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KAMPALA (Reuters) – The Ugandan government has suspended the operations of a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) that advocates for the rights of sexual minorities, accusing it of working in the East African country illegally, according to a senior official. Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) has for years championed the rights of LGBT people in Uganda, where …

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DAKAR (Reuters) – The United States’ ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will cause 40 million people to become food insecure and that sub-Saharan Africa will be hardest hit. The United States has secured $4.5 billion for food security at the G7 summit, of which it has …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign minister will make a tour of African states this autumn, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. “I can’t do it now because of the war. I planned before the war, and I am sure that after the war I will do it,” the president’s office quoted Zelenskiy as saying at …

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JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has removed the finance minister and central bank governor from their posts, a decree read on state-run television said. The decree said Kiir had named Dier Tong Ngor as finance minister to replace Agak Acuil Lual, while the central bank’s first deputy governor, Johnny Ohisa Damian, will …

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ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria asked Google to block the use of YouTube channels and livestreams by banned groups and terrorist organizations in the country, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Thursday. Nigeria has been exploring ways to regulate social media usage in the country, Africa’s most populous. The country is home to millions of internet …

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By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa is beset by crises that have cast doubt on his presidency and left him vulnerable to a leadership challenge as his party begins the process of selecting candidates for the next national election. As clouds gather, analysts and party insiders say his best chance of …

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By Hereward Holland NAIROBI (Reuters) – Sexagenarian reggae aficionado and presidential candidate George Wajackoyah is convinced he has the right medicine for the ills troubling Kenya’s voters: a dose of marijuana and some hyena testicles. East Africa’s wealthiest country is holding elections on Aug. 9. A tight race between the two leading presidential candidates – …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the country. The person presented with rare neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome soon after being given J&J’s Janssen vaccine, after …

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