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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Thursday it had lodged a formal complaint with Ethiopian authorities after two of its staff members were arrested, assaulted and detained by security forces. Calling it a “very serious diplomatic incident”, the AfDB said the two employees were on Oct. 31 “unlawfully arrested, physically assaulted …

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NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan lawmakers voted on Thursday to support a request to deploy hundreds of police officers to Haiti in a U.N.-approved mission aimed at helping the Caribbean nation tackle gang violence. In July, Kenya pledged to offer 1,000 police officers after Haiti appealed for international help with security personnel to assist in its battle …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party said on Thursday that it would support a parliamentary motion calling for the Israeli embassy in South Africa to be closed and diplomatic relations to be suspended. The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) proposed the motion on Thursday in solidarity with the Palestinian people over …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has sharply reduced its exports of farm goods to Asian and African countries so far in 2023 due to blocked seaports in the Black Sea, which has traditionally been the main export route, agricultural business association UCAB said on Thursday. The lion’s share of Ukrainian agrarian, metallurgical and chemical exports left …

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By Duncan Miriri and George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement with Kenya, unlocking immediate access to a $682.3 million tranche and boosting the current lending programme by $938 million, the fund said on Thursday. The East African nation is grappling with acute liquidity challenges caused by uncertainty over …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand slid in early trade on Thursday against a buoyant dollar, slowly unwinding a rally that had sent the currency up more than 2% on Tuesday. At 0632 GMT, the rand traded at 18.2200 against the dollar, about 0.1% weaker than its previous close. The dollar was up around 0.1% …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Egypt and Jordan on Nov. 18, an EU Commission spokesperson wrote on X. She will meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo and travel to the Sinai to welcome the arrival of EU humanitarian aid before meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah …

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