By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) – A British university has postponed the return of more than 100 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria after a presidential decree named a royal ruler as the owner and custodian of all returned artefacts, the head of museums and monuments said on Wednesday. Nigeria is on a quest to get thousands …
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MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) -A Kenyan court on Wednesday denied bail for cult leader Paul Mackenzie, who authorities say ordered followers to starve their children and themselves to death, and extended his detention by 30 days. The death toll climbed to 145 from 133 announced on Tuesday, and hundreds of people are still missing. Authorities are …
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By Adam Makary and Dina Sakr CAIRO (Reuters) – Since fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15, Khartoum resident Omar says he and his father have not left their home and believe they are the only civilians left in the neighbourhood. They have limited themselves to one meal a day, hoping their dwindling food …
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By Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. negotiators taking part in talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at extending a ceasefire between rival armed forces in Sudan are “cautiously optimistic,” U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday, as she faced criticism from senators over the administration’s handling of issues in …
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian authorities recovered 14 bodies and rescued 21 people after a boat accident in northwestern Sokoto state, a local police spokesperson said on Wednesday. The wooden boat was carrying 36 people, mostly women, when it capsized on Tuesday while crossing a river in Shagari district, Sanusi Abubakar, the Sokoto police spokesperson …
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By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – A 15-year-old girl was killed and about 30 people were wounded during clashes between protesters and security forces in Senegal’s capital Dakar on Tuesday night, a local official said on Wednesday. Protests broke out in the crowded Ngor neighbourhood amid a dispute over a piece of land that locals …
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By Erikas Mwisi Kambale and Sonia Rolley (Reuters) – Ten people were killed in a landslide in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Lubero territory overnight on Wednesday, local authorities said – further victims of recent heavy rains that have killed hundreds in floods in the broader region. A fresh downpour loosened the earth on a …
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By Khalid Abdelaziz DUBAI (Reuters) – When conflict flared in Khartoum almost a month ago, pitting Sudan’s armed forces and their heavy weaponry against a paramilitary force born out of an agile but lightly-armed desert militia, it looked like it might prove a one-sided fight. But the head of the army, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, …
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By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Residents of Sudan’s capital reported heavy air strikes in central Khartoum on Tuesday amid a surge in looting while Saudi Arabia said negotiators were working toward a short-term ceasefire. Witnesses said the army unleashed intense air bombardment in the centre of Khartoum and around the presidential palace. The rival Rapid …
TUNIS (Reuters) -An attack near a synagogue in Tunisia killed two security officers and two visitors on Tuesday the government said amid an annual pilgrimage to the island of Djerba that draws hundreds of Jews from Europe and Israel. The attack was staged by a guard at a naval installation on Djerba who used his …
