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Sinomine suspends Zimbabwe lithium ops over authorities’ concerns

HARARE (Reuters) – China’s Sinomine Resource Group’s Zimbabwe lithium unit on Monday said it had halted operations for a week after unspecified administrative concerns raised by the authorities. Sinomine took over Bikita Minerals, which was at the time Zimbabwe’s sole lithium-producing mine and one of Africa’s oldest, in a $180 million deal last year. “This …

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South Africa can keep coal fired plants running longer, climate committee says

By Carien du Plessis and Bhargav Acharya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s climate policy body on Monday suggested the government could delay retiring its ageing coal-fired power plants to address electricity shortages and said a power crisis had put the country on track to meet its climate goals anyway. The ruling African National Congress has recommended …

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Air strikes pound Sudan’s capital as conflict enters second month

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir DUBAI (Reuters) -The Sudanese army carried out air strikes in the north of the capital Khartoum on Monday, attacking its paramilitary rivals around a hospital that witnesses said was damaged in the bombardment. Intense battles in Khartoum and its sister cities of Bahri and Omdurman have raged despite Saudi …

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S.Africa’s army chief visits Moscow for bilateral talks

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Monday that its army chief, Lawrence Mbatha, was in Moscow for a bilateral meeting, where he will visit Russian military academies and hold talks with officials. “It must be noted that South Africa has military-to-military bilateral relations with various countries in the continent and …

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Senegal opposition leader appeals conviction threatening his presidential bid

By Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has appealed a libel conviction that could prevent him running in presidential elections next year, one of his lawyers said, as another round of protests broke out on Monday. Last week, Sonko received a suspended six-month sentence for libel stemming from his accusations that …

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Sudan grandmother’s death shows struggle to help those stranded in war

By Adam Makary CAIRO (Reuters) – As she tried to save her ailing grandparents stuck amid fighting in central Khartoum, Azhaar Sholgami put in calls from New York to Sudan’s two warring factions, aid workers, and embassies near her grandparents’ home, but her efforts were in vain. Sholgami’s grandmother died alone, her body still lying …

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Kenyan authorities should have prevented cult deaths, president says

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan government agencies should have been able to prevent the deaths by starvation of more than 200 members of a cult in the country’s coastal region, said President William Ruto, adding he took responsibility for the disaster. Authorities accuse Paul Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, of ordering his followers …

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Ghana expects first $600 million tranche from IMF after Wednesday meeting – minister

By Christian Akorlie and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana expects the International Monetary Fund to approve a first loan tranche of $600 million as soon as Wednesday, paving the way for disbursement within a week, Minister of State in the Finance Ministry Mohammed Amin Adam told Reuters on Sunday. Ghana is seeking $3 billion …

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