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Algeria criticizes Israel’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara

20 Jul 2023 20 Jul 2023

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria on Thursday strongly criticized Israel’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region, saying the move is a violation of international law. Morocco considers Western Sahara its own territory, but the Algerian-backed Polisario Front wants an independent state there. In 2020, then-U.S. President Donald Trump recognised Morocco’s claim to …

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Saudi Arabia to give Tunisia $500 million as soft loan and grant

20 Jul 2023 20 Jul 2023

TUNIS/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it will give Tunisia a $400 million as a soft loan and a 100 million as a grant to help it fix its ailing public finances, pledging more financial support in coming weeks. Tunisia is on the edge of a debt crisis and is suffering from shortages …

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Convicted Nigerian politician Ibori faces huge UK confiscation order

20 Jul 2023 20 Jul 2023

By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) – A London court should order the confiscation of more than 100 million pounds ($129 million) from Nigerian politician James Ibori, a convicted fraudster who spent years in prison in Britain, a state prosecutor told the court on Thursday. A former governor of oil-producing Delta State in southern Nigeria, Ibori …

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South Africa says Putin to stay away from BRICS summit

20 Jul 2023 20 Jul 2023

By Nellie Peyton and Anait Miridzhanian JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a summit of the BRICS nations in August, South Africa said on Wednesday, ending months of speculation about whether the country would arrest him on an international warrant. South Africa faced a dilemma in hosting the summit because, as a …

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Ghana supreme court rejects bid to block anti-LGBTQ bill

19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a legal challenge seeking to block parliament from passing a stringent anti-LGBT bill, paving the way for its ratification. Lawmakers in the West African nation have been debating a bill since August 2021 that would criminalize same-sex relations, being …

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WHO says contaminated cough syrup sold in Cameroon

19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023

(Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Wednesday said a batch of cough and cold syrup sold in Cameroon under the brand name Naturcold contained extremely high levels of a toxic ingredient, the latest in a series of recent warnings about contaminated cough syrups. The packaging label on the syrup showed it was manufactured by a …

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Several reported shot as Kenya protesters, police clash in tax hikes unrest

19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023

By Thomas Mukoya, Monicah Mwangi NAIROBI (Reuters) -Several people were shot in Kenya, some possibly fatally, as security forces clashed with demonstrators across the country protesting high costs of living and tax hikes, a hospital official and local media said on Wednesday. Demonstrators hurled rocks at police and burned tyres in the streets, while the …

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Brazil wants to resume ‘good, fruitful’ relations with Africa, says Lula

19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he wants to resume the “good and fruitful” relations his country used to have with Africa when he was in office for the first time in the 2000s. During a trip to Cape Verde on his way back from the EU-CELAC …

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Russia’s Prigozhin: no more fighting in Ukraine but prepare for Africa – video

19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s mutinous mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was shown in a video on Wednesday welcoming his fighters to Belarus, telling them they would take no further part in the Ukraine war for now but ordering them to gather their strength for Africa. Wagner’s failed June 23-24 mutiny has been interpreted by …

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Egypt cuts power to ease loads during heatwave – cabinet

19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023

DUBAI (Reuters) – Egypt will face regular power cuts until the middle of next week as the government limits consumption of gas during a heatwave, the cabinet said on Wednesday. Residents have reported power cuts in several areas in Cairo this week as temperatures have risen above 40 degrees during a heatwave that has affected …

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