KINSHASA (Reuters) – Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday extended a joint military operation launched late last year against Islamist insurgents in east Congo, the operation’s spokesperson said. Uganda sent at least 1,700 troops to its central African neighbour in December to help fight a violent rebel group known as the Allied …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president sacked 57 judges on Wednesday, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists in a purge of the judiciary that comes as he seeks to remake the political system after consolidating one-man rule. In a televised address President Kais Saied said he had “given opportunity after opportunity and warning after warning …
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NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger has banned refined fuel exports with immediate effect, the government said in a statement on Wednesday, in a further step to secure local supplies after it earlier limited exports. The West African country reduced refined fuel exports by 75% in early May to protect and boost national stocks amid a global …
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By Ahmed Ismail and Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt awarded eight gold and metal mining exploration licences in its eastern desert region, the petroleum ministry said on Wednesday, a second test of a 2020 legislative overhaul designed to unlock vast untapped mineral resources. Egypt, campaigning to attract $40 billion in private investment in the next …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand steadied on Wednesday, supported by an upbeat manufacturing survey that helped it hold its ground against a stronger dollar on global markets. At 1545 GMT, the rand traded at 15.6350 against the dollar, little changed from its previous close. The rand’s resilience came despite the dollar index, which tracks …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Ambassador Mike Hammer will serve as the new U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Wednesday, taking up the position at a time of persistent political turmoil in the region. Blinken said the previous envoy, David Satterfield, was preparing to leave …
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at least 15 civilians in a village in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, the militant group said on an affiliated Telegram channel. A rights group and a local official said on Monday that fighters believed to be members of …
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By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday asked state governors from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party to support him in choosing a successor who would stand for election in a presidential contest in February 2023. Nigerians will go to the polls to choose a new president as Buhari …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African aviation company Comair, a franchise partner of British Airways, said on Tuesday it had suspended all flights until it secures additional funding. The company, which is under a local form of bankruptcy protection called “business rescue,” said in a statement that efforts to raise the necessary capital were under way …
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Bandits killed tens of local vigilantes in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state on Monday evening after stealing cattle, two security sources and a local official said on Tuesday. Armed gangs, known as bandits, are rife across Nigeria’s northwest where they rob or kidnap for ransom, including from schools. Thousands of people have …
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