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(Reuters) – A ship with Ukrainian wheat destined for Ethiopia arrived in port on Saturday, the first vessel to sail as part of a push to send food to countries most vulnerable to famine and drought, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Last Saturday, Ukraine and allied nations launched an initiative to export $150 million worth of …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will not resign and will seek a second term as leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) after allies rallied behind him to stay on, a spokesperson from the president’s office said on Saturday. Ramaphosa’s position as the head of state came into question after an …

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TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s powerful labour union attacked the president’s political and economic agenda on Saturday, including elections this month, saying it will no longer accept what it called a threat to democracy in its clearest challenge to him yet. The UGTT union says it has more than a million members and has proven able …

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MILAN (Reuters) – Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said in an interview with an Italian newspaper on Friday that African and European states should agree quotas for African immigrants tailored to employment needs. An agreement based on the number of Africans that each European country needs for its labour market could help resolve the problem of …

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LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday allowed Shell Plc’s local unit to appeal a ruling that directed the company to pay $1.8 billion compensation over an alleged spill, in a dispute that has held back the company’s sale of its onshore assets. Shell said in June it would pause the disposal of local …

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By Bhanvi Satija BENGALARU (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Friday it still does not have the unfettered access to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region stipulated in a truce signed a month ago. The Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray agreed on Nov. 2 to cease hostilities, a dramatic diplomatic breakthrough two years …

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By George Obulutsa and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya’s President William Ruto has suspended four election commissioners who refused to endorse his win in an August election, the presidency said on Friday, and formed a panel to investigate if they should be removed. The move has opened a new battle front between the government and …

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