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By Wendell Roelf, Julia Payne and Bate Felix CAPE TOWN/LAGOS/DAKAR (Reuters) – A shortage of oil refineries across sub-Saharan Africa coupled with soaring crude prices because of the war in Ukraine has left countries dangerously short of fuel supplies, disrupting airlines and causing queues at filling stations. The surge in prices comes in tandem with …

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By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwanda will retaliate if it suffers further attacks from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, after accusing Congo of firing shells across the border earlier this month. Congo summoned Rwanda’s ambassador and suspended RwandAir flights to Congo over the weekend in response to what it …

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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union on Tuesday called a national public strike for June after the government refused to increase wages, an escalation that may hinder the government’s efforts to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund. Tunisia faces a serious financial crisis and is seeking a $4 billion loan …

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DAKAR (Reuters) – Over 500 civilians died in attacks carried out by armed forces and Islamist groups in Mali from January to March this year, the United Nations said in a report on Monday that detailed a rapid unravelling of an already desperate security situation. The killings represented a 324% rise over the previous quarter …

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By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) – Eritrean forces shelled a town in north Ethiopia over the weekend, according to internal U.N. documents and regional forces, in a rare bombardment after two months of relative peace in the Tigray conflict. Bulletins from the United Nations seen by Reuters cited information from humanitarian organizations in Shiraro saying …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Millions of people face severe hunger in the Horn of Africa as the worst drought in more than 40 years could extend to a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the United Nations and humanitarian agencies warned on Tuesday. The March-May rainy season appears likely to be the driest on record, devastating livelihoods …

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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Kais Saied threatened on Monday to suspend the country’s membership of the Venice Commission and expel its representatives, after it published a report criticising his plan to hold a referendum on a new constitution. Said pledged earlier this month to move forward with a proposal for a …

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By Andrew Cawthorne (Reuters) – When a desperate and bleeding 17-year-old girl walked into his rural health centre, Kenyan medic Ismail Mohammed Salim thought he was doing the right thing by helping her conclude an unwanted and dangerous pregnancy. Days later, both were in jail. “I gave an evacuation service to save a patient’s life …

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