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Mali rejects UN report on alleged execution of 500 villagers by troops

BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s interim military government has rejected a United Nations human rights office report on the alleged execution of at least 500 people by Malian soldiers and unidentified foreign fighters during an operation last year. The ruling junta was responding to a report released on Friday after a months-long investigation into what rights …

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Ghana’s main opposition party picks Mahama as 2024 presidential candidate

ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress, voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to retain former president, John Mahama, as its leader for the 2024 presidential election. This is the third time Mahama will run for the top job in Ghana, one of Africa’s most stable democracies. He came second to President Nana …

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South Africa is ‘actively non-aligned’ on Ukraine war, says government

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s presidential security advisor said on Saturday the country was “actively non-aligned” in Russia’s war against Ukraine, after U.S. allegations it had supplied weapons to Moscow led to a diplomatic crisis this week. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety said on Thursday he was confident a Russian ship under U.S. …

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Senegalese opposition rally against President Sall’s possible third-term ambition

By Ngouda Dione DAKAR (Reuters) – Hundreds of Senegalese opposition supporters and civil society activists gathered at a square in the capital on Friday to protest a potential third-term bid by the West African nation’s president, Macky Sall. Senegal has been shaken by violent protests over a host of issues including fears by opposition parties …

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South Africa rejects U.S. accusations of arms shipment to Russia

By Kopano Gumbi, Wendell Roelf and Daphne Psaledakis JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -South African officials on Friday hit back at U.S. accusations that a Russian ship had collected weapons from a naval base near Cape Town late last year, a move investors fear could lead Washington to impose sanctions. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety …

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Moody’s cuts Kenya’s debt and currency ratings to B3 from B2

(Reuters) – Global ratings agency Moody’s on Friday cut Kenya’s senior unsecured debt rating as well as long-term foreign-currency and local-currency issuer ratings to B3 from B2. “The rating downgrade is driven by an increase in government liquidity risks,” the agency said. The agency added that Kenya’s domestic funding conditions have deteriorated considerably over the …

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