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Nigeria’s security agency to probe clash between officers and prison officials

26 Jul 2023 26 Jul 2023

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday said it is investigating an “unfortunate” clash between its officers and prison officials on court premises after a bail ruling for the suspended central bank governor Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele, who was granted bail on Tuesday, was forcefully re-arrested by DSS officers after openly clashing …

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Suspected ISWAP militants kill 25 in Nigeria’s Borno state, residents say

26 Jul 2023 26 Jul 2023

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Islamist militants killed at least 25 people and wounded others in attacks on two villages in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, a hotbed for insurgency, a police source and two residents said on Wednesday. The militants killed 18 herders grazing their livestock in one village and seven other people in …

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US urges release of Niger’s president; no evacuations of Americans for now

26 Jul 2023 26 Jul 2023

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States condemns efforts to detain or subvert the functioning of Niger’s democratically elected government, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday, and urged the release of President Mohamed Bazoum after he was detained inside his palace. “We specifically urge elements of the …

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Kenya’s opposition holds vigils for slain and injured protesters

26 Jul 2023 26 Jul 2023

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s opposition on Wednesday held candle-lit vigils in major cities for the more than two dozen people killed and scores injured during protests this month against the high cost of living and tax hikes passed in June. Opposition leader Raila Odinga has repeatedly called for acts of civil disobedience against a government …

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Senegal bus crash kills 23 people

26 Jul 2023 26 Jul 2023

DAKAR (Reuters) – Twenty-three people were killed in a road accident in northern Senegal on Wednesday, said the country’s president Macky Sall. The crash happened on one of Senegal’s main highways, the N2, in the village of Ngeune Sarr, Sall said in a post on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The deputy mayor …

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France says it condemns any power grab attempt in Niger

26 Jul 2023 26 Jul 2023

PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Wednesday it condemned any attempt to seize power through violence in Niger, where presidential guards were holding President Mohamed Bazoum inside his palace in the capital Niamey. In recent months France has been forced to redefine the country’s strategy to fight Islamist militants in the Sahel after thousands of …

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Congo beefs up security ahead of Francophone Games

25 Jul 2023 25 Jul 2023

By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) -Congo has stepped up security in the capital Kinshasa amid concerns about the safety of athletes taking part in the International Francophone Games starting this week, the government said on Tuesday. Around 4,500 additional police backed by state security agents have been deployed ahead of the event, the game’s coordinator …

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Ghana parliament votes to abolish the death penalty

25 Jul 2023 25 Jul 2023

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, making the country the latest of several African nations that have moved to repeal capital punishment in recent years. No one has been executed in Ghana since 1993, although 176 people were on death row …

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Kremlin accuses West of trying to sabotage its showcase Russia-Africa summit

25 Jul 2023 25 Jul 2023

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Tuesday accused the West, and in particular the United States, of trying to sabotage its showcase Russia-Africa summit later this week by pressuring African countries not to take part. The summit, which will take place in St Petersburg on Thursday and Friday, will be attended by …

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Korans burnt in front of Egyptian, Turkish embassies in Denmark

25 Jul 2023 25 Jul 2023

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A small group of anti-Islam activists set fire to Korans in front of the Egyptian and Turkish embassies in Copenhagen on Tuesday after similar protests in Denmark and Sweden over recent weeks that have enraged Muslims. Denmark and Sweden have said they deplore the burning of the Islam’s holy book but cannot prevent …

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