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By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he had raised with Rwanda’s president U.S. concerns over the jailing of Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” sheltering hundreds of people during the 1994 genocide. Rusesabagina, 67, a U.S. permanent resident, was sentenced last September to 25 …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Africa’s top public health body said on Thursday it was hopeful South African pharmaceutical firm Aspen Pharmacare would get orders for its own brand COVID-19 vaccine. Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said last month that it is in detailed discussions with buyers to generate demand for Aspen’s COVID-19 vaccine Aspenovax. …

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By Corina Pons GRAN CANARIA (Reuters) – Standing in a cemetery of abandoned boats, Mohamed Fane picks a West African franc off the floor and shudders at the traumatic memory of his voyage from Senegal to the Canary Islands. After an arduous overland trip and months waiting, smugglers shepherded the 33-year-old carpenter into a flimsy …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Mali’s interim leader Assimi Goita on Wednesday, according to a Kremlin statement. The Kremlin said the two leaders discussed possible supplies of Russian food, fertilisers and fuel to Mali, while Goita thanked Putin for Russia’s support. Goita’s ruling junta came to power in a …

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