By Siyabonga Sishi TZANEEN, South Africa (Reuters) – Wearing blue tracksuits and waving their national flag, South Africa’s Vakhegula Vakhegula soccer team jogged into the stadium to cheers ahead of their first match against team USA. It was the first day of the Grannies International Football Tournament in Limpopo province, and this team – like the others …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Pirates have attacked and boarded a Danish-owned ship in the Gulf of Guinea and all communications channels with the vessel are down, a spokesperson for shipping company Monjasa said on Tuesday. All 16 crew members sought refuge in a safe room onboard the Monjasa Reformer vessel, the spokesperson said. The Liberian-flagged oil …
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By Imad Creidi and Philbert Girinema DOHA/KIGALI (Reuters) -Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda” about the 1994 genocide, has arrived in Qatar after being released from prison in Rwanda last week, Rwanda’s government spokesperson said on Tuesday. Rusesabagina, a U.S. permanent resident, was sentenced in September 2021 to …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian authorities have started cutting off drinking water at night in areas of the capital and other cities, residents said, in what appears to be a bid to reduce consumption amid a severe drought. Cutting off water without prior announcement, in areas of the capital Tunis, Hammamet, Sousse, Monastir and Sfax, threatens …
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By Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan police fired teargas and water cannons at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday during a second week of protests against the government and high food prices, with one person shot dead in the western city of Kisumu. The clashes broke out as Odinga’s …
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KINSHASA (Reuters) – A video showing nine Congolese miners unexpectedly popping out of a collapsed gold mine and tumbling down a steep slope as onlookers cry out in joy has gone viral in Democratic Republic of Congo, a rare happy ending to an all-too-common story. Mining accidents are rife in the giant Central African country, …
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(Reuters) – International Monetary Fund officials are in Ethiopia this week doing technical work to prepare for a potential IMF-supported program for the East African country, an IMF spokesperson said on Monday. The IMF has received a request for financial assistance from Ethiopian authorities to support its economic reforms, the spokesperson said, noting the country …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board on Monday approved a disbursement of $80.77 million to help Burkina Faso address its balance of payment needs, the Fund said in a statement. (Reporting by Sofia Christensen; Editing by Chris Reese)
By Emma Farge and Angus McDowall GENEVA (Reuters) -European Union backing for Libyan authorities who stop and detain migrants means the bloc has “aided and abetted” rights violations against migrants, an investigator for a U.N. mission said on Monday. The EU and member states have supported and trained the Libyan coastguard, which returns migrants stopped …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s military government on Monday suspended France 24 broadcasts in the country after the TV station reported on an interview with the head of al Qaeda’s North African wing AQIM. Relations between Paris and Ouagadougou have deteriorated sharply since Burkina Faso’s military seized power in a coup last October. In January, …
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