By Temilade Adelaja and Seun Sanni OWO, Nigeria (Reuters) -Survivors of an attack by unknown assailants on a Catholic church in Nigeria lay weeping and writhing in pain at a local hospital on Monday after suffering what a doctor described as lacerations, bullet wounds and blast injuries. At least 50 people including children were killed, …
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By Padraic Halpin and Siyabonga Sishi DUBLIN/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Ryanair is requiring South African passengers to prove their nationality before travelling by completing a test in Afrikaans, a language used by just 12% of the population that has long been identified with apartheid and the white minority. Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers, which does not …
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By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Two soldiers were killed in fighting against M23 militants in eastern Congo on Monday, the army said – the latest violence in a long-standing conflict that has escalated in recent weeks and caused a diplomatic rift with Rwanda. The rebels shelled an army position in …
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By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Impact Oil & Gas is considering selling its 20% stake in a large block in deep water off the coast of Namibia where TotalEnergies made a significant oil discovery this year, four industry sources told Reuters. Impact, which is privately owned and focused on exploration in Africa, has hired …
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BLANTYRE (Reuters) – Malawi has requested a four-year extended credit facility to help with balance of payments difficulties, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday. The donor-dependent southern African country has been experiencing acute foreign currency shortages. Late last month it allowed its kwacha currency to weaken 25% against the dollar. “The authorities have …
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By Fikayo Owoeye LAGOS (Reuters) -Gunmen attacked a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria during mass on Sunday, killing at least 50 people including women and children, according to a hospital doctor and media reports. The gunmen shot at people outside and inside the church building, killing and injuries worshippers, said Funmilayo Ibukun Odunlami, police spokesperson …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s judges will suspend work in courts for a week and hold a sit-in to protest against a purge of their ranks, amid growing tensions over the president’s attempts to consolidate one-man rule. President Kais Saied this week dismissed 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists in …
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ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian man was burned to death by a mob in the capital Abuja on Saturday following an argument with a Muslim cleric, police said. Josephine Adeh, police spokesperson for Abuja, said Ahmad Usman had an argument with an unidentified cleric, which turned violent. Police who arrived at the scene took him …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Dozens of opposition supporters took to the streets of Tunisia’s capital on Saturday to protest against the start of talks over a new constitution, which they see as an attempt by President Kais Saied to consolidate a grab for power. Saied last year dismissed parliament and began ruling by …
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed in Mali on Friday and two more injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. “This is the sixth incident in which a U.N. peacekeeping convoy was hit since May 22,” Dujarric said. One U.N. peacekeeper was killed and …
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