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Attack kills around 20 in eastern Congo; Islamic State claims responsibility

9 Apr 2023 9 Apr 2023

KINSHASA (Reuters) -Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that authorities said killed around 20 people. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on its Telegram channel. The attack, which took place on Friday in Musandaba, a village on the outskirts …

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At least 23 missing, four die in migrant shipwrecks off Tunisia

9 Apr 2023 9 Apr 2023

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -At least 23 African migrants were missing and four died on Saturday after their two boats sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a judicial official said, amidst a sharp rise in migrant boats from the North African country. The coast guard rescued 53 others …

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Armed gangs kill 74 in Nigeria’s Benue state

8 Apr 2023 8 Apr 2023

By Adewale Kolawole MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least 74 people were killed in Nigeria’s Benue state in two separate attacks by gunmen this week, local officials and police said on Saturday, the latest clashes in an area where violence between pastoralists and farmers is common. Violence has increased in recent years as population growth …

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Forty-four dead in two attacks in Burkina Faso

8 Apr 2023 8 Apr 2023

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Unknown assailants killed 44 people in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso overnight on Thursday, authorities said. The raids occurred in the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi in the Sahel region of the West African country, an area overrun by Islamist groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State that have carried out …

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Soccer-VAR returns to Egyptian league after sudden absence

8 Apr 2023 8 Apr 2023

CAIRO – Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology has returned to the Egyptian Premier League after being absent for one round of matches in the competition due to financial problems. VAR went missing after last month’s international break, and Gamal Allam, President of the Egyptian Football Association, acknowledged there was a problem with late payments to …

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Gunmen kidnap 80, including children, in northwest Nigeria

8 Apr 2023 8 Apr 2023

By Ardo Hazzad BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen abducted at least 80 people, mostly women and children, in Nigeria’s Zamfara state, a hotspot for kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs targeting remote villages, residents said on Saturday. Gangs of armed men have attacked hundreds of local communities across northwestern Nigeria in recent years, while Islamist …

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Chad orders German ambassador to leave the country

8 Apr 2023 8 Apr 2023

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s government ordered the German ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours, it said in a statement, a decision sources said was motivated by his comments about Chad’s delayed transition to civilian rule after a 2021 coup. “This decision of the government is motivated by the discourteous attitude and the non-respect …

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Congo sentences six to life in prison for Italian envoy’s death

7 Apr 2023 7 Apr 2023

By Sonia Rolley KINSHASA (Reuters) -A Democratic Republic of Congo military court sentenced six men to life in prison on Friday over the death of the Italian ambassador, his bodyguard and driver, according to a lawyer. Envoy Luca Attanasio, Italian bodyguard Vittorio Iacovacci and their Congolese driver Mustapha Milambo were killed on Feb. 22, 2021, …

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UAE dismisses S.African request to extradite Gupta brothers

7 Apr 2023 7 Apr 2023

(Reuters) -A United Arab Emirates court has dismissed South Africa’s request to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption, but the Gulf state said on Friday the extradition request could be resubmitted. The Guptas are accused of using their connections with Jacob Zuma, president of South Africa from 2009 to …

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Ethiopia to dismantle regional special forces in favour of ‘centralized army’

6 Apr 2023 6 Apr 2023

By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The Ethiopian government said on Thursday it intends to integrate all regional special forces either into the national army, or the federal or regional police, a move likely to be perceived as an attempt to diminish the autonomy of individual regions. Ethiopia is organised in 10 regions that …

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