KAMPALA (Reuters) – An ebola case in the latest outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever in Uganda has been confirmed in the country’s capital Kampala, according to the health minister. The person died on October 7th and the ebola infection was confirmed posthumously from a sample that had been taken from him before he was buried, …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) – A parasite known as “jasside” could reduce Ivory Coast’s cotton out by between 30% and 40% this year, the head of the cotton and cashew council Adama Coulibaly told Reuters on Wednesday. (Reporting by Loucoumane Coulibaly; Writing by Sofia Christensen; Editing by James Macharia Chege)
By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA (Reuters) – At least 25 people have been killed in South Sudan, officials said, after youths from two neighbouring communities in the country’s north clashed over a disputed borderline separating their areas. Violence is endemic in parts of South Sudan where clashes triggered by localised disputes over grazing areas, water, …
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MILAN (Reuters) – A suspected migrant trafficking boss was arrested in Ethiopia after two years on the run and has been extradited to face justice in Italy, Italian justice ministry sources said on Tuesday. Temesghen Ghebru Ghebremedhin, 35, is “considered a key member of a vast transnational organisation dedicated to smuggling migrants from North Africa …
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MASERU (Reuters) – Lesotho’s newly formed party Revolution for Prosperity (RFP), which won the most seats in last week’s election but fell short of an overall majority, has formed a coalition government with two other opposition parties, its leader said on Tuesday. The kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa has been marred by years of …
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(Reuters) – South Africa’s Tharisa Plc continues to see strong demand from China for its chrome, despite COVID-19 lockdowns and a real estate crisis in the latter that have dimmed the outlook for steel, Chief Executive Phoevos Pouroulis said on Tuesday. South Africa is the world’s biggest producer of chrome, an essential ingredient in the …
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N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s Prime Minister Albert Pahimi Padacke has resigned in order to pave the way for a new government after the Central African country decided to push back elections by two years, the president’s office said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Mahamat Ramadane; Writing by Nellie Peyton; Editing by James Macharia Chege)
MASERU (Reuters) – Lesotho’s Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party emerged as the single biggest party after it won 56 parliamentary seats in last week’s election, but fell short of a clear majority, the election commission said on Monday. The RFP now has to court other parties to gain a majority in the 120-member parliament. Should …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian fishermen recovered on Monday the bodies of eight migrants off the coast of the southern town of Zarzis, whose boat is likely to have sunk at the end of last month, a Red Crescent official said. Families of the missing have been protesting since last week in Zarzis, saying that the …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia only has enough petrol to last a week, a senior official in the labour union said on Monday, but the energy minister said a new tanker was unloading and that big queues at fuel stations had been caused by a rush of consumers hoarding supply. Long lines of cars have jammed …
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