TUNIS (Reuters) – The Tunisian National Guard said two of five Islamists who escaped from prison this week are believed to have carried out an armed robbery of a bank near the capital on Friday. Five Islamists convicted of killing two secular politicians and policemen escaped from jail on Tuesday in a rare security breach …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand extended gains on Friday as U.S. Treasury yields fell and data out of the U.S. showed fewer than expected jobs had been created in October, boosting hopes the Federal Reserve is done raising interest rates. At 1513 GMT, the rand traded at 18.2475 against the dollar, about 1% stronger …
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RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan archaeologists said on Friday they uncovered a Roman-era site in Rabat containing a port district, a bath and a cemetery dating back to the second century. The archaeological site, now the third largest in Morocco, will offer insight into the lives of Roman settlers and romanised Moroccans or Mauro-Romans in that …
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MOMBASA (Reuters) -King Charles and Queen Camilla toured East Africa’s oldest mosque and an ancient fort on Friday as they concluded a four-day state visit to Kenya marked by questions about Britain’s colonial legacy. Charles met Muslim, Christian, Hindu and African traditional faith leaders in the coastal city of Mombasa and toured Fort Jesus, built …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian court on Friday ordered that former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele should be freed unconditionally from detention or be taken to court for a hearing scheduled for Monday. Emefiele, who has been in detention since June 10, is charged with procurement fraud. His trial has stalled since …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italy will host in late January the summit with African nations it recently decided to postpone in the wake of the latest flare-up of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday. “The Italy-Africa conference is scheduled for January 28-29,” Meloni said after a cabinet meeting in Rome which approved …
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By Edward McAllister, David Lewis and Michelle Nichols DAKAR (Reuters) – Before United Nations peacekeepers hurriedly abandoned their base in Kidal in northern Mali on Tuesday, they made a costly call: with insurgents stationed nearby, they destroyed sensitive equipment to avoid it falling into the wrong hands, the U.N. said. Shortly after the last U.N. …
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By Julia Payne and Libby George BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) -Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC Ltd will supply the new 650,000 barrel-per-day Dangote oil refinery with up to six cargoes of crude oil in December to be used in test runs, three industry sources with knowledge of the matter said. The refinery, funded by Africa’s richest man, …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt raised domestic petrol prices by up to 14.3% but kept diesel prices unchanged, state media said on Friday. The state media, citing the official gazette, said the price of 80-octane petrol was raised by 1.25 Egyptian pounds, 92-octane petrol by 1.25 pounds and 95-octane petrol by 1 pound to 10 Egyptian …
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By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares and bonds extended a global rally on Thursday as a non-committal Federal Reserve Chair had markets double down on bets that U.S. interest rates have peaked and cuts are on the way. Investors are now awaiting the results from Apple later in the day, a bellwether for …
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