NAIROBI (Reuters) -Two more people in an isolation unit of Uganda’s main hospital have tested positive for Ebola, bringing total cases recorded in the facility to five, the health minister said on Sunday. The five confirmed cases in Kampala are the first known transmission of the virus in the city, coming days after the information …
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s Eskom will implement “Stage 4 power” cuts from noon on Sunday until early Monday morning, before switching between “Stage 4” and “Stage 3” until Wednesday, the power utility said in a statement. Eskom, which provides the bulk of South Africa’s electricity needs, has been struggling to keep the lights …
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By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian businesses say they are starting to benefit from new rules to encourage investment and exports in one of the world’s most closed economies, but they fear a petrodollar windfall could push the government back to its state-heavy model. Recent rules aimed at diversifying the economy to reduce reliance …
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By Marafaele Mohloboli MASERU (Reuters) -Electoral authorities in Lesotho have said they incorrectly allocated parliamentary seats after an Oct. 7 election, asking the country’s top court to amend the allocations and halt the legislature’s first sitting, court papers showed on Saturday. The populist Revolution for Prosperity (RFP), founded by diamond magnate, Sam Matekane, won the …
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ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s finance ministry on Friday said a “clear path” towards the final details of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) support programme had been agreed and that the goal was to reach a staff-level agreement with the IMF by the end of the year. The IMF and a delegation from Ghana’s government held …
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By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s presidential frontrunner Bola Tinubu on Friday promised to remove a fuel subsidy if elected next February, adding that his government would ramp up oil production and deregulate midstream gas prices within six months. Nigerians will elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, who steps down next year after …
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CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s military government has proposed a shorter timeline for a transition to elections of 24 months, government spokesman Ousmane Gaoual Diallo said, down from a 36-month timeline earlier rejected by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The junta that took power in a coup last September has been under pressure …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that it had reached a staff-level agreement with Malawi for up to $88.3 million in emergency financing, as the southern African country struggles with acute forex shortages. Reuters reported earlier this week that Malawi, which has been experiencing chaotic queues at fuel stations that are …
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By Mahamat Ramadane N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Timothe Sidjim left the morgue with reddened eyes and a haggard look. He had just identified the body of his 22-year-old son, Allasem, one of at least 50 people killed in the violence that erupted as people protested against Chad’s government on Thursday. Hundreds took to the streets of …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States welcomes Friday’s announcement of peace talks led by the African Union between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan regional authorities, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. “In advance of next week’s talks, we reiterate our call on the parties to immediately cease all hostilities and for the …
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