By Mukelwa Hlatshwayo NAIROBI (Reuters) – Imagine having no sensation in a body part for most of your life and then being able to feel it at last. That was the transformation being sought by about 60 Kenyan women who had undergone female genital mutilation, or FGM, during childhood and came forward for reconstructive surgery …
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ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s government is considering a 30% ‘haircut’ on foreign bonds, and the suspension of interest rate payments to domestic bondholders in 2023 as part of debt restructuring efforts, Deputy Finance Minister John Kumah said on Thursday. The finance ministry later said that no decisions had been finalised, as the West African nation …
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian gunmen kidnapped at least 60 people in a remote community in northwestern Zamfara state who were mostly women observing Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, residents said on Thursday in the latest wave of abductions to hit the state. Armed gangs are rife across the country’s northwest where they rob or kidnap for …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday said he wanted to launch proceedings against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony in his absence. Prosecutor Karim Khan said he had requested authorisation to hold a hearing on the confirmation of charges against Kony, who is the ICC’s longest standing suspect at large. “This …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Senegal is due to receive around 330,000 pounds ($400,500) in insurance payments from aid organisations to protect against the risk of drought, a spokesperson for the aid groups said on Thursday. The insurance taken out by the Start Network group of humanitarian nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) was triggered on Monday at the end …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya Power, the country’s sole electricity distributor, reported power outages across parts of the nation on Thursday. The company did not explain what triggered the outages but said it was working to “restore normalcy within shortest time possible”. It buys the bulk of its power from Kenya Electricity Generating Company. The outages …
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HARARE (Reuters) -Zimbabwe’s economic growth is expected to end the year at 4% in 2022, down from 4.6% previously targeted, finance minister Mthuli Ncube said in a speech on Thursday. Growth is then projected to slow to 3.8% in 2023 before increasing to 4.8% in 2024 and 5% in 2025, he said. The overall fiscal …
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By Eldson Chagara and Frank Phiri BLANTYRE (Reuters) – Malawi is in the grip of a cholera outbreak which has spread across the country, killing 292 people and infecting 9447 since March when the first case was reported, according to health minister Khumbize Chiponda. Most deaths from the disease, which is spread through contaminated water …
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LAGOS (Reuters) – A Nigerian start up called Vinsighte is using technology to assist the visually impaired, with several products including “smart” reading glasses that convert text to audio. About 15.3% of the world’s blind population resides in Africa, according to the World Health Organization, where they often lack the resources and support needed to …
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KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda has recorded a drop in the number of new Ebola cases, with some districts going for at least two weeks without registering new infections, health ministry officials said. The development is a major sign the East African country is having a measure of success in efforts to combat its latest outbreak …
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