By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Frontline doctors in Nigerian public hospitals on Friday ended a three-week strike to press for a pay rise after the removal of a subsidy on petrol, the doctors’ union said. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) said the decision to end the strike followed “a very fruitful meeting” …
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By Boureima Balima and Felix Onuah NIAMEY (Reuters) -Thousands of people gathered in Niger’s capital on Friday to demonstrate in favour of last month’s coup as regional leaders were considering military intervention to restore civilian rule. Since the July 26 military ouster of elected President Mohamed Bazoum, many Nigeriens have joined junta-organised rallies to show …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will send an observation mission (EOM) to Liberia ahead of the country’s general election in October, the EU said on Friday. Liberia, founded in 1822 as an outpost for returning freed slaves from the Americas, is still recovering from a military coup in 1980 and a 14-year civil war …
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By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) -West Africa’s regional bloc on Thursday ordered the activation of a standby force for possible use against the junta that took power in Niger in July, saying it wanted a peaceful restoration of democracy but all options including force were on the table. The threat of an invasion, though not …
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By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) – The local version of Jamaican dancehall has become the unofficial soundtrack of Zimbabwe’s presidential election as candidates go all out to woo a key generation of voters who were children when long-time ruler Robert Mugabe was ousted six years ago. But while many young voters have been energised by …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, who spent only two months of a 15-month sentence in prison in 2021, was granted a remission approved by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday, avoiding a decision that could have sent him back to jail. Zuma was jailed in July 2021 for defying a court order to …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will hold the junta that took power in Niger accountable for the safety of democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, his family, and detained members of the government, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. “The United States joins the Economic Community of West African …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Democratic U.S. House of Representatives members urged President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday to withhold some military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns. They join a chorus of lawmakers urging such action ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline. The administration is expected to announce its …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Security forces in Ethiopia are cracking down on hotels, bars and restaurants in the capital Addis Ababa where gay sexual activity is alleged to take place, the city administration said on Thursday. Several African countries that criminalise homosexuality have enforced the law more harshly in recent years, with many governments proposing …
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By Adam Makary CAIRO (Reuters) – When war in Sudan’s capital forced Sarah al-Sharif and her family to flee, the 19-year-old information technology student left her books and computer behind. Now in Sennar, 30km (18 miles) southeast of Khartoum, she lacks a stable internet connection or passport to travel abroad and like many others sees …
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