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(Reuters) – The conflict in Ukraine has throttled South Africa’s citrus exports to Russia and driven input costs higher, further squeezing fruit producers already suffering from spiralling shipping costs, an industry body said. The war, which started on Feb. 24, blocked South Africa’s citrus shipments to Russia in the immediate aftermath, Citrus Growers Association of …

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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Fears over the possible side effects and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines have been the main drivers of hesitancy among thousands of South Africans, a government-backed online survey showed on Thursday. South Africa, where around half of its 40 million adults have had at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, has …

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By Bhargav Acharya and Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The acting director of Africa’s top public health agency said on Thursday that he hoped vaccine hoarding, as seen by wealthier nations during the COVID-19 pandemic, would not be repeated with the current monkeypox outbreak. Monkeypox, a usually mild viral infection, is endemic in the African countries …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Africa risks sliding into stagflation – a cycle of slow growth and high inflation – as it battles the lingering effects of the pandemic and rising fuel and food prices caused by the Ukraine conflict, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Wednesday. Despite experiencing relatively low death rates compared to more …

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DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s president and African Union chairman Macky Sall said on Wednesday that when he visits Russia and Ukraine in the coming weeks he will push them to unblock exports of grains and fertilizer to avoid widespread famine. Africa is suffering from disruptions in food supply and soaring prices of basic goods and …

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By Pap Saine BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia’s government on Wednesday said it accepted a recommendation by a truth and reconciliation commission that exiled former president Yahya Jammeh be prosecuted for killings and other suspected crimes from his time in office. Attorney General Dawda Jallow said a special prosecutor would oversee cases of abuses found from …

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MADRID (Reuters) – Russia’s expanding influence and activity in Africa pose a “worrying” threat to the security of NATO countries along with its invasion of Ukraine and must be addressed by the military alliance, the Spanish and British defence ministers said Wednesday. At a joint news conference in Madrid, Spain’s Margarita Robles said the expansion …

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KAMPALA (Reuters) – A veteran Ugandan opposition figure was charged on Wednesday with inciting violence after he was arrested a day earlier addressing a protest against sky-rocketing consumer prices. Court papers seen by Reuters said Kizza Besigye, 66, was accused of illegally addressing the public and “indicating or implying that it would be desirable to …

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