LONDON (Reuters) – The British government will seek to appeal a court decision that its plan to deport tens of thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday. The Court of Appeal concluded by a majority of two to one that Rwanda could not be treated as a …
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By Carien du Plessis JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa said on Thursday it will host the BRICS bloc summit in August as planned, amid speculation that it may move to China so Russia’s President Vladimir Putin can attend in a nation not obliged to arrest him on war crimes accusations. South Africa has a duty …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday it had facilitated the release of 125 Sudanese soldiers held by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group that has been fighting Sudanese forces since April. The soldiers’ release, which occurred on Wednesday, followed a request by the parties to the …
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(Reuters) – Air strikes and anti-aircraft fire rattled parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Wednesday, residents said, despite both the military factions that have been battling each other since mid-April declaring truces for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. War between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has caused a major humanitarian …
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By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga asked his supporters on Tuesday to boycott a raft of new taxes on items including fuel and housing, stoking potential confrontation with the government of his rival President William Ruto. The levies were contained in a finance bill that was signed into law by …
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LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s elections early this year were marred by problems that reduced public trust in electoral processes, European Union observers said in a final report, urging reforms to enhance transparency and accountability. President Bola Tinubu won the disputed February vote, whose result is being challenged in court by his two main rivals. The …
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FREETOWN (Reuters) -Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio secured victory in the West African country’s presidential election with more than 56% of the votes to avoid a run-off against main rival Samura Kamara, the electoral commission said on Tuesday. Bio, 59, was running for re-election after a first term marred by growing frustration over economic …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told broadcaster ZDF on Wednesday that Germany is looking to pull its soldiers out of Mali faster, though still in an ordered manner, in light of the planned end of a United Nations peacekeeping mission on June 30. “For us, this means that we will try to …
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By Khalid Abdelaziz DUBAI (Reuters) – Thousands of men who worked as intelligence operatives under former president Omar al-Bashir and have ties to his Islamist movement are fighting alongside the army in Sudan’s war, three military sources and one intelligence source said, complicating efforts to end the bloodshed. The army and a paramilitary force have …
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(Reuters) -The head of Sudan’s army called on young men to defend their country, including by joining the army, and announced a ceasefire for the Eid al Adha holiday on Wednesday, when a rival force has also declared a truce. Multiple ceasefire deals have failed to stick in the conflict between the army and the …
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