By Mahamat Ramadane N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Nomadic herder Fatime Tchari fended off a hungry calf as she tried to squeeze the last drops of milk from an emaciated cow in an arid corner of southern Chad. Then she stood up, dejected. “As you have just seen, I tried to milk six cows but I have …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -The chair of the African Union on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and urged parties in the two-year-old conflict to agree to direct peace talks. The Ethiopian government and its allies have been fighting Tigray forces on and off since late 2020. The violence has killed thousands of …
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By Garba Muhammad KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Zamfara state in northwestern Nigeria ordered five media outlets to close on Sunday after they covered a political rally for the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which took place in violation of a state ban on political activities. The order to close came after Governor Bello Muhammad, a …
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TUNIS, (Reuters) – Protestors clashed with police in the Tunisian capital of Tunis on Saturday, for the second night after a man died from injuries sustained during a police chase in August. Riot police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds in the poor Ettadamen and Intilka districts, with protesters chanting slogans against the police …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – An aid worker was among three people killed during an air strike on the town of Shire in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the International Rescue Committee said on Saturday. The aid worker, who worked for IRC’s health and nutrition team, died of injuries sustained while delivering assistance to women and children on …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Uganda President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday the government was implementing an overnight curfew, closing places of worship and entertainment, and restricting movement into and out of two districts affected by Ebola for 21 days. The measures aimed at curbing the spread of the disease will be introduced immediately in Mubende and …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At least five people were killed and nine injured in tribal clashes between members of the Miseriya and Nuba tribes in Sudan’s West Kordofan state, the country’s military said on Saturday. The incident is the latest in a wave of tribal violence that has swept across the country, despite the signing of …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of two rival Tunisian opposition groups held parallel protests against President Kais Saied on Saturday, denouncing his moves to consolidate his political power as public anger grows over fuel and food shortages. The Islamist Ennahda party and the Free Constitutional Party have been bitter foes for years and though …
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By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s police minister said the government was considering what steps to take on Friday after a court dropped terrorism charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on Thursday, although it did not acquit him. All three judges hearing the case at the Nigeria’s Court of Appeal dropped terrorism charges that …
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OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s military officials, political parties and civil society leaders on Friday officially designated army captain Ibrahim Traore as the country’s transitional president, two weeks after he seized power in Burkina Faso’s second coup this year. About 300 delegates are meeting over two days in the capital, Ouagadougou, to outline plans to …
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