(Reuters) -The United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt called on Friday for a three-month humanitarian truce in Sudan followed by a permanent ceasefire, the countries said in a joint statement. The so-called “Quad” countries are seen as having the most influence with the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, …
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KINSHASA (Reuters) -At least 107 people have died after a whaleboat caught fire in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to an internal government report seen by Reuters on Friday. The boat, a narrow, double-ended open vessel caught fire on the Congo River near Malange village in Lukolela territory on Thursday evening, …
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(Reuters) -South Sudan’s opposition has accused the government of trying to enforce “authoritarian control and one-tribe rule” after First Vice President Riek Machar was charged with orchestrating militia attacks and suspended from his role. Machar’s SPLM-IO party rejected the charges against him and 20 others which included murder, treason and crimes against humanity for their …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The South African rand softened on Friday with investor focus on the release of domestic consumer price inflation data and a rate-setting meeting next week. At 1343 GMT, the rand traded at 17.3975 against the dollar, about 0.2% weaker than its previous close. The currency gained against a weaker dollar on Thursday …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -A South African court has reopened an inquest into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko exactly 48 years after he died of brain injuries in police custody, in a case that shocked the world and heightened pressure for an end to white minority rule. The move was supported by legal representatives of …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – It is possible to contain the latest Ebola outbreak in Congo, but it will be difficult unless the right steps are taken within the next two weeks, a World Health Organization official said on Friday. Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry last week declared the country’s first Ebola outbreak in three years. …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity for his alleged involvement in attacks by an ethnic militia against federal forces in March, the justice minister said on Thursday. Hours after the minister’s announcement, President Salva Kiir suspended Machar from his post, a …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Kenya’s Anti-Doping Agency (ADAK) has been found non-compliant with WADA’s (World Anti-Doping Agency) code on Thursday, resulting in consequences that will take effect next month unless the East African nation addresses deficiencies. In a statement WADA’s Executive Committee said it had followed recommendations from its independent Compliance Review Committee after ADAK failed to …
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(Reuters) – The government of Eswatini said on Thursday it did not have any agreement with the United States to receive Kilmar Abrego, who President Donald Trump’s administration said last week could be deported to the small African state. “The Government of Eswatini has not received any communication regarding this person,” government spokesperson Thabile Mdluli …
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ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana has agreed to accept West African nationals deported from the United States and 14 have already arrived in the country, President John Dramani Mahama told reporters late Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a hardline approach toward immigration, aiming to deport millions of immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally …
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