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Uganda has not agreed to take deportees from US, senior official says

20 Aug 2025

KAMPALA (Reuters) -A senior Ugandan official denied on Wednesday a U.S. media report that the country had agreed to take in people deported from the United States, saying it lacked the facilities to accommodate them. Citing internal U.S. government documents, CBS News reported on Tuesday that Washington had reached deportation deals with Uganda and Honduras …

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US suspends visa processing in Zimbabwe, embassy says

20 Aug 2025

HARARE (Reuters) -The United States has stopped processing most visas in Zimbabwe until further notice, its embassy in the capital Harare said on Wednesday, citing unspecified concerns with the government. “We have paused routine visa services in Harare while we address concerns with the Government of Zimbabwe,” the embassy said in a post on X. …

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Death toll in Nigeria mosque attack rises to 50, dozens abducted

20 Aug 2025

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI (Reuters) -The death toll from an attack by gunmen on a mosque and nearby homes in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state has risen to at least 50, with around 60 others abducted, local officials and residents said on Wednesday. The attack occurred early on Tuesday in the remote community of Unguwan Mantau, …

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Bandits kill at least 27 in northern Nigeria mosque attack, officials say

19 Aug 2025

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -At least 27 worshippers were killed and several injured early on Tuesday when armed bandits stormed a mosque in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state during morning prayers, the village head and a hospital official said. Gunmen opened fire inside a mosque as Muslims gathered to pray at around 04:00 GMT …

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Somalia faces diphtheria surge amid vaccine shortages and aid cuts

19 Aug 2025

MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Diphtheria cases and deaths have risen sharply this year in Somalia, where the response has been curtailed by vaccine shortages and U.S. aid cuts, Somali officials said. More than 1,600 cases, including 87 deaths, have been recorded, up from 838 cases and 56 deaths in all of 2024, said Hussein Abdukar Muhidin, the …

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Nigerian court to rule on bail for deadly church attack suspects on Sept 10

19 Aug 2025

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Five men charged with carrying out a deadly Islamist militant attack on a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria in 2022 were remanded in custody on Tuesday until a court ruling on September 10 on their application for bail. The suspects, who pleaded not guilty when arraigned last week, appeared in …

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At least 25 rescued after boat capsizes in Nigeria, dozens presumed dead

19 Aug 2025

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -At least 25 people have been rescued and 25 others are still missing two days after a boat carrying about 50 passengers capsized in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto State, emergency services said on Tuesday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said 25 people were still unaccounted for and presumed dead. …

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Rebels armed with machetes kill at least 52 in eastern Congo

19 Aug 2025

(Corrects misspelled name in paragraph two) KINSHASA (Reuters) -Islamic State-backed rebels armed with machetes and hoes have killed at least 52 civilians in the Beni and Lubero areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, UN and local officials said. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels were taking revenge on civilians after suffering …

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Burkina Faso declares UN coordinator persona non grata

18 Aug 2025

(Deletes erroneous character at beginning of text) (Reuters) -Burkina Faso has declared United Nations regional coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak persona non grata over a U.N. report alleging violations against children in the West African country, a government spokesperson said on Monday. Burkinabe authorities were neither involved in the preparation of the U.N. report, titled “Children and …

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