BERLIN (Reuters) – Interpreters for German forces in Mali have asked Berlin for protection for themselves and their families as the troops prepare to pull out by the end of the year, the defence ministry in Berlin said on Wednesday. The Bundeswehr has deployed some 1,000 troops in Mali where their main task has been …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand edged higher on Wednesday, reversing some of the losses incurred the previous day after its biggest trading partner China cut key policy rates. At 1538 GMT, the rand traded at 19.0750 against the dollar, over 0.3% stronger than its previous close. The rand had weakened earlier this week on …
(Reuters) – The United States has barred three Democratic Republic of the Congo public officials from entering the country, alleging the individuals were involved in significant corruption, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday. The individuals targeted include Cosma Wilungula Balongelwa, the former Director General of the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature …
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IBADAN, Nigeria (Reuters) – Amateur dancer Omowunmi Otunuyi, who is deaf, delighted an audience in the Nigerian city of Ibadan, as she performed with her dance troupe in a show intended to challenge preconceptions about deafness. “I am so glad we were able to show the audience what we could do, I’m excited because we …
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By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Safaricom’s M-Pesa mobile money service went live in Ethiopia on Wednesday, in a boost to the Kenyan telecoms operator as it seeks to kickstart growth in one of Africa’s biggest economies. Safaricom, which is part owned by South Africa’s Vodacom and Britain’s Vodafone, launched its voice and data …
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By Aidan Lewis and Hatem Maher CAIRO (Reuters) – For Egyptians grown used to a decade of reliable power supplies and boasts of vast investments in generation, a wave of rolling blackouts came as a shock – shaking faith in President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s record months before an election. Along with record inflation and a …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A jury in New Zealand found a South African woman guilty on Wednesday of murdering her three young daughters, with media saying she faced a life sentence for each killing. Lauren Anne Dickason killed her two-year-old twins and their six-year-old sister in September 2021 at their home in Timaru, a city of …
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By Rachel Savage and Jorgelina do Rosario JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) -Nigeria’s international dollar-denominated bonds fell on Wednesday, after the president’s spokesman said petrol prices did not need to rise more, and blamed foreign exchange shortages on “gross mismanagement” at the central bank. The 2051 maturity dropped as much as 1.7 cents on the dollar to 68.894 …
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By Tannur Anders JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s largest property company Growthpoint will invest around 1.2 billion rand ($63 million) in student housing by 2026, as it counts on rising demand from the sector to partly offset a slump in other areas. South Africa’s student housing sector has a shortfall of up to 500,000 beds …
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WINDHOEK (Reuters) -Namibia’s central bank kept its main lending rate unchanged at 7.75% on Wednesday, citing softening inflation pressures and the need to maintain a currency peg to the South African rand. The decision comes after a 50 basis point (bps) hike at its previous policy meeting in June and two 25 bps hikes in …
