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Israel links Western Sahara decision to Morocco hosting Negev Forum

3 Jul 2023 3 Jul 2023

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel linked on Monday its pending decision on recognising the Moroccan claim on Western Sahara to Morocco hosting a repeatedly postponed forum of foreign ministers involved in a U.S.-sponsored regional normalisation drive. Morocco upgraded ties with Israel in 2020, encouraged by then U.S. President Donald Trump, who recognised Rabat’s rule over Western …

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Chinese navy makes rare foray into West Africa with Nigeria visit

3 Jul 2023 3 Jul 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) -A naval fleet of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) led by the destroyer Nanning arrived in Nigeria on Sunday for a rare visit by the Chinese military to Africa’s Atlantic coast, where Beijing has long made efforts to grow its influence. The Chinese ambassador to Nigeria hailed the five-day visit as a milestone …

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Sudan clashes intensify with no mediation in sight

2 Jul 2023 2 Jul 2023

CAIRO (Reuters) – Clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified on Sunday, as the war in the country’s capital and western regions entered its 12th week with no attempts in sight to bring a peaceful end to the conflict. Air and artillery strikes as well as small arms fire could be …

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Seven killed in building collapse in Ivory Coast

2 Jul 2023 2 Jul 2023

By Coulibaly Media and Luc Gnago ABIDJAN (Reuters) – A six-storey building collapsed while under construction in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan on Friday, killing at least seven of the builders on site, firefighters at the scene said. Around midday local time, the workers heard cracking sounds and the building started to crumble around them, …

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Sierra Leone ruling party wins 60% of parliamentary seats in contested vote

1 Jul 2023 1 Jul 2023

By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) – The ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party has won 60% of the seats in a parliamentary election, the election commission said on Saturday, as the main opposition party demanded a rerun of the vote that also saw President Julius Maada Bio win a second term. The SLPP won 81 seats …

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At least 48 killed in road accident in western Kenya -police

1 Jul 2023 1 Jul 2023

(Reuters) -At least 48 people were killed in a road accident in Londiani, western Kenya, on Friday evening when a lorry carrying a shipping container veered off the road and ploughed into several vehicles, police and witnesses said. Footage of the accident’s aftermath carried by local broadcasters showed the twisted wreckages of cars and motorbikes …

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Sierra Leone’s main opposition party demands rerun of general election

1 Jul 2023 1 Jul 2023

By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s main opposition party said it had decided to formally reject the results of the national election won by President Julius Maada Bio, citing “glaring irregularities”, and called for a rerun of the June 24 poll. Bio was re-elected for a second term with 56% of the vote, …

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Sudanese airspace to remain closed to all traffic until July 10

30 Jun 2023 30 Jun 2023

KHARTOUM(Reuters) – Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority has issued a statement on Friday extending the closure of Sudanese airspace until July 10, to all air traffic with the exception of humanitarian aid flights. Sudanese airspace was closed to regular traffic after a military conflict erupted between the country’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) …

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US lifts some restrictions on Ethiopia after human rights improvements

30 Jun 2023 30 Jun 2023

By Steve Holland and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has lifted certain aid restrictions on Ethiopia in light of progress on human rights, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday. The improvement on human rights occurred particularly after the cessation-of-hostilities agreement signed by the Ethiopian government and forces from its …

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UN ends peacekeeping mission in Mali, US blames Russia’s Wagner

30 Jun 2023 30 Jun 2023

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously voted to end a decade-long peacekeeping mission in Mali after the West African country’s military junta abruptly asked the 13,000-strong force to leave – a move the United States said was engineered by Russia’s Wagner mercenary group. The end of …

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