By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) -A former Nigerian oil minister appeared in court in London on Monday charged with receiving bribes in the form of cash, luxury goods, flights on private jets and the use of high-end properties in Britain in return for awarding oil contracts. Diezani Alison-Madueke was Nigeria’s minister for petroleum resources between …
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By Lunga Masuku MBABANE (Reuters) – Fifty one men and eight women were elected to Eswatini’s parliament in last week’s election, with a strong showing for pro-royalist candidates in results expected to make little difference to the politics of Africa’s last absolute monarchy. The southern Africa nation has been ruled by King Mswati III since …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -A huge fire erupted at a police facility in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia early on Monday, injuring at least 25 people before firefighters contained the blaze after several hours, emergency services and media reported. Videos posted on social media showed the city’s security directorate engulfed in flames. The cause of …
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By Borso Tall SAINT LOUIS, Senegal (Reuters) – The Senegalese Navy said on Sunday it had stopped two more boats carrying 262 would-be migrants late the previous night, taking the total to five boats intercepted and over 600 people rescued by a navy patrol boat since Thursday. Those rescued included 26 women and 13 minors, …
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By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi was officially nominated on Sunday as candidate for the Dec. 20 presidential election by his ruling political coalition the Sacred Union. Tshisekedi is seeking a second term in the vast nation, which is the world’s top cobalt supplier and No. 3 …
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BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s northern Tuareg rebels said on Sunday that they had seized another military base from the Malian army following fighting in the north of the country. The military base is the fourth taken in a series of attacks the rebel alliance, called the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), has carried out since …
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By Matt Spetalnick and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee vowed on Saturday to block military aid and arms sales to Egypt if it does not take concrete steps to improve human rights in the country. Democratic U.S. Senator Ben Cardin issued the threat in a statement, saying …
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By Esa Alexander and Lunga Masuku MBABANE (Reuters) -Voters in Eswatini queued under the hot sun on Friday morning to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections whose outcome will make little difference to the politics of a country controlled by Africa’s last absolute monarch. King Mswati III has ruled the southern African kingdom of about …
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TUNIS (Reuters) -Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, has begun a three-day hunger strike in support of other imprisoned opposition figures, his Islamist Ennahda party said on Friday. Ghannouchi, 82, was sentenced to a year in jail in May on charges of incitement and plotting against state security. …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Development Ministry on Friday pledged 81 million euros ($85.9 million) in support for the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) for peacebuilding and economic development. “Solutions to the crises in West Africa must come from the region. ECOWAS is a key player in this, not only actively mediating in crises, but also …
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