JOHANNESBURG, Dec 6 (Reuters) – At least 11 people were killed on Saturday including a three year old boy, after gunshots were fired at an illegal bar in the South African city of Pretoria, police said, adding that a manhunt was launched for three suspects who were not identified. Another 14 people were wounded during …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Tunisians took to the streets on Saturday for a third straight week to protest against President Kais Saied’s expanding crackdown on the opposition, critics and NGOs, urging the release of political prisoners. Protests against Saied are growing as rights groups accuse him of using the judiciary and …
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By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Malaria killed around 610,000 people in 2024, mostly young children in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, warning of the risks of rising drug resistance, climate change and funding cuts. The toll was a slight increase from the number of deaths in 2023, and …
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Dec 5 (Reuters) – Fighting raged in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Congolese and Rwandan leaders in Washington to sign new deals aimed at ending years of conflict in a region rich in minerals. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame on Thursday reaffirmed …
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DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Tanzania’s police said on Friday that nationwide demonstrations expected next week would be illegal, setting the stage for possible renewed clashes after bloodshed during protests over elections last month. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the landslide winner of the October election after her main challengers were excluded, …
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By Ahmed Kingimi and Ben Ezeamalu MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Two weeks after one of Nigeria’s worst school kidnappings, parents of the more than 250 missing children are desperate for news and dismayed at what they see as the slow response from authorities. Sunday Gbazali, a farmer and father of 12 whose 14-year-old …
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GENEVA, Dec 5 (Reuters) – More than 107,000 people have been displaced in Mozambique in the past fortnight by rising violence in the north of the country and some aid supplies are running out, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Friday. Attacks by insurgents in northern Mozambique have increased this year, spreading into previously safe …
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By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN, Dec 5 (Reuters) – South Africa will begin an expansive test match programme next year with a clash in July against England at high altitude in Johannesburg as they kick off the new Nations Championship. SA Rugby announced on Friday the venues for the opening three home games of the …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump gathered the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace deal in Washington on Thursday even as fighting continued in their war-scarred region. Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi affirmed commitments to …
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WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. is reviewing its relationship with Tanzania amid concerns over religious freedom, free speech, obstacles to U.S. investment and violence against civilians, the State Department said on Thursday. The U.S. issued security alerts for Americans in the East African country after a general election in October was marred by …
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