By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Forty-nine women kidnapped by Boko Haram earlier in the week near Maiduguri, in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, regained their freedom early on Friday after a state official paid a ransom for their release, two of the victims and a local leader said. The women were abducted on their …
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) said it launched air strikes against “foreign armed groups” near the border with Chad on Friday, after fighting near the area between the government of Chad and a rebel group trying to unseat it. Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby said on Sunday that the army was again …
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MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s army and allied fighters on Friday captured the town of El Buur, the al Shabaab militia’s main stronghold in the country’s central region, a significant breakthrough in the government’s campaign against the al Qaeda-linked group. The capture of the El Buur town in Galmadug state is one of the biggest victories …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit Eswatini, the island’s last African ally, early next month, the government said on Friday, looking to shore up ties at a time China is whittling away at the small number of countries still sticking by Taipei. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory with no right …
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By Carien du Plessis , Anait Miridzhanian and Bhargav Acharya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The BRICS bloc of developing nations agreed on Thursday to admit Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates in a move aimed at accelerating its push to reshuffle a world order it sees as outdated. In deciding in …
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BAMAKO (Reuters) – Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso’s armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack, the countries said in a joint statement on Thursday, a possible sign the junta in Niger plans to keep resisting regional pressure to stand down. The main West African bloc ECOWAS has been …
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By Michael Martina and Carien du Plessis JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -China’s leader Xi Jinping told African leaders at a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit on Thursday that China would launch initiatives to support Africa’s industrialisation and agricultural modernisation. “China will better harness its resources for cooperation with Africa and initiatives of businesses to …
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By Nelson Banya and Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) -The first constituency results emerged on Thursday in Zimbabwe’s election after delays forced a second day of voting in a small number of neighbourhoods and civil society activists were arrested. Zimbabweans voted for president and lawmakers on Wednesday, with many expressing hope for change after years of …
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(Corrects source of WAPCO vehicles being stuck in line to local authorities, not Reuters reporters, third paragraph from bottom.) By Pulcherie Adjoha and Boureima Balima MALANVILLE, Benin/NIAMEY (Reuters) -The Malanville border crossing in northern Benin is one of the busiest in West Africa. Trucks with food, humanitarian aid and industrial materials usually flow freely into …
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KINSHASA (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on six Congolese and Rwandan members of the armed forces or militias over their alleged part in fuelling the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department said the people included one Congolese and one Rwandan senior officer, and …
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