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Russia says plan to boost role in Africa includes ‘sensitive’ security ties

9 Jun 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia plans to step up cooperation with African countries, including in “sensitive areas” such as defence and security, the Kremlin said on Monday. Russian mercenary group Wagner said last week it was leaving Mali after helping the military junta there in its fight with Islamist militants. But the Africa Corps, a Kremlin-controlled paramilitary …

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Africa Corps to stay in Mali after Russia’s Wagner mercenary group leaves

6 Jun 2025

MOSCOW/DAKAR (Reuters) -The Africa Corps, a Kremlin-controlled paramilitary force, said on Friday it will stay in Mali after Russia’s Wagner mercenary group leaves following a 3-1/2 year fight against Islamist militants. Wagner has been in Mali since the army, which seized power in two coups in 2020 and 2021, kicked out French and United Nations …

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Red Cross halts operations in Niger after government directive

6 Jun 2025

NIAMEY (Reuters) -The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has suspended its operations in Niger after the West African nation’s government ordered the closure of its offices, citing alleged collusion with armed groups. Niger junta leader Abdourahamane Tchiani said in an interview with state television in late May that the organisation had been …

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Students in rebel-held eastern Congo brave insecurity to take exams

6 Jun 2025

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of secondary school students sat for state exams in rebel-held eastern Congo this week, a complicated logistical feat requiring rare cooperation between the government and M23 rebels. The Rwanda-backed insurgents seized eastern Congo’s two largest cities in an offensive earlier this year and are now trying …

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South Africa to ramp up vaccinations as foot-and-mouth disease spreads

6 Jun 2025

(Reuters) – South Africa is building up vaccine stocks and expanding inoculations to fight a worsening foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, the agriculture ministry said, as the country faces threats to beef supplies. Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious, viral infection of cloven-hoofed animals that may also affect other species. Flare-ups have been reported over the past …

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Qatar presents draft peace proposal to Congo and M23 rebels, source says

5 Jun 2025

By Andrew Mills and Ange Kasongo DOHA/KINSHASA (Reuters) -Qatar has presented a draft peace proposal to Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels after months of mediation in Doha, and the two sides will consult their leaders before resuming talks, a source briefed on the negotiations told Reuters on Thursday. Fighting in eastern Congo escalated this year …

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Chad suspends visa issuance to US citizens over travel ban

5 Jun 2025

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) -Chad suspended visa issuance to U.S. citizens on Thursday after its nationals were included in a U.S. travel ban targeting 12 countries, President Idriss Deby said in a Facebook post. “I have instructed the government to act in accordance with the principles of reciprocity and suspend the issuance of visas to U.S. citizens,” …

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Oscar Pistorius competes in triathlon 12 years after murdering girlfriend

5 Jun 2025

By Sfundo Parakozov and Alessandro Parodi JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was spotted taking part in a triathlon last weekend in the coastal city of Durban, 12 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a crime that drew worldwide attention. Pistorius, 38, was freed from jail in January 2024 after …

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Mali says two more army posts attacked as jihadist violence escalates

5 Jun 2025

BAMAKO (Reuters) -Islamist militants hit two more military installations on Wednesday and Thursday, Mali’s army said, the latest in a quick spate of attacks that the insurgents say have killed hundreds of soldiers and underscored their gains. Ground and air reinforcements were being mobilised on Thursday morning to respond to an attack on a security …

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