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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo will move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday. Netanyahu, who met Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi during the U.N. General Assembly, announced in a statement that Israel would also be opening an embassy in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Kenyan President William Ruto urged the United Nations Security Council on Thursday to formally back a security support mission to Haiti, which Kenya has shown a willingness to lead, saying the Caribbean country “deserves better from the world.” The council could vote as soon as next week, diplomats …

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DAKAR (Reuters) – Guinea’s military leader Mamady Doumbouya told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that the Western model of democracy does not work for Africa, as evidenced by a recent wave of coups. Doumbouya took power in a coup in 2021, which was one of eight in West and Central Africa in the last …

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By Daphne Psaledakis NEW YORK (Reuters) – Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and world leaders on Thursday pleaded for more attention to be paid to the war in Sudan and for accountability in fighting that has killed thousands and displaced millions of civilians. “There are survivors around the world who see robust and concerted action …

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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N.-appointed investigators warned on Thursday that more atrocities were likely in Ethiopia and called for continued scrutiny of Addis Ababa’s human rights record as their work faces termination amid strong African-led opposition. Thousands died in a two-year conflict between the government and regional forces from Tigray, which formally came …

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Nigerian President Bola Tinubu urged the United Nations to become more proactive in addressing his African nation’s poverty and security issues and helping to fight illicit resource extraction, his spokesman said on Thursday. Tinubu raised the issues when he met U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday on the sidelines of the …

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ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank said on Thursday that it had delayed an interest rate meeting that had been planned for next week and that it would schedule a new meeting later. In a statement on its website, the Central Bank of Nigeria did not say why the Sept. 25-26 meeting of its Monetary …

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