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Congo’s Tshisekedi calls on Rwanda to make peace as diplomacy stumbles

9 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi used a speech to an investment forum in Brussels on Thursday to publicly appeal to his Rwandan counterpart to help end an insurgency by M23 rebels, though Kigali accused him posturing. Mediation efforts by the U.S. and Qatar to end the conflict have encountered setbacks and fighting …

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Senegal reports 17 deaths in Rift Valley Fever outbreak

9 Oct 2025

DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegal has recorded 17 deaths from Rift Valley Fever (RVF), a health ministry official said on Thursday, apparently the deadliest outbreak in decades. The 119 cases were concentrated in northern Senegal, a major livestock-producing region, heightening concern about further spread, said Dr Boly Diop, the ministry’s head of RVF surveillance. RVF, a viral …

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African trade bloc COMESA launches digital payments system

9 Oct 2025

NAIROBI (Reuters) -The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has launched a digital payments system to cut transaction costs by allowing businesses to settle deals in local currencies, it said on Thursday. COMESA, which has 21 member states including Egypt, Kenya and Ethiopia, joins efforts by the African continent to push for local currency …

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Soccer-Sudan football official gets 15-match ban for referee assault

9 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -Sudan Football Association vice president Yasser Nasreddin Hamza Al-Samani has been banned from their next 15 competitive matches for assaulting a match official at a World Cup qualifier last month, world football’s governing body FIFA said. The incident came after Sudan had lost 1-0 in Lome to Togo, effectively ending their 2026 World Cup …

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Cameroon’s Biya vies for eighth term, former spokesperson challenging him

9 Oct 2025

By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroonian President Paul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100, seeking to overcome frustration with his decades-long rule and a spirited challenge from a former government mouthpiece. Biya took office in 1982 and has held a …

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Athletics-Kipchoge hoping to complete marathon legacy with New York City Marathon run

9 Oct 2025

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) -Eliud Kipchoge is hoping to leave a lasting legacy in sport when he crosses the finish line at next month’s New York City Marathon. The 40-year-old, widely considered the greatest marathon runner of all time, is the only man to have run the 26.2-mile distance in under two hours …

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South Sudan president fires military chief after three months, reinstates predecessor

9 Oct 2025

JUBA (Reuters) -South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has removed the country’s military chief and reinstated his predecessor whom Kiir had sacked three months earlier, state-run television announced. The moves add to relentless turnover within the ranks of South Sudan’s military and government as Kiir contends with armed conflict and speculation within the country about his …

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Seychelles president seeks to avert opposition sweep in run-off election

9 Oct 2025

VICTORIA (Reuters) -Voters in Seychelles returned to the polls on Thursday for a run-off between the incumbent president and the leader of the longtime governing party, which has already reclaimed a majority in parliament. In the first round last month, Patrick Herminie, a former National Assembly speaker from the United Seychelles party, outpaced President Wavel …

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