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No US evacuation plan for Sudan at this time, White House’s Kirby says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There are no plans for a U.S. government evacuation from Sudan at this time but Americans should treat the volatile situation in the African country with utmost seriousness, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday. “We urge American citizens in Sudan to treat this situation with the utmost seriousness,” …

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Flights disrupted as Nigerian aviation workers strike over pay, conditions

By Seun Sanni LAGOS (Reuters) -Domestic flights in Nigeria were being disrupted on Monday, local airlines said, as aviation employees in Lagos blocked roads to the country’s busiest local airport to begin a two-day strike in protest over working conditions and wages. The strike is likely to add to problems in a sector that regularly …

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Uganda’s junior finance minister charged with corruption offences

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s junior finance minister was on Monday charged with corruption offences stemming from a scandal about alleged diversion of government-owned roofing materials that has ensnared multiple officials. Police investigators and prosecutors in the east African country have been looking into the alleged theft and diversion of metal roofing sheets meant for a …

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Nigeria regulator grants approval to Oxford’s malaria vaccine

LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigeria has granted provisional approval to Oxford University’s R21 malaria vaccine, its medicines regulator said on Monday, making it the second country to do so after Ghana last week. The mosquito-borne disease kills more than 600,000 people each year, most of them African babies and children. Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation, was …

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Tanzania signs $667 million deals for rare earth and graphite projects

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania on Monday signed agreements worth $667 million with three Australian companies to mine rare earth minerals and graphite, part of the president’s drive to fast-track negotiations on long-pending mining and energy projects. Under the deals with Evolution Energy Minerals, Ecograf Ltd and Peak Rare Earths, Tanzania will have a 16% …

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WHO says total Marburg cases in Equatorial Guinea rise to 15 (April 15)

(This April 15 story has been refiled to correct the date in the advisory, attribute the case count to WHO and remove reference to six new cases in the headline) (Reuters) – Six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Marburg disease have been reported in Equatorial Guinea, bringing the total number to 15, the World Health Organization …

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