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By Promit Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African petrochemical major Sasol will announce partnerships over the next few weeks with local mining companies to supply green hydrogen for their mining operations, a senior company executive said on Wednesday. A major part of the South African government’s aim to cut climate-warming gas emissions is tied to …

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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s main opposition leader Atiku Abubakar launched his presidential election campaign on Wednesday calling for a sweeping victory to save the country from a “frightening descent” into anarchy. Official election campaigning started on Wednesday, ahead of a February presidential vote to choose a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, who …

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GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana has resumed exports of live cattle and beef from areas declared free of foot and mouth disease (FMD) but sales to Europe, which has tougher import restrictions, remain suspended, a senior government official told Reuters on Wednesday. In August, Botswana suspended beef exports following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease …

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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Satellite images show the mobilisation this month of military forces in towns on either side of Ethiopia’s northern border with Eritrea, a private U.S. company said on Wednesday. Reuters could not independently verify the contents of the images showing reported military activity in the aftermath of the breakdown on Aug. 24 of …

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DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal plans to hold talks with India to secure a much-needed rice supply after India banned exports of broken rice globally and imposed tariffs on some other types, the West African nation’s president told business leaders late on Monday. India and Pakistan are Senegal’s two top sources of rice, a major food …

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LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria faces worsening malnutrition in the northwest due to insecurity, high food prices and the impact of climate change, Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) said on Tuesday, calling for the region to be included in United Nations funding plans next year. Gunmen have terrorised the northwest, killing and kidnapping people for ransom this …

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