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US targets Wagner Group in curbs on gold firms suspected of funding mercenary force

27 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2023

By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States took aim at Russia’s Wagner Group and imposed sanctions on Tuesday on companies it accused of engaging in illicit gold dealings to fund the mercenary force. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it slapped sanctions on four companies in the United …

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U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali set to end on June 30

27 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2023

By David Lewis and Edward McAllister NAIROBI/DAKAR (Reuters) -A decade-long United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali is set to end on June 30, diplomats said on Tuesday, ahead of a Security Council vote on a draft resolution – seen by Reuters – that will give the 13,000-strong operation six months to withdraw. The planned end …

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Sudan’s Burhan: Sudanese army announces ‘unilateral’ ceasefire on first day of Eid

27 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2023

(Reuters) – Sudan’s army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, made a televised speech on Tuesday announcing a “unilateral” ceasefire on the first day of Eid. “The conspiracy requires of everyone to be awake and ready to respond to the existential threats to our country, and so we call on all the young men and who …

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Burkina Faso’s army: 34 killed in ambush in Central-North region

27 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2023

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Unidentified assailants on Monday killed 31 soldiers and three members of the Homeland Defence Volunteers (VDP) in an ambush on a supply convoy in the Bam province in the country’s Central-North region, Burkina Faso’s army said. Burkina Faso has been battling Islamist militants active in northern regions, some with links to al Qaeda …

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South Africa: Russia mutiny won’t derail African efforts to end Ukraine war

27 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2023

By Carien du Plessis PRETORIA (Reuters) – An aborted mutiny in Russia will not affect efforts by African leaders to seek an end to the war in Ukraine, South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said on Tuesday after holding talks with her visiting German counterpart. German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said Saturday’s mutiny by Russian …

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Analysis-Nigeria’s Tinubu faces daunting hurdles after reform sprint

27 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2023

By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) – New Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has moved at lightning speed in his first month in office, implementing a raft of radical changes aimed at finally unleashing the full potential of Africa’s sluggish economic giant. But while his rapid headway on reforms has wowed investors, some analysts, observers and business …

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Over 1 million may flee Sudan conflict, UN refugee agency says

27 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2023

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. refugee agency warned on Tuesday that an earlier projection that conflict in Sudan would prompt 1 million people to flee across its borders is likely to be surpassed. So far, the conflict between warring military factions that began in mid-April has caused nearly 600,000 people to escape …

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Sudanese in Israel watch in anguish as Darfur violence unfolds

27 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2023

By Hannah Confino TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Members of Sudan’s Masalit tribe in Israel are watching in torment as family and friends have been caught up in factional bloodshed in Sudan’s Darfur region that has sent tens of thousands of people fleeing into neighbouring Chad. Residents have blamed violence, centred on the city of El …

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Sierra Leone’s President Bio leads presidential election

27 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2023

FREETOWN (Reuters) -Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio is leading the presidential election count, the West African country’s electoral commission said on Monday after 60% of votes have been counted. Bio, 59, is running for a second term against 12 opponents. His biggest rival is All People’s Congress’ (APC) candidate Samura Kamara, who narrowly lost …

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Germany supports African Union’s bid to join G20 – foreign minister

27 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2023

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany supports the African Union’s bid to gain membership of the G20 group of large economies, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday on a visit to South Africa. (Reporting by Friederike Heine, Editing by Matthias Williams)