By Nelson Banya and Felix Njini (Reuters) -Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti will move its primary listing to New York from Johannesburg in a bid to access a deeper pool of investors and reduce risks associated with South Africa, it said on Friday. The company has shifted its focus to more lucrative mines in Ghana, Tanzania, …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Some 200,000 people have fled from Sudan to neighbouring countries since violence erupted last month, a spokesperson for the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, including many malnourished children arriving in Chad. Some 60,000 have arrived through the desert to Chad, including about 30,000 in the past few days, …
GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior U.N. official said on Friday that talks on a ceasefire for Sudan would resume in the next day or two and described a change in the warring sides’ stance which could make them more inclined to respect any future deal. Sudan’s military factions committed late on Thursday to a limited …
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By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – Malian soldiers and unidentified “armed white men” likely executed at least 500 people, and sexually assaulted or tortured dozens of others during a five-day operation in the village of Moura in central Mali last year, the U.N. Human Rights Office said on Friday. On March 27, 2022, Malian soldiers …
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KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda signed a production-sharing agreement (PSA) with a unit of Australian firm DGR Global on Friday for exploration of oil in its west. DGR Energy Turaco Uganda Limited will explore in the Turaco block, a swathe of 637 sq km (246 sq miles) in the Albertine Rift basin that straddles the African …
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KAMPALA (Reuters) – The Ugandan shilling traded marginally weaker on Friday amid thin activity on both the demand and supply sides, traders said. At 1028 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3,720/3,730, compared to Thursday’s close of 3,715/3,725. (Reporting by Elias Biryabarema; editing by Bhargav Acharya)
By Khalid Abdelaziz DUBAI (Reuters) – Sudan’s sudden eruption into war has strangled exports of key goods including gold, sesame, peanuts and meat, traders based in Dubai say, depriving it of the foreign currency needed to import staple goods. Fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is fiercest in Khartoum and has closed …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s warring factions early on Friday committed to protect civilians and the movement of humanitarian aid, but did not agree to a ceasefire and remain far apart, U.S. officials said. After a week of talks in the Saudi port of Jeddah, Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) signed a declaration …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -Index provider MSCI said on Thursday two Adani-group companies will not be eligible for its global indexes, while 86 securities will be added to and 39 deleted from its widely followed MSCI ACWI stock index, as part of its quarterly index review. MSCI said earlier this week it would apply a “special …
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By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan clinic operator Oncorad plans an initial public offering (IPO) at the Casablanca stock exchange in three years to finance its expansion plan, taking advantage of rising demand for health services as Morocco generalizes health insurance, CEO Redouane Samlali said on Thursday. The company succeeded to raise 458 million …
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