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More than 30 feared dead as dinghy bound for Spain’s Canary Islands sinks

22 Jun 2023

By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) – More than 30 migrants were feared dead after a dinghy headed for Spain’s Canary Islands sank on Wednesday, two migration-focused organisations said, as they criticised Spain and Morocco for not intervening earlier to rescue the vessel’s passengers. The groups, Walking Borders and Alarm Phone, said the dinghy was originally …

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Fighting surges in Sudan’s capital as three-day ceasefire expires

21 Jun 2023

DUBAI (Reuters) -Heavy clashes broke out between rival military factions in several parts of Sudan’s capital on Wednesday as a 72-hour ceasefire that saw several reports of violations expired, witnesses said. Shortly before the truce ended at 6 a.m. (0400 GMT) fighting was reported in all three of the cities that make up the wider …

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Egypt cabinet approves draft law lifting tax exemptions for state bodies

21 Jun 2023

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s cabinet has approved a draft law to eliminate tax exemptions for state entities in a bid to attract private investment, a cabinet statement said on Wednesday, but the law appeared to retain at least some privileges enjoyed by the army. Egypt, in the midst of a severe foreign currency shortage, has …

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Seven killed in north-east Kenya as vehicles run over explosives

21 Jun 2023

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Seven people were killed in two separate incidents when vehicles ran over improvised explosives in north-east Kenya, with police saying in one of the cases that they suspected members of al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab were responsible. Four died in the first incident late on Tuesday when a vehicle was escorting a convoy of …

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Barred Senegal opposition leaders could regain eligibility for 2024 election

21 Jun 2023

By Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) – A political commission in Senegal has proposed changing the electoral law so that two opposition figures who were struck from the voter roll could run in the February 2024 presidential election as a measure to ease conflict. Karim Wade, a former minister and son of former President Abdoulaye Wade, …

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Violence flares in Sierra Leone ahead of presidential vote

21 Jun 2023

By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) -Violence broke out around Sierra Leone’s main opposition party headquarters on Wednesday, killing at least one person, days before an election in which President Julius Maada Bio is seeking a second and final term. Sidi Yahya Tunis, a spokesperson for the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) said one of its …

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Algerian ex-PM and former health minister sentenced to 5 years prison time

21 Jun 2023

ALGIERS (Reuters) – An Algerian court on Wednesday handed five year prison sentences to former Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui and former health minister Abdelmalek Boudiaf, along with fines of 1 million Algerian dinars, the state news agency said. The sentences from the economic and financial Penal Court were related to a corruption case. (Reporting by …

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Cameroon opposes French LGBT+ rights ambassador’s visit

21 Jun 2023

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon’s government is seeking to block France’s LGBT+ rights ambassador from travelling to the country to hold a conference on gender and sexual identity, saying the discussion topics breach anti-homosexuality legislation. Ambassador Jean-Marc Berthon is scheduled to visit the central African nation from June 27 to July 1 for the event, which …

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Exclusive-Gambia tightens rules for Indian drugs after cough syrup deaths – letter

21 Jun 2023

By Krishna N. Das and Edward McAllister NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Gambia will make it mandatory for all pharmaceutical products from India to be inspected and tested prior to shipment from July 1, according to Gambian government documents reviewed by Reuters, the first known restrictions on national exports following the deaths of dozens of children linked …

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Kenyan suspect in religious cult deaths dies in custody after hunger strike

21 Jun 2023

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – A Kenyan accused of involvement in the deaths of hundreds of members of a starvation cult has died after a 10-day hunger strike in police custody, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. Joseph Buyuka was among 30 people, including self-styled pastor Paul Mackenzie of Good News International Church, in custody over the …

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