(Refiles to remove repeated word in final paragraph) CONAKRY (Reuters) – A new constitution in Guinea that could permit junta leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for office was backed by 89% of voters, according to complete provisional results released late Tuesday. According to provisional figures, subject to confirmation by the Constitutional Court, 89.38% of voters …
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ACCRA (Reuters) -Eleven West Africans transferred from the United States to Ghana as part of an agreement with the Trump administration have been deported a second time, their lawyer said on Tuesday, despite fears some of them faced possible torture and persecution. At least six of them are now in neighbouring Togo, the lawyer, Oliver …
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LILONGWE (Reuters) -Malawi’s former president Peter Mutharika is projected to have won last week’s presidential election with more than 56% of the vote, private broadcaster Times Television reported on Tuesday on its final unofficial results dashboard. Official results released by the Southern African country’s electoral commission late on Monday showed Mutharika had built a commanding …
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(Reuters) -High-profile Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was released on Tuesday, his family said, a day after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned him and five other prisoners. Abd el-Fattah, 43, has become Egypt’s most prominent political prisoner after spending much of his adult life in and out of detention due to his activism, and a …
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DAKAR (Reuters) -The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, denouncing it as “a tool of neocolonial repression.” The announcement, in a joint statement published on Monday, is the latest example of diplomatic upheaval in West Africa’s Sahel region following eight coups between 2020 …
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CONAKRY (Reuters) -Voters in Guinea have overwhelmingly backed a new constitution that could allow coup leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for president if he chose to, according to partial results released late on Monday. The constitution looked set to pass with 90.6% votes in favour and 9.4% against, Djenabou Toure, head of Guinea’s General Directorate …
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LILONGWE (Reuters) -Malawi’s former President Peter Mutharika has built a commanding lead over incumbent Lazarus Chakwera in the Southern African country’s presidential election, provisional results from two-thirds of councils showed on Monday. Mutharika received roughly 66% of the valid votes cast in 24 of the country’s 36 councils in the September 16 election, compared with …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States sought to build support at the United Nations on Monday for the expansion of an international force to tackle Haiti’s armed gangs, building on a Kenyan-led mission that Kenyan President William Ruto said has struggled with staffing and logistics. Armed gangs have taken control of almost …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Health facilities in the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are overwhelmed and essential supplies are running out, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Monday. More resources are urgently needed to contain the outbreak, the IFRC said, as …
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(Reuters) -The treason trial of South Sudan’s suspended First Vice President Riek Machar opened on Monday under tight security in the capital Juba, with his lawyer arguing the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case. Machar’s detention under house arrest since March has ignited fears of a renewal of a devastating 2013-2018 civil war between …
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