COTONOU (Reuters) – Five rangers and a soldier were killed and 10 others injured following an ambush by unnamed militants in a northern Benin park on Tuesday, the park’s management said in a statement on Wednesday. (Reporting by Aaron Ross; Writing by Bate Felix; Editing by Chris Reese)
By Lovasoa Rabary ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -The death toll in Madagascar from Cyclone Batsirai rose to 92, the state disaster relief agency said on Wednesday, as information continued to filter in from areas of the country that were badly affected. The cyclone slammed into the Indian Ocean island late on Saturday, knocking down houses and electricity …
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By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Judges at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Uganda must pay $325 million in reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo for its role in conflicts in Congo’s resource-rich Ituri province. Uganda must pay the sum in five yearly instalments of $65 million to …
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(Changes source to Reuters News) By Rachel Savage and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) -After an initial hit from the global market impact of COVID-19, oil price-dependent Angola’s fortunes have reversed, turning the tables on Africa’s perennial investor darling Ghana. Angola has ploughed ahead with ambitious reforms, spurred by sovereign credit rating downgrades and tumbling bonds …
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The Hague (Reuters) – The International Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo for Kampala’s role in conflicts in Congo’s resource-rich Ituri province. Rulings of the ICJ, the United Nations’ highest court that deals with disputes between states, are final and cannot be …
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BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s transitional government has created working groups with members of West Africa’s regional bloc, the African Union and the United Nations to work toward a return to constitutional order, it said on Wednesday. The West African state was hit hard with sanctions https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mali-eyes-elections-four-years-west-african-bloc-mulls-sanctions-2022-01-09 last month after the military junta that first seized …
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By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) – President Kais Saied’s move to dissolve Tunisia’s top judicial authority has triggered a critical confrontation over rule of law and his own accountability as he slides further towards one-man rule. Saied https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tunisian-president-denies-coup-holds-power-tight-2022-02-02, who suspended parliament and seized executive power last summer in moves his foes called …
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DOUALA (Reuters) – Cameroon’s association of millers has suspended deliveries of flour and wheat bran throughout the country due to the rising price of wheat, it said in a statement. The association represents 70% of the market for flour production in Cameroon, said the statement dated Tuesday. “This measure taken reluctantly aims to limit the …
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By Saeed Azhar, Yousef Saba and Patrick Werr DUBAI (Reuters) -First Abu Dhabi Bank has made an offer to buy a controlling stake in Egypt’s biggest investment bank EFG Hermes that values the North African lender at 18.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.18 billion), the two banks said. If successful, the deal would give the UAE’s …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Sudanese envoy was in Israel on Wednesday in order to promote ties between the two countries, a source with close knowledge of the visit said. The presidential envoy arrived in Israel at the beginning of the week, the source said. There was no immediate confirmation from Israeli and Sudanese government spokespeople. …
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