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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s Democratic Alliance party has withdrawn from a national dialogue but stopped short of leaving the coalition government after President Cyril Ramaphosa fired one of its deputy ministers, DA leader John Steenhuisen said on Saturday. The national dialogue is a process launched by Ramaphosa to unite the country after last year’s election, …

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By Daphne Psaledakis, Sonia Rolley and Ange Kasongo WASHINGTON/PARIS/KINSHASA (Reuters) -Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Friday, raising hopes for an end to fighting that has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year. The agreement marks a breakthrough in talks held by U.S. President Donald Trump’s …

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By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) -Congolese negotiators have dropped a demand that Rwandan troops immediately leave eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, paving the way for a U.S.-brokered peace agreement to be signed between the longtime foes on Friday, four sources told Reuters. Rwanda has sent at least 7,000 soldiers over the border, according to analysts and …

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LOME (Reuters) -Soldiers in Togo used tear gas and batons on Thursday to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked main roads in the capital to call for the resignation of longtime leader Faure Gnassingbe, Reuters witnesses said. The gathering organised by bloggers and activists highlighted persisting political strife in Togo, where last month Gnassingbe was …

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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -The commander of the United Nations-backed security mission in Haiti, mandated to fight powerful armed gangs in the nation, on Thursday called on more countries to lend their support as he marked one year since the first troops deployed. The first deployment of police from Kenya, which is leading the mission, arrived last …

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By Christophe Van Der Perre NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya’s Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen accused protesters on Thursday of attempting to overthrow the government during a day of deadly demonstrations, remarks that protest leaders said were an attempt to deflect attention from their demands. Murkomen said at least 10 people had been killed in the previous day’s …

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By Alessandro Parodi and Sfundo Parakozov JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa fired a senior member of the Democratic Alliance (DA) party as deputy trade minister, causing further friction with his party’s main coalition partner. Ramaphosa’s African National Congress (ANC) and the DA have clashed over this year’s budget and policies to address racial …

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