KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he had invited African leaders to take part in a global peace summit and rejected the idea of peace talks with Moscow, which he said would simply freeze the war in Ukraine. Zelenskiy first proposed the idea of a global peace summit in November when he …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – The United States and United Nations have said the situation in Sudan’s region of West Darfur could herald a repeat of past mass atrocities there as fighting in Sudan reached its third month. The war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out on April 15 but quickly spread …
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HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered the central bank to stop foreign currency borrowing, as the government battles to contain a plunge in the local currency ahead of a general election. Mnangagwa faces a tough bid for re-election in an Aug. 23 vote amid surging inflation and a Zimdollar that has weakened …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia is set for a strong tourist season with visitor numbers nearing pre-pandemic levels, a government official told Reuters, bringing some badly needed foreign currency into an economy mired in crisis as bankruptcy threatens state finances. Tourism typically accounted for around 7% of Tunisia’s gross domestic product but visitor …
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By Ngouda Dione DAHRA DJOLOF, Senegal (Reuters) – The two weeks before Eid al-Adha, when Muslim families traditionally slaughter a ram, are usually busy for Senegalese livestock breeders like Demba Diakhate, who owns a herd of 400 in the north of the country. But a recent spate of deadly political protests in the West African …
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By Fadimata Kontao and Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) – Malians will vote on Sunday to approve or reject constitutional amendments that would reinforce presidential powers ahead of a promised transition from military rule back to democracy in the West African nation. The referendum is the first in a series of scheduled polls that are meant …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. on Thursday condemned “in the strongest terms” what it called human rights violations, abuses and “horrific violence” in Sudan during that country’s two-month-old war, a State Department spokesperson said. The U.S. is especially concerned about reports of ethnic violence committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in …
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By Carien du Plessis , Chris Mfula and Elias Biryabarema JOHANNESBURG/LUSAKA/KAMPALA (Reuters) – Key African states stressed the need for grain imports to tackle food insecurity as Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to discuss with the continent’s leaders the fate of a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of food and fertiliser from Ukraine. …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – African leaders could propose a series of “confidence building measures” during their initial efforts to mediate in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, according to a draft framework document seen by Reuters on Thursday. Senegal President Macky Sall and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are heading a delegation including leaders from Zambia, …
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By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – The conflict in Sudan hit the two-month mark on Thursday with no sign of a resolution as diplomatic peace efforts hit roadblocks and the risk of a broader ethnic war rises. Fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which a U.S. diplomat earlier …
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