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Congo journalist detained regarding Jeune Afrique article, magazine says

13 Sep 2023

DAKAR (Reuters) – A Congolese journalist working for international media outlets has been detained in Kinshasa on suspicion of spreading false information about the killing of a prominent opposition politician in an article published by Jeune Afrique, the French news magazine said. Stanis Bujakera, who also contributes to Reuters, was detained at the airport in …

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Morocco earthquake damages historic mountain mosque

13 Sep 2023

(Reuters) – Morocco’s deadly earthquake badly damaged one of the most important historical sites in the High Atlas mountains, an earth-and-stone mosque built by a medieval dynasty that conquered North Africa and Spain. Moroccan media reported that parts of the Tinmel Mosque had collapsed. Photographs circulating online, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed tumbled …

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Malian army says dozens killed in clashes with rebels near northern town

13 Sep 2023

By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali’s military reported deadly clashes on Tuesday with northern Tuareg rebels, who said they briefly seized control of a military camp in the town of Bourem in a further sign of the unravelling of a 2015 peace deal. An alliance called the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) has been fighting …

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Frustration mounts with Morocco earthquake aid yet to reach some survivors; death toll tops 2,900

12 Sep 2023

By Alexander Cornwell, Jihed Abidellaoui and Ahmed Eljechtimi TALAT N’YAAQOUB, Morocco (Reuters) – Many survivors of Morocco’s earthquake struggled in makeshift shelters on Tuesday after a fourth night in the open, while villagers in devastated mountain areas voiced frustration at having received no help from the authorities. The death toll from the 6.8 magnitude quake …

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‘We stand with you’, France’s Macron tells Moroccans amid diplomatic tensions

12 Sep 2023

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday addressed the Moroccan public in a video message, saying Paris was ready to provide help in the recovery from Friday’s devastating earthquake if King Mohammed VI accepts France’s offer. “I wanted to address Moroccans directly to tell you that France was devastated … by this terrible …

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Tunisian judge issues international arrest warrants for prominent political figures

12 Sep 2023

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian judge issued international arrest warrants for 12 prominent political figures, including a former prime minister and a former presidential chief of staff, charging them with forming a terrorist alliance and conspiring against the state, the state news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a court spokesperson. In addition to former Prime …

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‘This is betrayal’: Moroccan who lost parents in earthquake angry over government response

12 Sep 2023

By Alexander Cornwell TALAT N’YAAQOUB, Morocco (Reuters) – A man who lost both parents in Morocco’s earthquake said he felt betrayed by the government’s response after it took four days for digging machinery to reach the remote town where his mother and father were buried under their collapsed four-storey home. Hoping they might still be …

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Rwanda signs agreement to build test nuclear power reactor

12 Sep 2023

KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda will build a test nuclear reactor using a novel technology under an agreement between the East African country and a Canadian-German company called Dual Fluid Energy Inc, Rwanda’s atomic energy regulator said on Tuesday. The reactor will use an innovative technique developed by the startup company using liquid fuel and lead …

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Emirates Airlines to resume immediate flights to Nigeria

12 Sep 2023

By Chijioke Ohuocha and Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – Emirates Airlines will resume immediate flight schedules to Nigeria and lift a visa ban on Nigerian travellers, following a meeting between the leaders of the two countries, the Nigerian presidency said on Monday. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin …

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