By Eliasu Mohammed ACCRA (Reuters) – An explosion in Ghana’s rural Western Region on Thursday razed hundreds of buildings and killed an unknown number of residents when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine collided with a motorcycle. Unverified videos posted on local media showed a large, smouldering blast site in which buildings had …
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By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudanese head of judiciary and judges condemned violence against anti-military protesters in a rare public statement on Thursday, while the United States said it would consider unspecified steps against those holding up efforts to resolve Sudan’s political crisis. At least 72 civilians have died and more than …
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By Nyasha Francis Nyaungwa WINDHOEK (Reuters) -Namibia’s High Court ruled on Thursday against two gay couples fighting for recognition of their marriages, with the judge saying she agreed with them but was bound by the nation’s prohibition of same-sex relations. Like Namibia, many other African nations still ban same-sex liaisons, with couples risking jail and …
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MONROVIA (Reuters) -A stampede at a church gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia killed 29 people overnight, the deputy information minister told state radio on Thursday. The incident occurred during an all-night Christian worship event at New Kru Town, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of the capital, Jalawah Tonpo said. “The doctors said 29 persons died …
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Africa’s top public health bodies on Thursday called for donated COVID-19 vaccines to come with a shelf life of three to six months so countries could plan their rollouts and avoid a situation where doses expire. John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said …
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu’s choice of aquamation over cremation or traditional burial came as a surprise to some South Africans, while others were impressed by this environmentally conscious move. By opting for aquamation Tutu, who died on Dec. 26 aged 90, joined a growing “green burial” movement centred around the use …
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ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria has decided to close its schools for ten days after it registered a rise in Omicron cases, an official statement said on Wednesday. Algeria encouraged citizens to get vaccinated to counter the pandemic. (Reporting by Lamine Chikhi; Editing by Chris Reese)
BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Wednesday pledged to work to jumpstart the economy and ensure broad-based development gains as he was sworn in for a second five-year term in office. Barrow, 56, came to power in 2017 by unseating his autocratic predecessor Yahya Jammeh at the polls. He comfortably won re-election last …
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ACCRA (Reuters) – A proposed tax on digital transactions in Ghana whose passage was delayed by a brawl on the floor of parliament in December will soon be resubmitted to lawmakers, the finance minister said on Wednesday. The 1.75% “e-levy”, which would includes taxes on mobile money payments, has been met with fierce resistance by …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian man died in hospital on Wednesday from injuries inflicted by police, activists and the main opposition Ennahda party said, in what would be the first death related to protests against President Kais Saied’s assumption of extra powers. A Tunis court investigating the death said the man, found in …
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