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By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) – The influential Ethiopian Orthodox Church said late on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with a breakaway synod from the Oromiya region following deadly violence that killed dozens and led to partial internet shutdowns. The rift threatened to bring fresh instability to Africa’s second most populous nation, just as …

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OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Endeavour Mining has sold 200 kilograms (7054.79 oz) of gold from its Mana mine in Burkina Faso to the West African country’s government, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. The UK-headquartered multinational is the biggest gold miner in Burkina Faso, which is funding a battle against a rampant jihadist insurgency that spurred …

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By Kanishka Singh and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States was “deeply concerned” by the reported arrests of political figures, business leaders and journalists in Tunisia in recent days, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday. In recent days, Tunisian police have detained a number of leading figures with links to …

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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to rescind a nearly $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria following Reuters reports on an illegal abortion program and the targeted killing of children carried out by the Nigerian military. Democrat …

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DUBAI (Reuters) -At least 73 migrants were reported missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, the official Twitter account of International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said on Wednesday. Seven survivors made it to shore from the boat, which was carrying around 80 people, who had reportedly departed …

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By Farah Saafan and Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – A new prison which Egypt touted as a model for reform and which holds some of its most prominent prisoners denies inmates healthcare and subjects them to punitive treatment including isolation, relatives of those inside and rights groups say. Many of the inmates now in Badr …

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