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Blast hits military base in Somali capital, witness and al Shabaab group say

9 Jul 2025

MOGADISHU (Reuters) -An explosion hit a military base in the Somali capital on Wednesday and was followed by gunfire, a witness said, as the al Qaeda-linked militant al Shabaab group claimed responsibility for what it described as a suicide bomb attack. It was not immediately clear whether there were casualties from the blast at the …

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Tunisia hands lengthy prison terms to top politicians and former security officials

8 Jul 2025

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian court on Tuesday handed jail terms of 12 to 35 years on high-profile politicians, including opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi and former security officials, a move that critics say underscores the president’s use of the judiciary to cement authoritarian rule. Among those sentenced on charges of conspiring against the …

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Libya’s eastern-based government bars entry of EU migration commissioner, three ministers

8 Jul 2025

TRIPOLI (Reuters) -The European Union migration commissioner and ministers from Italy, Malta and Greece were denied entry to the eastern part of divided Libya on Tuesday as they had disregarded “Libyan national sovereignty”, the Benghazi-based government said. The delegation had arrived to attend a meeting with the parallel government of Osama Hamad, allied to military …

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Liberia’s Boakai apologises to war victims, honours slain presidents

8 Jul 2025

MONROVIA (Reuters) -Liberian President Joseph Boakai has launched what his office describes as an unprecedented reconciliation campaign, overseeing memorial services for two assassinated presidents and issuing the government’s first apology to war victims. The high-profile ceremonies come more than two decades after the end of civil conflicts that resulted in some 200,000 deaths and saw …

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Nigeria insurgents, bandits kill more in first half of 2025 than in all of last year

8 Jul 2025

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -More people were killed by bandits or insurgents in Nigeria in the first half of this year than in all of 2024, according to figures released on Tuesday by Nigeria’s human rights agency. According to the figures, at least 2,266 people were killed in the first half of 2025, compared …

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South Sudan’s president fires army chief after seven months in post

8 Jul 2025

NAIROBI (Reuters) -South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has fired the country’s army chief after seven months in the post and named a replacement, according to an announcement on state radio. No reason was given for the firing of Paul Nang Majok in the announcement late on Monday. Majok had been in the post since December. …

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Blaze at Cairo telecommunications building kills 4, disrupts internet, phone

8 Jul 2025

By Jaidaa Taha CAIRO (Reuters) -Four workers were killed and at least 22 others were injured in a fire that broke out on Monday at a key data centre in Cairo, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the spokesperson at Egypt’s Health Ministry, told Reuters on Tuesday. The blaze at a Telecom Egypt facility, which state TV said …

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Lula tells Trump world does not want ’emperor’ after US threatens BRICS tariff

8 Jul 2025

By Manuela Andreoni and Lisandra Paraguassu RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Developing nations at the BRICS summit on Monday brushed away an accusation from President Donald Trump that they are “anti-American,” with Brazil’s president saying the world does not need an emperor after the U.S. leader threatened extra tariffs on the bloc. Trump’s threat on Sunday …

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Eleven dead and dozens injured in Kenya anti-government protests

7 Jul 2025

By Humphrey Malalo NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan police fired to disperse demonstrators in Nairobi marking the 35th anniversary of pro-democracy rallies on Monday, and police said 11 people were killed nationwide in the latest anti-government protests to end in bloodshed. The death of blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody last month has given the protests fresh …

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