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By Helen Reid and Nelson Banya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s major port of Durban, where operations were disrupted by severe flooding last week, is now functional and a backlog of thousands of containers will be cleared within five to six days, the public enterprises minister said on Tuesday. The floods caused extensive damage to roads …

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By Francis Kokoroko and Cooper Inveen KWAHU-ATIBIE, Ghana (Reuters) – Every Easter weekend, thousands of people from around the world flock to the quiet Ghanaian towns of Kwahu and Atibie for a paragliding festival and Easter carnival that residents hope may establish the West African nation as a hub for extreme sports. This year marked …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British interior minister Priti Patel overruled reservations from officials about her plan to send thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country of Rwanda, documents published by the government on Tuesday showed. The plan, unveiled by Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week, seeks to act as a deterrent to migrants who …

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By Siyabonga Sishi UMBUMBULU, South Africa (Reuters) -Thousands of South African soldiers will help with relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal province, where more than 440 people have died in floods and mudslides and dozens more are missing. A week after the torrential rains began, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Monday it had …

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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The head of Libya’s Government of National Unity Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah and several other top officials in his administration including security chiefs are heading to Algeria for an official visit, the GNU said on Monday. The visit marks a rare departure from Tripoli for Dbeibah since Libya’s eastern-based parliament appointed a rival prime …

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ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has tested positive for COVID-19 and ministers will replace him on a trip to Africa this week for deals to cut his country’s reliance on Russian gas, his office said on Monday. Draghi, whose office said he had no symptoms, was due to visit Congo Republic and …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned a British plan to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country of Rwanda, saying the policy did not stand “the judgment of God”. Delivering a sermon on Easter Sunday at Canterbury Cathedral, Justin Welby said the strategy announced last week by …

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By Siyabonga Sishi and Rogan Ward ETHEKWINI, South Africa (Reuters) -Rescuers searched for dozens of people still missing in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province on Sunday after heavy rains in recent days triggered floods and mudslides that have killed more than 440 people. The floods have left thousands homeless, knocked out power and water services …

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