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By Ammu Kannampilly LOMOLEM, Kenya, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Hellen Etiman, a Kenyan pastoralist, believed her severely malnourished son would soon recover after starting a course of life-saving specialised food. Instead, 4-year-old Peter Lokoyen relapsed in July when the health facility treating him ran out of supplies, leaving the family to rely on wild fruit …

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Dec 11 (Reuters) – The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents said, as Kinshasa warned that the Rwanda-backed advance could derail U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker peace in the region. The rebels’ gains bring the conflict to the doorstep …

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Dec 11 (Reuters) – The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents said, as Kinshasa warned that the Rwanda-backed advance could derail U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker peace in the region. Sporadic gunfire echoed on Uvira’s outskirts Thursday morning. For …

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JOHANNESBURG, Dec 11 (Reuters) – A barometer of South African business confidence surged in November, but the organisation that compiles the data cautioned against reading too much into it, pointing out that some indicators of tangible economic activity were still lagging. The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Business Confidence Index jumped to 132.3 …

South African business confidence index surges in November, mainly on tourism Read More »

Dec 10 (Reuters) – Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have entered the eastern Congo town of Uvira, near the Burundian border, in the biggest escalation in months of the long-running war, sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Uvira, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, has served as the headquarters of the Kinshasa-appointed government in South Kivu province and …

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By Robbie Corey-Boulet DAKAR, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The alleged leader of a failed coup in Benin has sought refuge in neighbouring Togo, two Beninese government officials told Reuters on Wednesday, demanding his immediate extradition. A dispute between the two small West African nations over Colonel Pascal Tigri and his alleged accomplices would risk deepening …

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By Ahmed Elimam and Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, Dec 10 (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed and 16 others injured overnight when two adjacent buildings collapsed in Fez, one of Morocco’s oldest cities, the prosecutor said on Wednesday.One building was unoccupied, while the second was hosting an Aqiqah, a traditional Muslim celebration marking the …

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