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Kenya opposition seeks ICC probe of police head over violence against protesters

By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s opposition alliance has written to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) asking him to open an investigation into the head of the police who it accuses of ordering attacks on its supporters during anti-government protests. Opposition leader Raila Odinga suspended anti-government protests after an appeal from …

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Africa needs bilateral help to cope with major funding squeeze, IMF says

By Joe Bavier WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Africa is facing a severe financing squeeze that, on the back of a series of unprecedented shocks, is disrupting economic growth and endangering its long-term development, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) top official for the region said. Sub-Saharan Africa was only beginning to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic fallout …

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Kenya not seen as a debt restructuring candidate, IMF’s Africa chief says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kenya is not expected to seek a restructuring of its debt despite current strains and a looming bond payment, the head of the International Monetary Fund’s Africa Department chief said on Friday. Abebe Aemro Selassie was speaking to reporters at the IMF and World Bank spring meetings here. Kenya has a $2 …

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Tunisian coastguard finds more bodies from migrant shipwreck, toll rises to 33

TUNIS (Reuters) – The Tunisian coastguard has recovered eight more bodies from a migrant boat that sank off the country’s shores this week, raising the death toll to 33, the coastguard said on Friday. A wooden boat packed with about 110 African migrants sank on Wednesday off the city of Sfax. Seventy-six people were rescued. …

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Sudan’s army says paramilitary mobilisation risks confrontation

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s army warned on Thursday of a risk of confrontation after mobilisations by a powerful paramilitary group, underlining growing strains between the rival forces and a potential complication in moves to restore civilian rule. It could spell prolonged strife across a vast country already dealing with economic …

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Sibanye Stillwater reports four fatalities at S.African project

(Reuters) -Diversified miner Sibanye Stillwater on Friday reported four deaths at its Burnstone gold mining project in South Africa following the collapse of a newly constructed surface waste rock conveyor. In a statement, Sibanye said the incident took place on Thursday when five contractor employees were installing a head pulley of the conveyor infrastructure. Sibanye …

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Analysis-No China, no deal: Bid to break sovereign debt logjams gets weary thumbs up

By Libby George and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The latest bid by the world’s leading institutions and creditors to speed up debt restructurings and get bankrupt countries back on their feet has been greeted by a mix of cautious optimism and weary scepticism by veteran crisis watchers. Standoffs between major Western-backed lenders like the …

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