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Mali leader pardons Ivorian soldiers, suspends 46 prison sentences

BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s junta leader has pardoned 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested in July and accused of conspiring against the Malian government, the presidency said in a statement on Friday. The soldiers’ arrest sparked a diplomatic dispute between Mali and neighbouring Ivory Coast, and widespread condemnation from regional leaders against a country already at odds …

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Congo M23 rebels hand back army base amid suspected ceasefire breaches elsewhere

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Congo’s M23 rebel group on Friday began a phased withdrawal from an occupied army and U.N. base in eastern North Kivu province, part of a ceasefire brokered by regional leaders that analysts suspect is being breached in other parts of the country. A ceremonial handover to East African …

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South African rand regains ground after brief SARB mandate concern

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The rand edged higher on Friday, regaining ground thanks to a U.S. jobs report that sent the dollar tumbling, with South African stocks and bonds also making gains. The South African currency had earlier fallen after Gwede Mantashe, chairman of the governing African National Congress (ANC), told Bloomberg that it wanted to expand …

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South African factory activity expands in December- Absa PMI

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African manufacturing activity expanded in December but business activity deteriorated further in the month due to persistent rotational power cuts, a survey showed on Friday. The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 53.1 points in December from 52.6 points in November. “While the headline number is positive, the …

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Somalia militants kill six in raid on village they recently lost

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist militants from al Shabaab killed at least six people on Friday while raiding a village in central Somalia that they were pushed out of last week, a government-allied militia said. Somalia’s government and allied clan militias have forced the militants from large swathes of territory since launching a major offensive last …

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Botswana’s ex-president Khama asks court to set aside arrest warrant

GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana’s former president Ian Khama has filed an urgent court application seeking to strike down an arrest warrant issued against him by a magistrate last week. Khama, whose father Seretse Khama was Botswana’s founding president, is in a dispute with his successor and incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi which resulted in him quitting …

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Eritrean trafficker wanted by Netherlands arrested in Sudan, Dutch prosecutors say

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors said on Thursday that an Eritrean man with a conviction for human trafficking who has been on the Netherlands’ most wanted list since 2021 had been arrested in Sudan. The Netherlands will request that Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam is extradited, said prosecutors, who want to try him on charges related to …

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