(Adjusts byline) By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Many Sudanese social media users have reacted angrily to a video that emerged of deposed President Omar al-Bashir walking around a hospital ward where he was moved on the grounds he was too ill for prison, although some voiced support for the ex-general. Bashir, deposed just over …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – The United Nations is “extremely concerned” that Mali has prevented its investigators from visiting a town where local troops and suspected Russian fighters allegedly killed hundreds of civilians, the world body said on Wednesday. At least 300 men are believed to have been summarily executed during a March 27-31 raid on Moura, …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara appointed a slimmed-down government of 32 ministers on Wednesday, down from 41, keeping the same men at the head of the defence, finance and foreign affairs ministries but naming a new mines minister, according to a statement. Ouattara promised to reduce the size of the West African …
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LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s ruling party All Progressives Party (APC) has set its presidential primaries for May 30-31, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will step down after serving two four-year terms following a Feb. 23, 2023 ballot. The country’s political parties are due to pick presidential candidates by June 3. Official …
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ABUJA (Reuters) – Three people were killed and 19 injured after an explosion at a crowded market in Nigeria’s Taraba state in the east of the country, local police said on Wednesday. Nigeria is plagued by insecurity as armed gangs and an Islamist insurgency carry out attacks against communities and security targets in northern parts …
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google is investing in its first ever Africa product development centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, it said, as it positions itself to serve a growing base of internet users on the continent. By the end of this decade, the continent will host 800 million internet users, the California-based firm …
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BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Twenty people, including children, were burnt to death after a public mini-bus collided with a car on a highway in northern Nigeria, the road safety agency said on Tuesday. “The accident was caused by a speed violation. A driver was injured, 20 were killed and burnt to ashes,” the Bauchi state …
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecution says it has found no evidence of criminal violence in the death of an economic researcher after concluding investigations based on an autopsy report, despite concerns from human rights groups and the researcher’s family. The prosecution’s statement said the autopsy confirmed that the researcher, Ayman Hadhoud, had died due …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete has been found dead in a town in the east African country’s west and the runner’s Ethiopian boyfriend is a suspect in her killing, police said on Tuesday. Damaris Muthee Mutua’s murder follows the killing of another athlete in Kenya, Olympic runner Agnes Tirop, who was found stabbed …
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By Siyabonga Sishi UMDLOTI, South Africa (Reuters) – After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic keeping tourists away, South African resorts along the popular eastern Indian Ocean coastline were hoping for a bumper Easter weekend. But torrential rain last week triggered floods and mudslides, killing more than 440 people, knocking out power and water supplies …
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