SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday praised Egypt for speaking up strongly on the war in Ukraine and said Cairo had been a key mediator in Gaza. Biden was speaking as he met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the COP27 summit in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. “In …
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By Duncan Miriri and George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s government will no longer borrow money at interest rates of more than 10%, President William Ruto said on Friday, adding that the cost of debt had become “unacceptable”. Ruto, who was sworn into office in September, is seeking less costly loans after a debt-fuelled infrastructure …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African state-owned freight rail company Transnet said on Friday that repairs to a commodities export line had been significantly delayed by violence. A train carrying coal for export derailed earlier this week on its way to the Richards Bay port. Transnet said in a statement on Friday that there had been …
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By Tommy Wilkes and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s government said on Friday that international aid was “allowed and ready” to move into Tigray, after humanitarian agencies said they were still awaiting access to the war-ravaged region nine days after a truce was declared. Under the ceasefire agreement signed Nov. 2 with the Tigray …
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KINSHASA (Reuters) – Fighting picked up on Friday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army, a rebel leader, military sources and civilians told Reuters. Clashes had subsided for about a week since the M23’s latest offensive in late October. The rebel group has had a major resurgence …
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(Fixes spelling of Soso in paragraphs 10, 12) By Seun Sanni PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) -Jerome Ngutor had trouble with a persistent stomach ache but like many Nigerians, he did not have enough money to see a doctor. Then he heard about a novel idea to get health insurance – collect waste material and trade …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – A South African flight school under scrutiny by authorities in Britain for recruiting British ex-military pilots to train Chinese military fliers says a former U.S. Marine arrested in Australia last month was a former contractor for the school. The Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA) also told Reuters …
By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) -A Kenyan court on Thursday allowed a request by public prosecutors to withdraw a 7.4 billion shillings ($60 million) corruption case against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, citing insufficient evidence. This is the latest case to be set aside by the courts under new President William Ruto’s government, where prosecutors have …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – A member of the defence team of Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah tweeted on Thursday that he had been granted permission by Egypt’s state prosecutor to visit him in prison. Khaled Ali, a member of the defence team, said he was on his way to the prison where Abd el-Fattah is …
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Elizabeth Wathuti channelled her frustration and sadness over the damage to natural habitats including Kenyan forests close to her childhood home into a life of activism, founding Green Generation Initiative to raise awareness through tree growing. Six years after starting the environmental advocacy group, Wathuti is one of Kenya’s most ardent voices …
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