By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis apologised to the people of Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan on Sunday for having to cancel his visit because of walking problems, and said he was hopeful his condition would improve. The Vatican announced on Thursday that the July 2-7 trip had been postponed …
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KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen have released 11 passengers who were abducted during a train attack in northern Nigeria at the end of March, a government minister said, though dozens of others are thought to remain in captivity. Gbemisola Saraki, the minister of state for transportation, said in a statement late on Saturday that the …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian judges extended their strike for a second week after President Kais Saied refused to reverse a decision to dismiss dozens of them, judges’ unions said in a joint statement on Saturday. Saied dismissed 57 judges this month, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists, charges that the Tunisian Judges’ Association said …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian military prosecutors said on Saturday they had begun investigating a journalist on suspicion of “harming public order” for saying the president had asked the army to close a powerful labour union’s headquarters, and a witness‮ ‬said the reporter had been arrested. The journalist, Salah Attia, told Al Jazeera …
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(Reuters) – A group blocking Libya’s Es Sider port allowed an oil tanker to load on Friday, two engineers at the port said on Saturday. They said, however, that the group would not allow another tanker to load at Es Sider. On Thursday, groups at Libya’s Es Sider and Ras Lanuf oil terminals closed them …
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(Reuters) – Two Rwandan soldiers captured by Democratic Republic of Congo’s army last month and accused by Congolese authorities of supporting a rebel offensive have been released, Rwanda’s military said on Saturday. Congo said the two soldiers were detained inside its territory, which it cited as evidence Rwanda is backing the ongoing offensive by M23 …
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By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) – Two political veterans in their 70s are vying to be Nigeria’s next president, promising pro-business policies to revamp Africa’s largest economy by fixing its oil sector and curbing widespread security threats. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) this week chose Bola Tinubu to be its candidate to replace President …
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(Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda accused each other of firing rockets across their shared border on Friday, including a strike that killed two Congolese children, a spokesperson for the Congolese army said. The alleged attacks are part of an escalating dispute between the Central African neighbours linked to a fresh offensive by …
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By Andrew MacAskill and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government overcame a legal challenge to its controversial policy to begin deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda as the High Court dismissed campaigners’ attempts to win an injunction and said the first flight could leave next week. Charities and a trade union had launched a challenge …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Charles has privately described the British government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as “appalling”, two media reports said, as the first flight taking refugees to the East African country is due to leave next week. Charles, heir to the British throne, has been heard criticising the policy, The Times …
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