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Trump presses African leaders to take deported migrants, sources say

10 Jul 2025

MONROVIA (Reuters) -The Trump administration this week pressed five African presidents to take in migrants from other countries when they are deported by the U.S., two officials familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Thursday. The plan was presented to the presidents of Liberia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon during their visit to the White …

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Poor nations try to bridge AIDS funding gap but prevention efforts dwindle, UN says

10 Jul 2025

By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Some poorer nations hit by cuts in HIV/AIDS funding from rich donors have boosted their own spending in response, but not enough to make up for huge staff losses and drops in preventative drug use, UNAIDS said on Thursday. In its annual report for 2025, launched in South Africa, the …

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Nigerian forces kill 30 bandits in northwest Katsina counter-operation

10 Jul 2025

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI (Reuters) -Nigerian security forces killed at least 30 bandits in coordinated counter-operations in the Faskari district of Katsina state in the country’s northwest, the state’s internal security commissioner said on Thursday. Nasir Mua’zu said the joint forces, comprising police, military, and the air force, responded to simultaneous attacks by hundreds of …

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UN mission in Libya urges immediate de-escalation in Tripoli

9 Jul 2025

TRIPOLI (Reuters) -The U.N. Mission in Libya urged on Wednesday all Libyan parties to avoid actions or political rhetoric that could trigger escalation or renewed clashes in Tripoli, following reports of continued military buildup in and around the city. Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah ordered in May the dismantling of what he called irregular armed …

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Kenya’s president orders police to shoot violent protesters in the leg

9 Jul 2025

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya’s President William Ruto said on Wednesday that police should shoot protesters who vandalise businesses in the leg to incapacitate them, two days after 31 people were killed during nationwide anti-government demonstrations. On Monday, police blocked off large parts of the capital Nairobi, and used tear gas, water cannon and fired at crowds …

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Nigeria’s Dangote refinery plans 1.6 million barrels fuel storage tanks in Namibia, sources say

9 Jul 2025

By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS -Nigeria’s Dangote petroleum refinery will construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least 1.6 million barrels of gasoline and diesel to supply refined fuel to southern Africa, two sources told Reuters on Wednesday.    The move underscores the refinery’s ambition to dominate fuel supply in Africa and beyond, potentially reshaping …

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Analysis-Kenya’s Ruto faces tough task taming protests and winning over Gen Z

9 Jul 2025

By Hereward Holland NAIROBI (Reuters) -Protesters braving police batons, water cannon and occasional bullets on Kenya’s streets this week have taken up a rallying cry that is likely to unnerve its embattled president, William Ruto: “Ruto wantam”, or Ruto one-term. Ruto won power almost three years ago vowing to protect the poor and end police …

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Nigerians face new US visa restrictions with three-month limit

9 Jul 2025

LAGOS, NIGERIA (Reuters) -Nigerians seeking to travel to the United States on non-immigrant visas will now receive single-entry three-month permits, the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria said, rolling back the up to five-year, multiple-entry visas they enjoyed previously.  “We wish to underscore that as is standard globally, visa reciprocity is a continuous process and is subject …

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Bandits kill at least 70 security volunteers in Nigeria ambush

9 Jul 2025

BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) -Bandits killed at least 70 community security volunteers in an ambush in violence-ridden Plateau state in central Nigeria, residents and a volunteer leader said on Wednesday. Volunteer leader Aliyu Baffa said the ambush occurred around 1300 GMT on Monday near the Kukawa and Bunyun communities in the Kanam district as hundreds of …

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EU migration commissioner was denied entry to eastern Libya over ‘protocol issue’, EU spokesperson says

9 Jul 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union’s migration commissioner was barred from entering eastern Libya because of a “protocol issue”, an EU spokesperson said on Wednesday. In addition to EU Internal Affairs and Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner, ministers from Italy, Malta, and Greece were also denied entry. “What happened in Benghazi was there was a protocol issue. …

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