JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African state power utility Eskom said on Friday it has increased rotational power cuts to “Stage 6” from “Stage 4” after eight power generating units broke down overnight. The “Stage 6” power cuts, the worst outage level on record, require up to 6,000 megawatts to be shed from the national grid …
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(Refiles to amend affiliation of analyst in paragraph 18) By Khalid Abdelaziz and Aidan Lewis KHARTOUM (Reuters) -An agreement to relaunch a political transition in Sudan and unlock billions of dollars in frozen international support faces many pitfalls, including distrust of the signatories and splits over issues left to a second phase of talks, analysts …
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By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed the convictions of Dominic Ongwen, a former Ugandan child soldier who rose to be a commander in the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army, and upheld his 25-year sentence for rape, murder and child abduction. “The appeals chamber rejects all the …
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By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to win reelection as leader of his party this weekend, after he was spared impeachment proceedings over a scandal dubbed “Farmgate” involving millions of dollars found stashed in the sofas at his private farm. Delegates from the governing African National Congress (ANC) …
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By Angus McDowall and Tarek Amara ZARZIS, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisia holds an election on Saturday but, in the coastal town of Zarzis, teenager Ismail Challahki and others like him couldn’t care less. All they’re waiting for is the chance to risk their lives on another smugglers’ boat bound for Europe. A dozen years after …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday criticized the United States over the concerns it has raised in the case of Paul Rusesabagina, a U.S. permanent resident jailed in Rwanda who was portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda.” Rusesabagina, 67, was sentenced last year to 25 years in prison on …
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By Andrea Shalal, Daphne Psaledakis and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced an agreement aimed at bolstering trade ties between the United States and Africa after years in which the continent took a back seat to other U.S. priorities as China made inroads with investments and trade. “The United States …
By Andrea Shalal, Daphne Psaledakis and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced an agreement aimed at bolstering trade ties between the United States and Africa after years in which the continent took a back seat to other U.S. priorities as China made inroads with investments and trade. “The United States is …
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -California-based exploration firm KoBold Metals, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify battery metal deposits, is investing $150 million to develop a copper mine in Zambia, the company announced at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C. KoBold’s investors include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a climate and technology fund founded by Microsoft’s …
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JUBA (Reuters) -Violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state has killed 166 civilians and displaced more than 20,000 since August amid an escalation in clashes between armed groups, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday. Violence is rife in parts of South Sudan where clashes triggered by domestic disputes over grazing …
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