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U.S. military readying assets to aid Americans leaving Sudan, White House says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is positioning naval assets to assist any Americans leaving Sudan but no major U.S. evacuation is under way as fighting continues, White House spokesman John Kirby said in a round of television interviews on Monday. International evacuations have gathered pace amid a lull in the fighting after a sudden eruption …

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Italy touts money for reforms as EU discusses upheaval in Tunisia

By Gabriela Baczynska and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – Italy offered Tunisia a prospect of money in exchange for economic and political reforms as European Union foreign ministers discussed on Monday how to respond to growing instability in a country that is a gateway for African migration to Europe. With the number of people crossing …

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Tunisian coast guard retrieves 31 bodies of migrants from sea

TUNIS (Reuters) – The Tunisian coast guard said on Monday it had recovered 31 bodies of African migrants who drowned while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Italy. It added that among the bodies recovered off the coast of Sfax, Kerkennah and Mahdia were the bodies of two women and two children.‮ ‬The number of …

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Britain’s migrant deal unlawful as Rwanda is unsafe, lawyers say

By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is unlawful because the east African country is not a safe country, lawyers for a group of asylum seekers told the Court of Appeal in London on Monday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government wants to send thousands of migrants …

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Zimbabwe clamps down on ‘backyard brewers’ as fake booze booms

By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) – Inside a grimy, poorly lit room in Mbare, one of Zimbabwe’s most populous townships, a 45-year-old man sits on a makeshift stool as he pours a brownish liquid into small bottles. An alcoholic stench fills the room. The Mbare resident is one of Zimbabwe “backyard brewers” who are making …

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Sudanese help one another find medicine, water as state collapses into war

By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO (Reuters) – As Sudan collapsed into fighting last week that has trapped civilians in their city neighbourhoods, cutting off access to water, food and healthcare, community groups, websites and apps have sprung up to mobilise medical help and find basic supplies. The violent power struggle between the heads of the …

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Uganda’s March coffee exports up 2% on favourable prices

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s coffee exports edged up in March compared to a year earlier, as exporters released larger volumes from warehouses to cash in on favourable global prices for robusta beans, the state-run sector regulator said. The east African country is Africa’s biggest coffee exporter followed by Ethiopia and predominantly cultivates the robusta variety …

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Foreign states rush high-risk Sudan evacuation, some foreign citizens hurt

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom have evacuated embassy staff from Sudan, while other nations rushed to get their citizens to safety as rival military factions battled in the capital Khartoum on Sunday. The eruption of fighting eight days ago between the …

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Around 60 civilians killed in northern Burkina Faso attack – prosecutor

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Around 60 civilians were killed on Friday in northern Burkina Faso by people wearing the uniforms of the Burkinabe armed forces, local prosecutor Lamine Kabore said on Sunday, citing information from police in the town of Ouahigouya. He said an investigation had been launched after the attack on the village of Karma …

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US deploying disaster response team for Sudan as it faces humanitarian crisis

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed a team of disaster response experts for Sudan in the region to coordinate the humanitarian response as fighting rocks the country, USAID head Samantha Power said on Sunday. In a statement, Power said the Disaster Assistance Response Team will operate …

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