BAMAKO (Reuters) – A coalition of armed groups in northern Mali on Thursday pulled out of long-running peace talks based on a 2015 Algiers accord because of what they call a lack of political will on the part of the West African country’s military government. The coalition, called the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – A second round of elections would cause chaos and should be postponed following record-low turnout in parliamentary voting last week, the powerful UGTT union said on Thursday, saying the resulting parliament would have no legitimacy. Only 11.2% of the country’s eligible voters participated in the election last week, sparking …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Al Shabaab fighters have attacked a police vehicle in eastern Kenya, killing two officers and one civilian, police and the armed group said. The truck was travelling from Hayley Lapsset camp to Garissa town, around 120 km (75 miles) from the Somali border, when it hit an explosive device, police said in …
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MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia has begun repatriating troops it said it sent for training in neighbouring Eritrea, after protests in several Somali cities over accusations that they had been recruited under false pretences and held captive. The soldiers were sent to Eritrea during former president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo’s administration. After coming to power in May, …
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(Corrects paragraph 4 to show studies of the treatment have shown similar efficacy as daily oral pills, corrects date in paragraph 10 to January 2021, and corrects paragraph 11 to show the GSK generic versions deal was for HIV prevention, not treatment) By Justin Dralaze KAMPALA (Reuters) -Ever since Gerald Muwonge tested positive for HIV …
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(Reuters) – Germany’s BioNTech said on Wednesday it has completed construction of its first vaccine factory made from shipping containers called ‘BioNtrainer’ being sent to Africa. The COVID-19 vaccine maker said the BioNtrainer is expected to arrive in Kigali, Rwanda in the first quarter of 2023. In February, the company planned to develop a vaccine …
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KAMPALA (Reuters) -A U.S. couple detained in Uganda on charges of aggravated torture of a 10-year-old boy face an additional charge of aggravated child trafficking which carries the death penalty if they are convicted, the state prosecutor said on Wednesday. Nicholas Spencer and his wife, Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer, both 32, have been in custody …
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BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambian authorities have foiled a military coup attempt and arrested four soldiers plotting to overthrow President Adama Barrow’s administration, the government said on Wednesday. The Gambian Armed Forces High Command arrested four soldiers linked to the alleged plot coup after a military operation on Tuesday, the government said. “Based on intelligence reports… …
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OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s mines minister on Tuesday denied an allegation by the president of Ghana that Burkina Faso had paid Russian mercenaries by giving them the rights to a mine. Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo caused a controversy by stating last week that Burkina Faso had hired mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group to help …
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KINSHASA (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday eased a weapons embargo meant to stem rebel fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and renewed a peacekeeping mission there for another year. Under a new resolution, U.N. member states are no longer required to notify the Security Council of arms sales or military …
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