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Nigerian unions to protest shutdown of public universities due to strike

18 Jul 2022 18 Jul 2022

(Corrects strike has lasted for six-months, not 8-months) ABUJA (Reuters) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will embark on two-day protest on July 26 to demonstrate against a six-month shutdown of public universities across the country due to pay disagreements between the government and teachers, it said on Sunday. The NLC, the country’s main umbrella …

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Sudan protesters decry violence in southern state

18 Jul 2022 18 Jul 2022

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Security forces fired tear gas as Sudanese protesters marched in the capital Khartoum on Sunday against the country’s military leadership, holding it responsible for an outbreak of violence in Blue Nile State. More than 30 people were killed and 100 injured in tribal clashes that started last week between the Hausa and …

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Ghana confirms its first outbreak of highly infectious Marburg virus

18 Jul 2022 18 Jul 2022

DAKAR (Reuters) – Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, its health service said on Sunday, after two people who later died tested positive for the virus earlier this month. Tests conducted in Ghana came back positive on July 10, but the results had to …

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Guinea junta names acting prime minister during absence of PM Beavogui

17 Jul 2022 17 Jul 2022

By Samb Saliou CONAKRY (Reuters) – The military junta in Guinea has appointed an acting prime minister while prime minister Mohamed Beavogui is absent, state television said late on Saturday. The announcement did not explain why Beavogui was taking a leave of absence or how long he would be absent for. “Commerce and Industry Minister …

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Nine killed in separate shootings in South Africa – police

17 Jul 2022 17 Jul 2022

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Police are on the hunt for suspects after nine people were fatally shot in separate shooting incidents in two provinces of South Africa on Saturday night, police said on Sunday. The latest slew of shootings come on the heels of an uptick in violent deaths in a country with one of the …

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Two Catholic priests abducted in Nigeria, diocese says

17 Jul 2022 17 Jul 2022

ABUJA (Reuters) – Two Nigerian Catholic priests have been abducted in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna, the local diocese said, nearly two weeks after another priest was taken from his parish in the same state. Fathers John Mark Cheitnum and Donatus Cleopas were abducted in the town of Lere after they arrived for a parish …

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Chad rebels halt peace-building talks with interim military authorities

16 Jul 2022 16 Jul 2022

By Mahamat Ramadane N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad rebels said on Saturday they would suspend their participation in talks with the government, a move that raises doubt about their involvement in a national dialogue in August that is meant to be a precursor to long-awaited elections. The peace-building talks in Qatar with Chad’s transitional military authorities …

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Curfew declared in Sudanese towns after deadly clashes

16 Jul 2022 16 Jul 2022

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudanese authorities have declared an overnight curfew in two towns in southeastern Blue Nile state, close to the border with Ethiopia, after several days of tribal clashes in which they said 31 people were killed. Clashes spread in several towns from Wednesday after the killing of a farmer, before security forces made arrests …

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Six killed in rare attack near Malian capital

16 Jul 2022 16 Jul 2022

BAMAKO (Reuters) – Unidentified armed men killed six people at a checkpoint 70 km (44 miles) east of Mali’s capital Bamako, the security ministry said on Friday. It did not say who was responsible for the attack, which took place overnight on Thursday in an area in southwestern Mali that has been relatively untouched by …

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Sisi and Biden discuss food security, energy in first meeting – Egyptian presidency

16 Jul 2022 16 Jul 2022

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed food security and disruptions to energy supplies with U.S. President Joe Biden as they met for the first time on Saturday on the sidelines of an Arab summit in Jeddah, the Egyptian presidency said. The two leaders also addressed ways to revive a Palestinian peace process, …

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