By Maytaal Angel and Paul Carrel LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday it had suspended some food aid in South Sudan due to a funding shortage – heightening the risk of starvation for 1.7 million people. The move to suspend aid to almost a third of the 6.2 million …
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CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s public prosecutor has charged a military police officer with the murder of a student protester earlier this month, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. One person was shot dead by security forces during a protest over fuel price hikes in the capital Conakry on June 1, according to the National …
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ABUJA (Reuters) – Online platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Tiktok will be required to register and open offices in Nigeria and appoint contact persons with the government, draft regulations from the information technology development agency show. The code of practice for “interactive computer service platforms/internet intermediaries” was meant to curb online abuse, including disinformation and …
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By Djaffar Sabiti and Stanis Bujakera GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seized the eastern border town of Bunagana, the rebel group and local activists said on Monday, sending more than 30,000 civilians fleeing into neighbouring Uganda. The Congolese army in a statement said Rwandan troops …
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By Andrew MacAskill and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Judges in London have thrown out last-ditch bids by human rights groups and campaigners to stop Britain sending its first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday, a plan the United Nations’ refugee chief described as “catastrophic”. As part of an initial 120-million-pound ($148 million) deal …
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OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Armed men killed at least 100 civilians in a rural district of northern Burkina Faso close to the border with Niger over the weekend, a security source said. The attackers targeted men but appeared to spare women and children in Seytenga district on Saturday night, the security source and two other sources said, …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Algeria’s decision to suspend a bilateral friendship treaty with Spain last week was not surprising because the country is increasingly aligning itself with Russia, Spanish Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said on Monday. Calvino said she had noticed a growing rapprochement between Algeria and Russia at the spring meeting of the International Monetary …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) – DabaDoc, a Moroccan health tech startup backed by France’s Orange will launch in Ivory Coast’s healthcare market in the summer as part of an expansion drive into sub Saharan Africa, the companies said on Monday. DabaDoc aims to help patients, doctors and medical practices manage and digitise records and book appointments. It …
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GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Regional authorities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said Rwandan soldiers and artillery had supported attacks by the M23 rebel group on Sunday, accusing Rwanda of seeking to occupy the Congolese border town of Bunagana. The violence pushed over 25,000 people to flee the area, with thousands escaping …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Two South African trade unions have signed a three-year wage agreement with miner Sibanye Stillwater on June 11, one of the unions said on Sunday, removing the last hurdle to restarting operations at its gold mines in the country. The unions – National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Association of Mineworkers and …
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