NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya Airways on Saturday warned its striking pilots they could be dismissed if they do not return to work immediately as industrial action led to the cancellation of dozens of flights and left thousands of passengers stranded. The pilots at one of Africa’s largest carriers downed tools from 6 a.m local time on …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) – The African Development Bank raised $31 billion in investment commitments for projects during the Africa Investment Forum, said the bank’s president Akinwumi Adesina at the end of the three-day meeting on Friday. It brings the total investment for the year to about $64 billion, said Adesina. The bank secured $32.8 billion at …
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By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Nine health workers have been kidnapped from a government-run hospital in Cameroon’s restive northwest, one of two regions where armed separatists have been fighting government troops to create a breakaway state, the local mayor said on Friday. Acha Kennedy Ngu, mayor of the town of Batibo where the …
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By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -The French National Assembly on Friday cut the pay of a far-right lawmaker and temporarily banned him from the chamber for shouting “Go back to Africa!” as a Black legislator was speaking during a parliamentary session. The remark by Gregoire de Fournas, a lawmaker from Marine Le Pen’s opposition National …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somalia’s army and allied clan militias have killed at least 100 al Shabaab fighters in heavy clashes in the central Hiran region, the defence ministry said on Friday, days after twin bombings killed at least 120 people in the capital. Al Shabaab, an al Qaeda franchise, claimed responsibility for two car bombs …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government will apologise later this year for its role in slavery during the nation’s colonial past, a member of Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s Cabinet said on Friday. Minister for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind confirmed a report by broadcaster RTL that the government planned to make a formal apology in December. …
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CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s justice minister on Thursday ordered legal proceedings against former President Alpha Conde and more than 180 officials from his deposed regime for alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds, according to a public document. The West African country is run by a military junta that overthrew Conde, 84, in a coup …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – A ceasefire deal in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has raised cautious hope among millions of people impacted by the bloody two-year conflict that their anguish could be coming to an end. Many civilians are also reflecting on the terrible losses they suffered, and look to promised aid to rebuild their lives after …
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PARIS (Reuters) – Rights groups on Thursday lauded the conviction in Paris of former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara, who was sentenced to life in prison for atrocities committed during the West African country’s first civil war. Kamara was found guilty on Wednesday of perpetrating torture and “barbaric acts” in 1993, when he was part …
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By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Takealot group, which includes South Africa’s biggest e-commerce retailer Takealot.com, is pushing further into townships and growing its new grocery partnership to defend its market share. Competition is expected to intensify following a report U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon will launch locally in the coming year. Amazon has declined to …
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