By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis’ trip to Africa next month has been cancelled because of the 85-year-old pontiff’s knee ailment, the Vatican said on Friday, raising questions about his ability to walk during the rest of his papacy. The decision to scrap the July 2-7 trip to Democratic Republic of Congo and …
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday police should be allowed to investigate him after a former intelligence official accused him of money laundering over millions of dollars allegedly stolen from the president’s farm. Ramaphosa has not been formally charged with any crime, but a police spokesperson confirmed that authorities …
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist fighters killed 25 people on Thursday in a village in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, two residents and a military source said on Friday. An insurgency by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province in Nigeria’s northeast and southern Chad has killed thousands of people and displaced millions more …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s main civilian opposition coalition has begun an “unofficial” meeting with the military mediated by the United States and Saudi Arabia, two political sources said on Thursday. The meeting is the first of its kind since the military took over power in Sudan in October 2021. The coalition known as the Forces …
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PARIS (Reuters) – The French government will reinforce its police presence on the overseas territory of Mayotte after recent gang violence on the island, said the Interior Ministry. The government added that seven police officers had recently been injured in Mayotte while trying to deal with the gang-related troubles on the island. (Reporting by Sudip …
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OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Eleven military police were killed in northern Burkina Faso on Thursday evening when their post was attacked by armed men, the army said in a statement on Friday. The West African country is battling militant groups, some linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, that are waging an insurgency which has killed …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal President Macky Sall said on Thursday he is still hopeful that a compromise can be reached with Mali’s ruling military junta on the timeline for restoring democratic rule. Mali’s military leaders, who overthrew the government in 2020, have been negotiating with West Africa’s regional bloc on how long they can hold …
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By Promit Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s oldest private airline Comair will stop operations permanently after its bankruptcy protection lawyers on Thursday filed an application to liquidate the company which had failed to secure funding to stay airborne after being impacted severely by global pandemic-related travel restrictions. The end of the company, whose neon green …
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(Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended the country’s top anti-corruption official to pave way for an inquiry by a parliamentary group into her ability to hold office, the government said on Thursday. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, a constitutionally mandated anti-graft official, was appointed in 2016 by Ramaphosa’s predecessor Jacob Zuma. She is seen …
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ABUJA (Reuters) – Bandits on motorcycles killed 32 people and set fire to houses in several villages in the Kajura area of Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state on Sunday, authorities said on Thursday. Armed gangs are rife across Nigeria’s northwest where they rob or kidnap for ransom, and violence has increasingly spread to other areas. The …
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