By Kopano Gumbi and Nelson Banya (Reuters) -South Africa’s logistics utility Transnet declared force majeure at its ports on Thursday, according to a document seen by Reuters, as workers began an open-ended strike over wages. Transnet operates South Africa’s freight rail network and all the country’s ports. It said the strike action would have a …
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WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Namibia has confirmed 54 cases of swine flu out of 190 suspected cases, the health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The central Otjozundjopa region and the area surrounding the capital Windhoek were the most affected, with 24 positive cases reported in each area. H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, …
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military has secured the release of the remaining 23 hostages from a train attack by gunmen in northern Kaduna state in March, which saw dozens kidnapped and six others killed, a defence official said on Wednesday. The government blamed the attack on Islamist insurgency Boko Haram. The attack on the Abuja-Kaduna …
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FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s security forces said on Wednesday they had arrested three foreign nationals involved in the smuggling of half tonne (1,102 lb) of cocaine that was seized in neighbouring Liberia. “These foreign nationals, who include a Liberian, a Guinean and a Lebanese, were alleged to have been members of the cartel involved …
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By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ethiopia’s government and rival Tigrayan forces said on Wednesday they have accepted an invitation by the African Union to participate in peace talks aimed at ending a two-year conflict. The talks, slated for this weekend in South Africa, will be the first formal negotiations between the two sides since the …
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By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) -A Rwandan court on Wednesday acquitted three journalists who had been detained for four years on charges of spreading false information with the intention of inciting violence and tarnishing the country’s image. Rights groups say Rwanda is among the countries in sub-Saharan Africa that has the worst record for jailing …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -More than 50 people were killed in an air strike on Tuesday that hit a school in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region that was sheltering people displaced by conflict between the federal and regional governments, two aid workers and Tigray forces said. The air strike in the town of Adi Daero, some 40 km …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African utility Eskom said on Wednesday it would continue with “Stage 4” power cuts until 0500 local time (0300 GMT) on Thursday morning before reducing them to “Stage 3” until 0500 on Saturday morning. (Reporting by Anait Miridzhanian; editing by David Evans)
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Shocks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine mean the world is unlikely to meet a longstanding goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030, the World Bank said in a new report released on Wednesday. The COVID-19 pandemic marked a historic turning point after decades of poverty …
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s petroleum minister said on Wednesday that progress had been made with Italian energy company Eni to develop an offshore field that is expected to produce 100,000 barrels per day by 2025. (Reporting by Wendell Roelf; Writing by Anait Miridzhanian; Editing by Alexander Winning)
