MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia was in the process of rerouting its trade and oil exports towards countries from the BRICS group of emerging economies in the wake of Western sanctions over Ukraine. The BRICS countries comprise Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The West has imposed sweeping sanctions …
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By Habibat Raheem LAGOS (Reuters) – When an ocean surge washed away Mureni Sanni Alajika’s house in 2011, he took a loan to build a home farther away. But that too is no longer safe as the sea creeps inland in Okun Alfa, a neighbourhood in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos. Hundreds of other residents have …
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RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s consumer price index rose by 5.9% year-on-year in May, the high commission for planning said on Wednesday. Food prices rose by 8.4%, while non-food inflation increased by 4.1%. On a month-on-month basis, the index rose by 0.3%. Core CPI, which excludes prices of volatile goods, increased 5.6% year-on-year and was up …
By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) – U.N. negotiators began talks Tuesday in Nairobi toward reaching a new global pact for protecting nature and wildlife, after a previous round of talks in March failed to make progress. With scientists warning that an estimated 1 million species are at risk of extinction, the United Nations is asking countries …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Tuesday to disburse unused funds initially destined for development projects in Africa to support African countries most exposed to the global food crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. Millions of tonnes of grains are stuck in Ukraine, a crucial supplier to many poorer nations, because the …
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By Anne Mimault and Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s army has ordered civilians to evacuate two large “military interest zones” in its northern and southeastern regions ahead of anticipated operations against Islamist insurgents, it said. The announcement was made late on Monday, with few details about how long people have to evacuate or …
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By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – The alliance led by Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga will come down hard on corruption if it wins in August, his running mate Martha Karua said, but dismissed her nickname “Iron Lady” as a sexist trope directed at tough women leaders. “Strong leadership in women is seen as an …
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GABORONE (Reuters) – Russia avoided censure over its invasion of Ukraine at an international conflict diamond meeting in Botswana, an official said, drawing sharp criticism from civil society. A rift has emerged within the Kimberley Process (KP) — a coalition of governments, the diamond industry and the umbrella coalition representing civil society — created to …
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KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen killed eight people and kidnapped 38 others in an attack on two churches in the northern state of Kaduna on Sunday, an official from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Monday, weeks after a similar deadly attack in the south west. The attack occurred during the morning service …
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PRAIA (Reuters) – Cape Verde will spend around $85 million on emergency subsidies and fiscal measures this year to mitigate the rise in food and fuel prices brought by the war in Ukraine, the Atlantic archipelago’s government said on Monday. The percentage of Cape Verdeans facing a food crisis currently stands at 9% of the …
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