CAIRO (Reuters) – Seventeen people were killed and 29 injured after a public bus and a heavy transport truck collided on a desert highway in southwestern Egypt, the health ministry said on Thursday. The accident occurred on Wednesday on the Assuit-Kharga highway, some 400 km (250 miles) southwest of Cairo, in New Valley province that …
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By Khalid Abdelaziz, Sarah El Safty and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM/CAIRO (Reuters) – The conflict shaking Sudan has dealt a crippling blow to the heart of the country’s economy in the capital Khartoum, as well as disrupting internal trade routes, threatening imports and triggering a cash crunch. Across swathes of the capital factories, banks, shops and …
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By Duncan Miriri MALINDI, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie lived with hundreds of followers in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch in a remote forest camp that he divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea, relatives of his adherents say. He told them the world as they knew …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s private sector activity fell in April as both the manufacturing and services sectors slowed, with inflation and political unrest leading to a drop in consumer demand and dampening the outlook, a survey showed on Thursday. The Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 47.2 from 49.2 in March. Readings …
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By Mohamed Nureldin and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The United Nations pressed Sudan’s warring factions on Wednesday to guarantee safe passage of humanitarian aid after six trucks were looted and air strikes in the capital undermined a supposed truce. U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said he hoped to have face-to-face meetings with Sudan’s warring parties …
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By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Wednesday the temporary suspension of its food assistance to the Tigray region of Ethiopia. While describing the move as a “difficult decision”, USAID Administrator Samantha Power said the agency recently discovered that food aid intended for people of the …
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By Philbert Girinema KIGALI (Reuters) -Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 129 people in Rwanda and six in Uganda, authorities said on Wednesday, as rescuers hunted survivors trapped in homes. In chaotic scenes after weeks of rain in the region, one video clip posted by the state-owned Rwanda Broadcasting Agency …
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By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia will issue up to five banking licenses to foreign investors in the next five years, part of plans to open up the financial services sector to foreign competition, a senior central bank official said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government has promised to open up sectors …
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By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – The United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday he hoped to have face-to-face meetings with Sudan’s warring parties within two to three days to secure public guarantees from them for the safe passage of humanitarian assistance. The meeting could take place in the Sudanese capital Khartoum or another location, …
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By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and signaled it may pause further increases. In an overt shift, the central bank no longer said it “anticipates” further rates will be needed, only that it will watch …
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