ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Emeka Adindu says salsa saved his life. Growing up in a country with deep-rooted stigma against mental health issues, Adindu, 35, found solace in the popular Latin dance as he battled abuse, depression and suicidal thoughts. He now helps others do the same – with free dance classes in the capital …
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By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba says soccer players in Africa too often fall prey to fake agents peddling promises of fame and fortune. Through his foundation, Drogba has teamed up with global soccer players union FIFPRO and the International Labour Organisation to raise awareness about the risks. “Please, …
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By Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) -A long-awaited decision on Monday by Senegal’s President Macky Sall not to run for a third term next year has thrown open the race to lead the West African nation on the verge of becoming an oil and gas producer. Neither Sall’s Alliance for the Republic party, nor the broader …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Civil society groups on Tuesday decried Burundi’s decision to walk out of a review of its human rights record and voiced concerns about a perceived slide in countries’ cooperation with U.N. bodies. States’ compliance with legally-binding human rights treaties that guarantee important freedoms are reviewed regularly by the United …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian man was killed in clashes between residents and sub-Saharan African migrants in the southern city of Sfax, a judicial official said on Tuesday, following days of violent incidents between locals and migrants. Sfax, Tunisia’s economic capital, is crowded with thousands of African migrants aiming to set off …
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By Huseyin Hayatsever and Nadine Awadalla ANKARA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt and Turkey have appointed ambassadors to each other’s capitals for the first time in a decade to restore normal diplomatic relations, their foreign ministries announced on Tuesday. The two nations’ relations broke down in 2013 after Egypt’s then-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi led the ouster of …
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(Reuters) – Fierce battles broke out on Tuesday across Omdurman, the western part of Sudan’s wider capital, as the army tried cut off supply routes used by its paramilitary rivals to bring reinforcements into the city. The army launched air strikes and heavy artillery, and there were ground battles in several parts of Omdurman, witnesses …
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By Ngouda Dione and Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegal President Macky Sall will not run for reelection next year, he said in a speech on Monday, ending widespread speculation that he would seek a third term his critics said would have been illegal. Rumours that Sall would try to extend his stay in power have …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal President Macky Sall will not run for re-election in 2024, he said in a speech on Monday, ending widespread speculation that he would seek a third term. (Reporting by Edward McAllister)
TUNIS (Reuters) – A man stabbed a national guard officer in La Goulette, a suburb of the capital Tunis, the interior ministry said on Monday, the second such attack targeting the police in two weeks. Police quickly arrested the suspect, the ministry said. The national guard officer was taken to a hospital and his condition …
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