By Sarah El Safty CAIRO (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left Egypt’s wheat import prospects in turmoil, with two cargoes purchased by Egypt’s state buyer stuck at Ukrainian ports, other deliveries at risk, and prices soaring, traders say. However, Egypt’s reserves mean it is not in a rush to buy as it assesses …
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By Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s foreign ministry condemned as illegal a Facebook post by Ukraine’s embassy on Thursday that called for Senegalese volunteers to join its fight against Russia, the ministry said in a statement. Recruitment of volunteers, mercenaries and other foreign fighters is illegal in Senegal and punishable by law, the statement …
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LILONGWE (Reuters) – Medics will vaccinate about 2.9 million young children against polio in Malawi, the United Nations said on Thursday, after a three-year-old girl fell sick in the capital with Africa’s first case of wild poliovirus in more than five years. The southern African country declared a polio outbreak two weeks ago after tests …
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BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A standoff between two rival governments in Libya worsened on Thursday with the risk of fighting or territorial division as the parliament in the east swore in a new administration while the incumbent in Tripoli refused to cede power. Addressing the parliament after taking the oath of office, Fathi Bashagha said …
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OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – West African leaders have cancelled a planned trip to Burkina Faso to meet coup leader Paul-Henri Damiba, instead sending a team of ministers in the coming days, the region’s main political bloc said in a statement on Thursday. Damiba, who was inaugurated on Wednesday as interim president for three years, led a …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden will pull its force of about 220 soldiers out of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali in June 2023, a year earlier than planned, its military said on Thursday. Sweden did not give a direct reason but has previously said that the involvement of Russian contractors, condemned by European countries, …
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ABUJA (Reuters) – Chinese contractors have stopped working at a 700-megawatt hydropower project in Nigeria, fearing for their safety after gunmen kidnapped three of their colleagues in January, the minister of power said on Thursday. The Zungeru project is being built in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger with $1.3 billion of funding from the China …
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MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi fired Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário on Thursday, a presidency statement said, in what appeared to be a major cabinet reshuffle following the sacking of six ministers on Wednesday. The Portuguese-language statement did not give a reason for the dismissal of the premier, nor announce any new …
CAIRO (Reuters) – Arrangements are being made to help as many as 20,000 Ukrainian tourists stranded at Egyptian resorts to fly to Europe, Ukrainian embassy officials in Cairo said on Thursday, adding that many were ready to head to Ukraine to fight Russian forces. The tourists, estimated at between 17,500 and 20,000, are mostly in …
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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will visit South Sudan in July, the Vatican said on Thursday, making a trip he has repeatedly had to delay because of security concerns in a country still emerging from a post-independence civil war. July will mark the 11th anniversary of South Sudan’s secession from Sudan. …
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