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Sudan security forces fire tear gas at march against military rule

30 Nov 2021

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudanese security forces fired tear gas as tens of thousands of protesters gathered in central Khartoum on Tuesday to oppose military rule following a coup in October. Neighbourhood resistance committees called the protests, demanding full civilian authority, casting aside an agreement last week that reinstated civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and brought the …

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Uganda and Congo attack Islamist militia in joint operation

30 Nov 2021

By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo carried out joint air and artillery strikes against an Islamic State-linked militia in eastern Congo on Tuesday, both countries said, vowing to continue working together to secure the targeted area. The strikes targeted the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia, …

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Sudanese security forces use tear gas as protesters gather in central Khartoum – Reuters witness

30 Nov 2021

CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudanese security forces deployed tear gas on Tuesday as tens of thousands of people protested in central Khartoum, according to Reuters witness. Protesters marched across Sudan and on the presidential palace on Tuesday, in the latest demonstration against military rule following last month’s coup. (Reporting by Khalid Abdelaziz; Writing by Yasmin Hussein; …

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S.Africa’s Aspen signs deal paving way for J&J COVID vaccine licence

30 Nov 2021

(Refiles to remove extraneous word in paragraph 2) By Promit Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare took a step towards a licensing deal to package and sell Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine in Africa, announcing on Tuesday it had signed non-binding terms with subsidiaries of the U.S. drugmaker. While Aspen did not give a …

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South Africa’s rand finds support in weaker dollar, stocks firm

30 Nov 2021

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand strengthened on Tuesday, benefiting from a weaker dollar after Moderna’s chief executive said COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the Omicron variant as they have been with other types. Risk appetite took a beating across world markets but a weaker dollar saw the rand trading at …

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