By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands and Uganda have agreed to cooperate on returning rejected asylum seekers via Uganda as a transit point, the Dutch government said in a statement on Thursday. Dutch Migration and Foreign Affairs minister David van Weel and his Ugandan counterpart Odongo Jeje Abubakhar signed a letter of intent …
LILONGWE (Reuters) -Malawi’s former president Peter Mutharika won this month’s presidential election, as voters rejected incumbent Lazarus Chakwera after five years of worsening economic crisis in one of the world’s poorest countries. Mutharika secured more than 56% of valid votes, enough to win in a first round of voting, compared to 33% for Chakwera, the …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of Sudanese people have fallen victim to dengue fever and other diseases, Sudan’s health minister said, as seasonal rains further test infrastructure and hospitals devastated by conflict. As millions of people displaced by fighting return to their homes in Sudan while others continue to flee, the unusually high spread of …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ugandan opposition leader, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, was cleared on Wednesday to stand for president, pitting him against Yoweri Museveni for a second time during a career in which he has been arrested and jailed multiple times for his opposition to the long-serving incumbent. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, first challenged …
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LILONGWE (Reuters) -Malawi’s ex-president Peter Mutharika won this month’s presidential election, Reuters calculations based on official results released by the electoral commission on Wednesday showed. (Reporting by Frank Phiri;Writing by Alexander Winning;Editing by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo)
TUNIS (Reuters) -Algerian army units killed six armed militants during a counter-terrorism operation in the region of Tebessa, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The operation took place overnight on September 23. The troops recovered six Kalashnikov-type assault rifles, a significant quantity of ammunition, and other military gear, the ministry added. (Reporting by Tarek Amara; …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -A Tanzania-flagged vessel is partially submerged south of Iran’s Kish Island, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday, adding that the cause of the incident was under investigation. The agency cited an Iranian official as saying the nine crew members were rescued from the vessel, which was carrying 2,500 tons of white …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands is close to signing a deal with Uganda to set up a hub where rejected asylum seekers from the region can be sent before being deported to their home countries, a government source said on Wednesday. An agreement was expected in the coming days, the source said. A spokesperson for Dutch …
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By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) -Uganda’s Electoral Commission on Tuesday cleared octogenarian President Yoweri Museveni to seek reelection in polls due to be held early next year, which could extend his rule in the East African nation to nearly half a century. A former rebel, Museveni has been credited with stabilising Uganda, promoting economic growth, …
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(Reuters) -Eleven new confirmed cases of Ebola were reported in Democratic Republic of Congo since the World Health Organization’s last update on September 15, showing a decreasing trend of cases in the recent week, the UN health agency said on Wednesday. As of September 21, a total of 57 cases, including 10 probable cases and …
