ABUJA (Reuters) – A case of procurement fraud against Nigeria’s suspended and detained central bank governor Godwin Emefiele stalled on Wednesday and no new date was fixed for the hearing. Emefiele was meant to enter a plea on Wednesday. But he did not appear in court and his case was not listed on the court’s …
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GOMA (Reuters) – Nine civilians and three security officials were killed when two neighbouring communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo took up arms in a violent land dispute, the army and the head of a local civil society group said on Wednesday. Clashes broke out between the villages of Nyatsa and Adroval in volatile …
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday called on the Central African Republic to announce a date for local elections and added that Washington held “deep reservations” about a July 30 constitutional referendum in the country. “The United States notes with deep reservations reports of low voter participation and concerns over secrecy …
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By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, plans to commit $270 million to Nigeria’s humanitarian and poverty alleviation efforts and pledged to help set up an emergency operation centre, its executives said on Tuesday. The government of President Bola Tinubu wants to lift 133 million citizens out of poverty, Minister …
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By Bhargav Acharya and Gabriel Araujo JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -BRICS leaders met on Tuesday to plot the future course of the bloc of developing nations but divisions re-emerged ahead of a critical debate over a potential expansion of the group intended to boost its global clout. Heightened tensions in the wake of the Ukraine war and …
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(Reuters) – United Nations Libya envoy Abdoulaye Bathily said on Tuesday that “a unified government, agreed upon by the major players, is an imperative for leading the country to elections”, an apparent shift from an earlier position that elections should come first. Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli has not been …
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N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – A Chadian rebel group on Tuesday threatened to stand up to the country’s military-led government, days after another rebel group announced an end to a 2021 ceasefire that prompted the interim president to move to the frontline. Tensions have flared again on Chad’s northern border with Libya, where fighting between rebels and …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he wanted Argentina to join the BRICS group of emerging countries, as Brazil’s neighbor struggles with a lack of foreign reserves. “It is very important for Argentina to be in BRICS,” Lula said in a live broadcast on social media as he …
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By Nellie Peyton and Felix Onuah JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from all its activities following last month’s military coup there and told its members to avoid any action that might legitimise the junta. The coup has caused alarm among Western allies and democratic African states who fear it could allow …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia will work with Saudi Arabian authorities to investigate allegations made by a human rights group that hundreds of Ethiopian migrants have been killed by the kingdom’s border guards, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Saudi Arabian officials did not respond to a request for comment about the investigation. A Saudi …
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