ROME/TUNIS (Reuters) -The leaders of Italy, the Netherlands and of the European Commission should announce an EU aid package when they visit Tunisia on Sunday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday. The visit comes as donor countries push President Kais Saied to agree reforms needed to finalise an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China supports South Africa as the rotating BRICS presidency in hosting various activities this year, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday, citing Chinese President Xi Jinping. South Africa is mulling legal options if Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a BRICS emerging economies summit in Johannesburg in August. Xi made the comments …
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By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South African prosecutors on Friday significantly increased the number of charges they are bringing against Rwandan ex-police officer Fulgence Kayishema, who is wanted internationally for suspected participation in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. On the run for two decades, Kayishema was arrested on May 24 under a false name on …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – At least one United Nations peacekeeper was killed and four others seriously injured when their patrol was attacked in northern Mali on Friday, the peacekeeping mission MINUSMA said. The incident took place near the town of Ber, in the region of Tombouctou – an area that has become a hotbed of jihadist …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the Anglican Church of Uganda to reject the country’s new anti-LGBT law, saying there is no justification for Anglicans anywhere to support legislation that goes against the Christian teachings of the Gospel. Under the law, approved by President Yoweri Museveni in May, gay sex is punishable …
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TUNIS (Reuters) -Four Tunisian soldiers died in a military helicopter crash, the defence ministry said on Thursday, after an accident that President Kais Saied attributed to the aging of the Tunisian military fleet. The Tunisian navy said earlier on Thursday that two bodies of crew members were recovered after the helicopter crashed into the sea. …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Residents of Sudan’s South Kordofan State reported mobilisation by a large rebel force on Thursday, raising fear that internal conflict could spread in the country’s southern regions. The rebel force, the SPLM-N, is led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu, and is estimated to contain tens of thousands of men as well as heavy weaponry. …
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By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) -The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Thursday it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were being diverted from people in need. A spokesperson said USAID had determined, in coordination with the Ethiopian government, that a “widespread and coordinated campaign is diverting food assistance from …
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BISSAU (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau’s opposition coalition has won a majority in legislative elections that will restore parliament after a 13-month absence, but likely end the president’s hopes for constitutional reform. The PAI Terra Ranka coalition, led by the former ruling PAIGC party, won 54 of 102 seats in Sunday’s poll, the electoral commission said on …
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KAMPALA (Reuters) – The HIV/AIDS treatment centre in Kampala is almost empty, days after Uganda enacted one of the most draconian anti-gay laws on Earth. The usual daily influx of around 50 patients has all but dried up, say staff. Antiretroviral drugs pile up unused. Andrew Tendo, resident medical officer at the US-funded clinic, warned …
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