By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Shell Plc is attempting to shield itself from scrutiny over pollution in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta, lawyers representing more than 13,000 Nigerians argued at London’s High Court on Tuesday, allegations which the company strongly denies. Thousands of members of the Bille and Ogale communities are suing Shell and its …
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By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s top prosecutor on Monday dropped charges against four lawmakers over anti-government protests, a day after opposition leader Raila Odinga suspended the demonstrations, their lawyer said. Odinga said on Sunday he was ready for talks with President William Ruto, as long as authorities halted arrests connected to the protests, …
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By Ange Aboa and Maytaal Angel SAN PEDRO, Ivory Coast/LONDON (Reuters) -Ivorian cocoa bean farmer Edouard Kouame Kouadio expects to die poor, despite rising demand for the raw material that feeds the world’s insatiable appetite for chocolate. More chocolate than ever is eaten globally, but a flagship programme launched in 2019 that promised a living …
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KINSHASA (Reuters) -At least 20 people were killed and several others are missing after a landslide in east Democratic Republic of Congo, the provincial government and a local official said on Monday. The bodies of eight women and 13 children were discovered after the landslide hit a river in the locality of Bolowa on Sunday …
BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Six people were killed and 64 others were missing after a boat capsized in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Lake Kivu early on Monday, local authorities said. Mustapha Mamboleo, a local official at Idjwi island in the lake, said 150 passengers were aboard the motorised boat traveling from Mugote village …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s President Kais Saied on Monday ordered his foreign affair minister to initiate procedures that would appoint a new ambassador in the Syrian capital of Damascus, the Tunisian presidency said, the latest Arab move to end Syria’s regional isolation. Saudi Arabia is planning to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to an Arab …
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OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso has expelled two French journalists working for newspapers Le Monde and Liberation, the two publications said on Sunday, accusing the authorities of seeking to stifle freedom of speech with an escalating crackdown on foreign media. Liberation said its correspondent Agnes Faivre and Le Monde’s Sophie Douce arrived in Paris early …
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, re-elected John Steenhuisen as its leader on Sunday, putting him in prime position as it campaigns to unseat the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in next year’s national elections. The forty-seven year old, who received 83% of the vote at the Democratic Alliance’s national …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s interior minister Suella Braverman said she was convinced Rwanda was a safe country to resettle migrants who had arrived in Britain illegally but she declined to set any deadline for the first deportations to the country. The British government is hoping to send thousands of migrants more than 4,000 miles away …
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By Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced plans to boost trade with and investment in Tanzania during a visit there on Thursday, part of an African tour aimed at strengthening ties with a continent where China and Russia increasingly hold sway. Harris started her trip on Sunday in Ghana …
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