PRAIA (Reuters) -Cape Verde qualified for their first World Cup on Monday after a 3-0 win over Eswatini ensured they finished top of their African zone group. The West African archipelago, with a population of around 600,000, are the second smallest country in tournament history to qualify. The 2026 World Cup will be hosted in …
(Reuters) -Suspected Islamic State-backed rebels killed 19 civilians in an overnight attack in eastern Congo, two local officials said on Monday, deepening insecurity in the mineral-rich region. The attack, believed to have been carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces group, occurred in the village of Mukondo in North Kivu province, Alain Kiwewa, the military …
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(Reuters) -Mali has announced it will require U.S. nationals to post bonds of up to $10,000 for business and tourist visas, after the Trump administration said the West African nation would be added to its visa bond programme. The U.S. embassy in Mali said on Friday it will require bonds of up to $10,000 for …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -At least 42 people were killed in a bus crash in a mountainous region of northern South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement on Monday. The crash took place on the N1 highway near Makhado in the Limpopo province, the statement said. Many of the travellers were citizens of Zimbabwe and …
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(Inserts dropped word “coup” in second paragraph) By Lovasoa Rabary and Tim Cocks ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Madagascar’s presidency said on Sunday that an attempt to grab power by force was under way as more soldiers threw their support behind a youth-led protest movement that has rocked the African island nation for more than two weeks. Troops …
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By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroon began counting votes after a presidential election on Sunday in which incumbent Paul Biya, the world’s oldest ruler at 92, is widely expected to extend his 43-year grip on power despite an energised opposition pushing for change. His opponents include former government spokesperson Issa Tchiroma, 76, who has …
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(Reuters) -Former Seychelles parliament speaker Patrick Herminie defeated President Wavel Ramkalawan in a run-off election, official results showed on Sunday, restoring full control of the archipelago nation’s government to its longtime ruling party. Herminie’s win with 52.7% of the vote follows his United Seychelles party’s triumph in the first round of the general election last …
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(Refiles to fix weblink in third paragraph, no changes to text.) PARIS (Reuters) -Air France-KLM’s French division has suspended flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport and Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, from October 11 to October 13 inclusive “due to the security situation” on the ground, the airline said in an e-mailed statement on Sunday. The company is …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisian police fired tear gas to disperse protesters near the Tunisian Chemical Group’s (CGT) phosphate headquarters in the southern city of Gabes, after residents stormed the facility demanding its closure to stop environmental pollution and rising respiratory illnesses. The protest highlights the pressure on President Kais Saied’s government, already strained …
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(Reuters) -Drone and artillery strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on a shelter in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir killed at least 60 people on Friday night and Saturday morning, according to local activists. Al-Fashir is under siege by the RSF as it struggles to wrest control of the army’s last stronghold in the …
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