By Christian Akorlie and Tiemoko Diallo ACCRA (Reuters) – West African nations will close their borders with Mali, sever diplomatic ties and impose tough economic sanctions in response to its “unacceptable” delay in holding elections following a 2020 military coup, the 15-state regional bloc said on Sunday. The fresh measures from the Economic Community of …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – An air strike in Ethiopia’s Tigray region killed 56 people and injured 30, including children, in a camp for displaced people, two aid workers told Reuters on Saturday, citing local authorities and eyewitness accounts. Military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane and government spokesman Legesse Tulu did not immediately respond to requests for …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A second protester in Sudan has died after being hit in the head with a tear gas canister in anti-military rule protests, medics said on Monday. This brings the death toll from Sunday’s protest to two, and from protests since an October military coup to 63. The other protester died after being …
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – An estimated 200 people or more have been killed in villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week, residents said on Saturday. Residents gained access to the villages on Saturday after the military captured the …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The United Nations said on Saturday it would invite Sudanese military leaders, political parties and other groups to take part in discussions aimed at ending a crisis unleashed by a coup in October. U.N. mediation in the weeks after the coup succeeded in reinstating Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, but his resignation https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sudans-political-transition-balance-2022-01-03 last …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa should step up COVID-19 vaccinations, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday, urging members of his governing African National Congress (ANC) party to fight vaccine hesitancy in communities. Nearly 40% of South Africa’s adult population has been fully vaccinated, higher than in many other African countries but less than the government …
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(In last paragraph, corrects location of town to northwest of the region, not northeast) ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – An air strike in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray killed 56 people and wounded at least 30 in a camp for the internally displaced, two aid workers told Reuters on Saturday, citing local authorities and eyewitness accounts. …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian government said on Friday that it will begin dialogue with political opposition figures after announcing a list of prominent opposition leaders to be released from prison. “The key to lasting peace is dialogue,” said the statement issued by the government communications office. “One of the moral obligations of a victor …
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NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Mauritanian authorities have released former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on bail for medical reasons, the justice ministry said on Friday, amid an investigation into allegations of high-level corruption during his time in office. Abdel Aziz, 65, who stepped down in 2019 after serving two five-year terms, was moved from house arrest …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that he looks forward to improvement in humanitarian access to all areas affected by the conflict in Ethiopia, as he welcomed the release of numerous detainees, including opposition figures, in the country. “Following my last contact with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, I also look …
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