MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected insurgents in Nigeria killed 14 people in a rampage that began in a nightclub and proceeded into the surrounding neighborhood in northeastern Yobe state, residents said on Friday, two months after another attack in the state killed 40 people. The Boko Haram and splinter Islamic West Africa Province have waged …
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By Thando Hlophe and Sisipho Skweyiya PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius’ release on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, provoked a raw response in a country scarred by violence against women. Pistorius, who has said repeatedly that he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder, …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Shell should be granted a hearing over an alleged oil spill in the Niger Delta after the Court of Appeal halted an asset sale and ordered a judgement claim to be paid prior to hearing its case. The case, one of several …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand was stronger in afternoon trade on Friday, after a quiet week in which it mostly tracked the U.S. dollar in the absence of major local drivers. At 1630 GMT, the rand traded at 18.6650 against the dollar, 0.2% firmer than its previous close. The dollar was last down 0.2% …
By Rachel Savage, Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Jorgelina do Rosario JOHANNESBURG/ACCRA/LONDON (Reuters) – Ghana’s official creditors are scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss restructuring some $5.4 billion in loans to the country, three sources told Reuters, a key step needed to secure its next tranche of funding from the International Monetary Fund. The bilateral …
By Bhargav Acharya and Siyabonga Sishi PRETORIA (Reuters) -South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a crime that shocked a nation inured to violence against women. Pistorius – dubbed “Blade Runner” for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs – shot 29-year-old …
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By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) – The World Food Programme is planning to feed 270,000 hungry Zimbabweans over the next three months, an official said on Friday, as the country braces for a poor harvest due to an El Nino-induced drought. The southern African country has been struggling to feed itself since 2000, when former …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Egypt’s current account deficit narrowed by 12.1% to $2.8 billion in July-September 2023 from $3.2 billion a year earlier, the central bank said on Friday. Egypt’s net foreign direct investment inflows for the quarter, the first of its 2023/24 financial year, fell to $2.3 billion from $3.3 billion. Tourism revenue rose to …
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HARARE (Reuters) – Eleven subsistence mine workers are trapped in an underground shaft after a ground collapse at Zimbabwe’s Redwing Mine, 270 km (167.77 miles) west of the capital Harare, authorities said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday morning, with initial assessments pointing to earth tremors as the possible cause of the accident, …
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By Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegal’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled against opposition politician Ousmane Sonko in his appeal of a libel conviction, dealing another blow to his hopes of competing in next month’s presidential election, lawyers said. Sonko, 49, has been battling various court cases since 2021. These have hampered his plans to vie …
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