ABUJA (Reuters) – The European Union (EU) plans to invest 820 million euros to support Nigeria’s digital economy over the next three years, a top EU official said on Monday. The amount includes 660 million euros worth of loans and 160 million euros as grants, EU Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager said during a working …
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By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – The conditions are no longer in place to continue the fight against Islamist militants in Mali and President Emmanuel Macron has asked to re-organise French troops in the region, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday. “If the conditions are no longer in place so that we can …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Tunisian President Kais Saied relieved the temporary head of national radio, Chokri Cheniti, from his position on Monday, the presidency announced in a statement, the latest move by Saied since he dissolved the Supreme Judiciary Council, which cemented his grip over the judiciary. Saied had appointed Cheniti as the temporary head of …
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BANJUL (Reuters) -Separatist rebels on Monday released seven Senegalese soldiers they captured last month, following negotiations involving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS. The soldiers, part of a West African force in neighbouring Gambia, were taken captive by rebels from the Movement of Democratic Forces for Casamance (MFDC) during a clash that also killed at …
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Poor rains and hot weather last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa growing regions could damage the development of the April to September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday. The world’s top cocoa producer is in its dry season which runs from mid-November to March. While rain is normally scarce during this …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – A protester has died after being shot in the neck and the chest during a demonstration on Monday in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the Central Doctor’s Committee said on Twitter. (Reporting by Lilian Wagdy; Editing by Gareth Jones)
(Reuters) -South African mining company Sibanye-Stillwater on Monday said it will meet unions this week over a looming strike at its gold operations in the country after some workers backed a walkout. The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), which has been mediating between the two sides, cleared the unions to give strike notice …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A former member of Sudan’s dissolved transitional council, Mohamed Al-Faki Suleiman, has been arrested, a family source said on Sunday. His arrest follows the detention of two other prominent politicians, Wagdi Salih and Khalid Omer Yousif, last week. All three men were part of a power-sharing arrangement between civilians and military men …
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian rights group has asked the High Court to force the government to publish an agreement with Twitter that led to the restoration of the social media company’s services last month following a six-month ban. Nigeria suspended Twitter last June after the U.S. company removed a post from …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia’s president cemented his grip over the judiciary on Sunday with a decree that lets him dismiss judges or block their promotion, helping consolidate his power after he seized executive authority last summer in a move his foes call a coup. President Kais Saied outraged his opponents https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tunisian-president-steps-up-power-grab-with-move-against-judges-2022-02-09 and alarmed …
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