DAKAR (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Mali claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack on the country’s main military base, which it said was a response to governmental collaboration with Russian mercenaries. Friday’s raid on the Kati base 15 km (10 miles) outside the capital Bamako killed at least one soldier and represented the …
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Clashes erupted between rival factions on the outskirts of the Libyan city of Misrata on Saturday, before being halted by the intervention of another armed force. The cause of the clashes near the junction of the main coastal highway leading to Tripoli was not immediately clear. It was also not clear if …
TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Tunis on Saturday to demonstrate against a referendum to be held on Monday on a new constitution that they reject as illegal. President Kais Saied published the draft constitution, giving himself far more powers, reducing the role of the parliament and judiciary, and removing most checks …
(Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to questions from the anti-corruption watchdog over allegations of criminal wrongdoing related to a break-in at his farm, the ombudsman said on Friday, after saying it would issue a subpoena to compel him to do so. The Public Protector, a constitutionally mandated anti-graft office, is investigating …
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By Mahamat Ramadane N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad rebels said on Friday they would renew their participation in peace-building talks with the interim authorities, after breaking off negotiations last week. The decision revives the possibility of their participation in a national dialogue in August that is meant to be a precursor to long-awaited elections after interim …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – The head of Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, assigned the Minister of Local Government to carry out the tasks of the Ministry of Interior starting from July 22, the GNU media office said on Friday. (Reporting by Yomna Ehab and Moataz Mohamed; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will begin an African tour in Egypt on Sunday, seeking to draw on demand for non-Western alliances as Moscow pushes back against international censure over the war in Ukraine. In Egypt, Lavrov will meet officials trying to square deep links to Russia with their …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Africa’s main public health body, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), will receive $100 million from the World Bank to help African countries prepare for, detect and respond to disease outbreaks. The Africa CDC has played a major role advising African countries during the COVID-19 pandemic and is …
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Rival factions fought each other in Tripoli overnight and into Friday, killing 13 people in the Libyan capital’s worst clashes for two years as a political standoff festers. Fighters exchanged fire in a central district where several government and international agencies, along with diplomatic missions, are based, and clashes spread to the areas …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -The U.S. development agency USAID on Friday said it would give Kenya $255 million in emergency assistance to tackle severe drought. Some 4.1 million people in the East African nation are facing acute food shortages, the government says, while the number of cases of child malnutrition has surged by half in parts of …
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