By Chris Mfula LUSAKA (Reuters) – After nearly four decades in oblivion, the Zambian psychedelic rock band WITCH that mesmerised audiences in the 1970s are back with a new album. The revival of the band is led by its 71-year old lead vocalist Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda, who wants to make the little known Zamrock music …
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ALGIERS (Reuters) -France’s army on Tuesday denied it had asked Algeria to use its airspace for a military operation in Niger after an Algerian state radio report late on Monday said such permission had been refused. Algerian state radio, which usually reflects official thinking, had reported the alleged request adding the North African state opposes …
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MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia has banned TikTok, messaging app Telegram and online betting website 1XBet to limit the spread of indecent content and propaganda, its communications minister said. “The minister of communications orders internet companies to stop the aforementioned applications, which terrorists and immoral groups use to spread constant horrific images and misinformation to the …
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THE HAGUE (Reuters) -A former militia leader from the Central African Republic on Tuesday told judges at the International Criminal Court that he played no part in any of the violent attacks on Muslim civilians in 2013 and 2014 that prosecutors want to charge him with. Prosecutors have said that Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, …
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By Tife Owolabi YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) -Shell’s Nigerian business is investigating a possible leak on its Trans Niger oil pipeline, which passes through the Bodo community in Rivers state, after being alerted to the potential problem on Aug. 18. Oil theft and pipeline sabotage are common in the southern oil production heartland of Nigeria, with …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian judge on Tuesday extended by four months the detention of six prominent opponents of the president who have been detained since February on suspicion of plotting against state security, one of their lawyers told Reuters. Islam Hamza said those detained – Abdl Hamid Jlassi, Khayam Turki, Issam Chebbi, Jawher Ben …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Egypt’s petroleum ministry on Tuesday announced a new oil discovery in the Geisum and Tawila West Concession in the Gulf of Suez. The new discovery was made by Egypt’s Cheiron through exploration well GNN-11, currently producing more than 2,500 barrels a day, the ministry said. The well is the fourth to be …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE), a unit of Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina, has signed initial agreements with two Kenyan companies to explore partnerships in geothermal power projects, Indonesia’s foreign minister said. PGE signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Geothermal Development Company to explore a partnership that could be worth $1.5 billion, …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The BRICS group of major emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg between Aug. 22 and Aug. 24. Here are some key facts about the bloc and its members. WHAT IS BRICS? The acronym BRIC, which did …
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese authorities on Monday brought home 37 migrants who were rescued off the coast of Cape Verde last week after their boat was stranded without fuel in the Atlantic Ocean for weeks. The survivors, mainly from the fishing village of Fass Boye, landed on Monday evening. Some were taken out of the …
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