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(Reuters) – The Biden administration issued a business advisory for South Sudan on Monday, urging U.S. businesses and citizens in the region to undertake “robust due diligence” on corruption and human rights issues or abuses, according to a statement from the State Department. “The advisory highlights the growing reputational, financial, and legal risks to U.S. …

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By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) – The United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Mali on Sunday said it had sped up a planned withdrawal from the town of Ber in northern Mali due to worsening security, as fighting in the area raised fears of a revival of a separatist uprising. Over the past few days, the …

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(Reuters) – Tanzanian police have arrested a lawyer and an opposition politician and accused them of incitement and planning to organise nationwide demonstrations aimed at bringing down the government.     The police arrested lawyer Boniface Anyasile Mwabukusi and Mpaluka Nyagali on Saturday, spokesperson David Misime said in a statement. Philip Mwakilima, a lawyer representing the …

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(Reuters) – At least two people were killed, including an eight-month-old infant, and 13 rescued after a migrant boat capsized off Tunisia’s Gabes coast, state radio said on Saturday. A search was underway for missing migrants, Radio Tunisienne added. (Reporting by Hatem Maher and Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)