By Francis Kokoroko ACCRA (Reuters) -The United States will provide $100 million to Ghana and four other West African countries to help them deal with violent extremism and instability, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday during a visit to Ghana. Harris was in Accra at the start of a week-long, three-nation African tour, the …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s military and civilian political leaders began talks on Sunday on a proposal to bring the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) under the army’s control as they try to finalise an agreement for a new transition leading to elections. Integrating the RSF and placing the military under civilian authority are central demands …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their two boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the Tunisian coast guard said on Sunday. Separately, in the last four days, five migrant boats have sunk off the coast of the …
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By Philbert Girinema and Aaron Ross KIGALI (Reuters) – The release of Paul Rusesabagina from a Rwandan prison late on Friday was the result of months of negotiations between Washington and Kigali, with both eager to draw a line under what they described as an “irritant” to their relationship. Two U.S. officials – one from …
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KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda plans to amend its constitution to allow for presidential and parliamentary elections to be held at the same time, according to a statement outlining cabinet resolutions, seen by Reuters on Saturday. The statement said that the cabinet on Friday approved a proposal by President Paul Kagame to amend the country’s constitution …
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By Philbert Girinema and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON/KIGALI (Reuters) -Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda,” was released from a Rwandan prison on Friday, U.S. officials said, after his sentence was commuted following intense diplomacy by the United States. Rusesabagina, a U.S. permanent resident, was accompanied by a U.S. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda,” was released from a Rwandan prison on Friday, U.S. officials said, after his sentence was commuted following intense diplomacy by the United States. Rusesabagina was accompanied by a U.S. embassy official as he was moved from prison to the …
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By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Most of the roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium ore concentrate (UOC) recently declared missing from a site in Libya have been found at that site, the U.N. nuclear watchdog told member states on Friday in a statement seen by Reuters. The International Atomic Energy Agency informed member states …
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PARIS (Reuters) – Algeria’s ambassador to France will return to Paris in the coming days, French President Emmanuel Macron’s Elysee office said on Friday, in a move signalling a recovery in relations a month after a diplomatic spat. The Elysee palace said that during a telephone conversation, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had told Macron that …
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By Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) – If Libya’s legislative bodies are unable to agree on electoral laws in a timely manner “we will look at what alternative we will find”, the U.N. Libya envoy said on Friday, indicating he would not accept moves to derail a march to elections. Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily is seeking to …
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