(This Sept 5 story is being republished, with no changes to text.) By Ted Hesson and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a plan to send Kilmar Abrego, whose arrest and fight to stay in the U.S. have become a flashpoint in its immigration crackdown, to the small African nation of …
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(Reuters) -Nigeria substitute Tolu Arokodare’s overhead kick early in the second half secured a 1-0 home victory over Rwanda on Saturday that keeps alive his country’s World Cup qualifying hopes. The win moved them up to third in the standings, six points behind leaders South Africa with three matches remaining. Nigeria visit the South Africans …
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MAIDUGURI (Reuters) -Boko Haram militants killed more than 60 people, including seven soldiers, in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State to which people had returned only last month following years of displacement, residents told Reuters. Nigeria’s military says it has stepped up counterinsurgency operations in recent months in Borno state …
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ABUJA (Reuters) -Gunmen killed eight security officials and kidnapped Chinese expatriate workers in Edo state in southern Nigeria, a spokesperson for the security agency said on Saturday, adding the Chinese workers were later rescued. The incident happened on Friday when a group of suspected armed kidnappers attacked a convoy of the paramilitary Nigeria Security and …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The Rwandan-backed rebel group M23, Congolese armed forces and other armed groups have committed serious rights violations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, some of which may amount to war crimes, the U.N. Human Rights Office said on Friday. M23, Congolese armed forces and other groups have been responsible …
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By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Africa’s biggest mobile operator MTN Group is not in active talks about reviving a potential acquisition of smaller South African rival Telkom, either with Telkom or internally, group CEO Ralph Mupita said on Friday. Mupita made the comments after Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter, that …
GENEVA (Reuters) -Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have committed multiple crimes against humanity during the siege of al-Fashir in the western Darfur region, a U.N.-mandated mission said on Friday. Those come on top of atrocities by both the RSF and its enemy, Sudan’s army, in a broader civil war now in its third year, the …
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NICOSIA (Reuters) -Egypt said on Friday it would not tolerate mass displacement of Palestinians and what it described as genocide, continuing to ratchet up its criticism of Israel’s Gaza offensive as thousands of residents of Gaza City defied Israeli orders to leave. “Displacement is not an option and it is a red line for Egypt …
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(Corrects to say Morocco to set up judicial committees in stadiums, not stadium courts, in headline) By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) -Morocco is planning to set up judicial committees in stadiums to swiftly handle potential offences by fans during the 2030 FIFA World Cup it will co-host with Spain and Portugal, justice minister Abdellatif Ouahbi …
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KINSHASA (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus on Thursday, three years after its last one, saying there were now 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths. The health ministry said samples tested on Wednesday had confirmed the presence of the Zaire strain of the virus. It said the …
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