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By Tim Cocks and Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Cyril Ramaphosa, the anti-apartheid champion who become one of South Africa’s wealthiest businessmen and then its most powerful politician, was battling for his political survival on Thursday. He took on the top job in 2018, vowing to root out corruption and fix the economy. But just …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesman, asked about a news report that Ramaphosa will address the nation on Thursday, said “an announcement is imminent” but that he could not confirm the date and time of the announcement. (Reporting by Alexander Winning; Editing by James Macharia Chege)

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan early next year, the Vatican said on Thursday, after having to cancel a scheduled trip to the two countries in July because of health problems. The Vatican said Francis would go to Congo from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 and …

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By Axel Threlfall and Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United Nations will ask for 25% more money in 2023 to fund humanitarian aid operations globally, the U.N. aid chief told a Reuters NEXT event on Wednesday, where he also warned that while famine would not yet be declared in Somalia, people were already …

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By Wendell Roelf and Bhargav Acharya CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -An independent panel appointed by the speaker of South Africa’s parliament on Wednesday found preliminary evidence that President Cyril Ramaphosa violated his oath of office, findings that could lead to his eventual impeachment. The president immediately denied any wrongdoing. Ramaphosa has not been charged with any …

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MAPUTO (Reuters) – A court in Mozambique on Wednesday started delivering its judgement in a case involving 19 people accused of various crimes for their alleged roles in the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars in government-backed loans. The 19, who include former state security officials and the son of an ex-president, faced charges …

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By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) – It is early morning at a cemetery in Zimbabwe’s Warren Park, a few miles west of central Harare, and 19-year-old Lesly Madubeko is drenched in sweat from an hour-long workout. He wakes up at 4 a.m. to join dozens of exercise fanatics jogging and joining aerobics classes in what …

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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somalia’s economy grew 2.9% in 2021, up from a contraction of 0.3% the previous year, despite significant shocks including delayed elections, drought, COVID-19 and increased insecurity, the World Bank said on Tuesday. It said according to the latest Somalia Economic Update report, a forecast of GDP growth of 3.6 percent in 2023 …

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