FRANKFURT (Reuters) – COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech said construction of an mRNA vaccine factory to enable African nations to jump-start their own manufacturing network would start on June 23 in Rwanda. The groundbreaking ceremony in the capital city of Kigali is to be attended by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, further heads of African states, as …
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OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Attackers raided the Karma industrial gold mine in northern Burkina Faso in the early hours of Thursday morning, killing one soldier and one mine employee, the company said. The mine has suspended operations to focus on securing the site, Nere Mining Group, the Burkina Faso-based consortium that owns it, added. Three or four …
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(Reuters) – At least six people were killed when an artisanal diamond mine in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai province caved in, a provincial official said on Thursday, adding that there could be more victims. Artisanal mines are usually dug by hand, often in dangerous conditions. Fatal accidents are common. Luc Pongo Mwamba, provincial director …
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -The leader of Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union said on Thursday it was being “targeted” by authorities after it refused to participate in talks on a new constitution called by President Kais Saied last month. UGTT leader Noureddine Taboubi gave no details but sources close to the union said there were …
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GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The armed forces of Democratic Republic of Congo have accused Rwanda of sending 500 special forces in disguise into Congolese territory, the latest accusation in an escalating dispute between the neighbours. Rwanda’s army spokesman said it was a fake story. A government spokeswoman said Rwanda would not respond …
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(Corrects throughout with new govt statement saying just one body found rather than two, one still missing) OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – A seventh dead body of a miner missing from a Burkina Faso zinc mine owned by Trevali Mining Corp that flooded on April 16 was discovered on Wednesday and search teams are continuing to look …
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ALGIERS/MADRID (Reuters) – Algeria has suspended a 20-year-old friendship treaty with Spain that committed the two sides to cooperation in controlling migration flows, escalating a row over Madrid’s stance on Western Sahara. Algerian state media reported the decision without citing any reason, though Algeria had in March withdrawn its ambassador to Spain for consultations because …
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By Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) -Belgium’s King Philippe reaffirmed his deepest regrets on Wednesday for the exploitation, racism and acts of violence during his country’s colonisation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, but again stopped short of formally apologising. Philippe became the first Belgian official two years ago to express regret for colonisation, and some …
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By MacDonald Dzirutwe ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s ruling party on Wednesday picked former Lagos State governor Bola Tinubu as its candidate to run for president in elections scheduled for February 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari will step down next year after leading Africa’s most populous country and top oil exporter for the maximum eight years allowed by …
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By MacDonald Dzirutwe ABUJA (Reuters) – When reporters asked Bola Tinubu last month if his health was good enough for him to serve as president of Nigeria, he responded that he wasn’t applying for a job as a professional wrestler or as a cement mixer. Both combative and evasive, the response was typical of the …
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