By Emma Farge and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday narrowly passed a motion to increase monitoring of human rights abuses in Sudan where hundreds of civilians have been killed since a conflict erupted last month. The Western-led motion, which passed with 18 in favour and 15 against, had been …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa denied on Thursday that his government had failed over crippling power cuts, saying already-announced interventions would reduce pressure on the grid. Africa’s most industrialised economy is experiencing the worst electricity outages on record, meaning many households and businesses are without power for more than 10 hours a …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s capital has been devastated by a conflict between the army and paramilitary Rapid Response Forces (RSF) since mid-April. Here is a timeline of major events since fighting began: April 15 – After weeks of tensions building over a plan to hand power to civilians, heavy fighting erupts in Khartoum and clashes …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The staff of the International Monetary Fund have updated their macroeconomic and debt sustainability views on Zambia, the fund said on Thursday without providing further details. “As what happens with almost all review missions, staff did update the macro framework and the debt sustainability analysis, including to consider new information from (International …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Wagner mercenary group is not operating in Sudan and has not been involved in politics there since Omar al-Bashir was deposed by army officers in a 2019 uprising, its head Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last month he was concerned about the engagement of …
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By Tannur Anders and Rachel Savage JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -A sell-off in the South African rand gathered pace on Thursday, as a news report about a ship allegedly carrying weapons and ammunition from South Africa to Russia spooked investors already concerned about the economic impact of crippling power cuts. The rand touched a low of 19.3250 …
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By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) -The Nigerian naira hit a record low of 466 per dollar on the official market on Thursday, after the central bank weakened the currency on the spot market and at its foreign exchange auction as it tries to address a backlog of demand for foreign currency, traders said. Nigeria’s central …
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CONAKRY (Reuters) – An anti-government movement was planning new protests in Guinean cities on Thursday after its leaders said at least seven people had been killed and 32 injured during demonstrations in the capital Conakry and other towns a day earlier. Police in riot gear cracked down on demonstrators who threw rocks and burnt tyres …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s manufacturing output fell 1.1% year on year in March after falling by a revised 5.6% in February, statistics agency data showed on Thursday. Factory production rose 4.0% month on month in March, after falling by 1.3% in February. (Reporting by Nellie Peyton; Editing by Alexander Winning)
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom’s core earnings fell by a fifth in the year to March 31, hit by the cost of starting operations in Ethiopia, it said on Thursday. The group, which is part owned by South Africa’s Vodacom and Britain’s Vodafone, launched its Ethiopia network last year, betting that …
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