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(Reuters) – A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighbouring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from concern about shared Nile waters and oil pipelines to the shape of a new government and a new humanitarian crisis in the making. Sudan, which relies heavily on foreign aid, is no stranger …

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GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Friday that 413 people had been killed and 3,551 injured in Sudan since intense fighting broke out there six days ago. WHO has so far recorded 11 attacks on health facilities in the country and has called for such attacks to cease, spokesperson Margaret Harris said. …

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HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s economy could grow 6% this year, better than a previous forecast for 3.8% growth, thanks to a strong performance by agriculture and easing power shortages, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Friday. “We are saying 3.8% growth is an underestimate. The growth should be higher than that and close to 6%,” …

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KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said he would sign some of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ legislation once provisions are added to “rehabilitate” gay people, vowing not to cede to international pressure. Museveni told lawmakers at a meeting on Thursday that he supports the bill they passed last month but would send it back …

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(Reuters) – Integrated energy and chemicals firm Sasol Ltd said on Friday it expects market volatility to persist into its fourth quarter due to slower global economic growth and infrastructure challenges in South Africa. In its third quarter production update, Sasol, the world’s biggest producer of fuels and chemicals from coal and gas, reported a …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Standard Bank Group said its first quarter attributable earnings rose by 37.8%, helped by higher interest rates and growth in transactional volumes. Standard Bank, Africa’s largest lender by assets, said higher average interest rates and a larger balance sheet supported the group’s net interest margin and net interest income growth …

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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – British Foreign Minister James Cleverly will leave New Zealand Friday and cut his Pacific tour short, a spokesperson for New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs said, as he focuses on coordinating Britain’s response to the Sudan crisis. Cleverly had been scheduled to meet with Samoan officials and New Zealand …

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