DAKAR (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo expelled a French journalist working for Reuters after her application for journalistic accreditation was not approved. Sonia Rolley applied in September for accreditation to take up an assignment coordinating Reuters news coverage in Congo. She was granted permission to cover a climate conference in the capital, Kinshasa, in …
By Duncan Miriri and Jeff Kahinju NAIROBI (Reuters) -A labour court on Tuesday ordered pilots at Kenya Airways to resume work by Wednesday, seeking to end a strike that has left thousands of passengers stranded at one of Africa’s most important aviation hubs. Members of the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA), which represents about 400 …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand edged higher on Tuesday afternoon, as the U.S. currency weakened for a third straight session on global markets. At 1532 GMT, the rand traded at 17.7150 against the dollar, about 0.1% stronger than its previous close. The dollar index, which tracks the dollar against a basket of currencies, was down …
By Maha El Dahan SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -The presidents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt witnessed the signing of an agreement on Tuesday to develop one of the world’s largest onshore wind projects in Egypt, according to an official statement on the Gulf nation’s state news agency. The memorandum of understanding was …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – The striking pilots at Kenya Airways have been ordered to resume work by November 9, a court ruled on Tuesday, and also barred the airline from penalising the pilots. (Reporting by George Obulutsa; Writing by Bhargav Acharya; Editing by James Macharia Chege)
By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Cocoa bean arrivals to San Pedro, one of Ivory Coast’s two main ports, were blocked last week after dock workers refused to offload trucks as part of an ongoing strike impacting the industry ahead of peak main crop harvests, exporters said on Tuesday. The strike started on Oct. 24 …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s interior minister said on Tuesday evidence suggested a prominent Pakistani journalist was the victim of a targeted killing in Kenya, not an accidental shooting, though he still needed more information on the incident. Kenyan police spokesman Bruno Shioso declined to respond to the minister’s comments on the death of …
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By Benson Jacob BUKOBA, Tanzania (Reuters) – When the waters of Lake Victoria started gushing into the cabin of Flight PW494, passenger Mectrida Samuel knew she had to act fast. Around her, others were frantically trying free themselves and keep above the fast-rising water. “We had a big crash and I immediately started seeing water …
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(Reuters) -A Transnet train carrying coal for export derailed on Tuesday on its way to the Richards Bay port, the state-owned South African logistics company said. No injuries were reported and response teams were on their way to the site, Transnet said in a statement. Transnet did not say how much coal the train was …
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By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda will shorten the school term by two weeks to reduce daily contact amongst students and help curb the spread of Ebola, the education minister said on Tuesday. Authorities have been struggling to contain the highly infectious and deadly haemorrhagic fever since the epidemic spilled into the capital Kampala, …
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