KINSHASA (Reuters) – Pope Francis’s visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo will remind the world not to ignore decades-long conflicts that have beset the mineral-rich nation and wrecked the lives of millions, the Vatican’s envoy to Kinshasa said. Francis is expected to visit Congo from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, the first visit of …
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OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s military government has demanded the departure of French troops stationed in the country, the West African nation’s national television reported on Saturday, citing a local news agency. A spokesman for the government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesman for the French government was not immediately …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – The founder and former CEO of Juhayna Food Industries and his son were released from prison in Egypt on Saturday after about two years in detention, in a case that shook the business community as well as Egyptian and foreign investors. Juhayna, a listed company, is the country’s largest dairy products and …
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By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Large numbers of Eritrean troops have left the town of Shire in Ethiopia’s Tigray region where they fought in support of government forces during a two-year civil war, a resident and two humanitarian workers told Reuters on Saturday. The Eritrean forces’ continuing presence in Tigray, despite a November ceasefire …
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By Andrea Shalal GOREE ISLAND, Senegal (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday spoke of the “unspeakable cruelty” and enduring consequences of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, but said she was heartened by signs of progress and renewal in both the United States and Africa. Yellen visited the House of Slaves, a fort built …
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(In third paragraph, U.S. Treasury Department corrects to show EXIM provided $102.5 million in loan guarantees, not $91 million) By Andrea Shalal KEUR BABACAR MBAYE, Senegal (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday helped kick off a new rural electrification project in Senegal that will bring reliable power to 350,000 people, while supporting …
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By Andrea Shalal KEUR BABACAR MBAYE, Senegal (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday helped kick off a new rural electrification project in Senegal that will bring reliable power to 350,000 people, while supporting some 500 jobs in 14 U.S. states. Yellen traveled to the site of the project, led by Illinois-based engineering …
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YAOUNDE (Reuters) – The government of Cameroon and some separatist factions in the English-speaking regions of the country have agreed to enter into a process aimed at resolving a conflict that has killed over 6,000 people, Canada’s foreign ministry said. “Canada welcomes the agreement by the parties to enter a process to reach a comprehensive, …
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By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Sixty-six women and children kidnapped by armed assailants in northern Burkina Faso last week have been freed, national broadcaster Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina (RTP) said on Friday. The mass kidnapping was unprecedented in Burkina Faso, which is facing a violent Islamist insurgency that spread from neighbouring Mali in 2015. …
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By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Hundreds demonstrated against France in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Friday, the latest expression of growing anti-French sentiment in the insurgent-hit West African country. Hundreds gathered in central Ouagadougou on Friday, chanting anti-France slogans and wielding placards calling on the French army to “get out”. Some set fire to …
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