court …
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By Ange Kasongo and Sonia Rolley KINSHASA (Reuters) – When Felix Tshisekedi took office as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo following a disputed election in 2018, he promised to end decades of political repression and corruption that had stifled development in the Central African country. But as he prepares for a re-election bid …
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NIAMEY (Reuters) – At least 29 Niger soldiers were killed in an attack by armed insurgents near the country’s border with Mali, the West African nation’s defence ministry said in statement late on Monday. “The provisional toll of the attack is as follows, 29 soldiers fell in battle and two were wounded,” the statement, read …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday rejected financial support announced by the European Union in September, saying the amount is small and goes against a deal signed three months ago. Saied’s move could undermine the “strategic partnership” from July that includes measures on combating human traffickers and tightening borders, …
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By Arlette Bashizi GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – A Congolese colonel has been found guilty of murder and other crimes related to the August killing of 56 people during an army crackdown on anti-U.N. demonstrations in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local court said on Monday. Colonel Mike Mikombe, who was …
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By Tonderai Gonorenda and Nyasha Chingono CHEGUTU, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – Zimbabwean authorities were still searching on Monday for survivors trapped underground when a disused gold mine collapsed last week, as some relatives started to lose hope their loved ones could be saved. Accidents in disused mines are common in Zimbabwe, where artisanal or small-scale miners …
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By Muhammad Al Gebaly and Farah Saafan CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi confirmed on Monday that he will stand for a third term in office in an election in December, as opposition parties complained that people trying to register support for other candidates had faced obstacles. “Just as I responded to the call …
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By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Leroy Leo GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday the use of a second malaria vaccine to curb the life-threatening disease spread to humans by some mosquitoes. “Almost exactly two years ago, WHO recommended the broad use of the world’s first malaria vaccine called RTS,S,” WHO chief Tedros …
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