N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chadian security forces have foiled an attempt by a group of army officers to destabilize the country and undermine constitutional order, the government said in a statement on Thursday. “This plan was devised by a restricted group of conspirators composed of 11 army officers,” the statement said. At their head was Baradine …
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By Sonia Rolley KINSHASA (Reuters) – United Nations intelligence analysts have spotted suspected movements by M23 rebels in parts of eastern Congo from which they were meant to have withdrawn and signs the armed group has seized ground in other areas, internal U.N. documents showed on Thursday. The findings show there is continued uncertainty about …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand weakened on Thursday as the U.S. dollar jumped after the release of strong employment data, which added to expectations the Federal Reserve could keep hiking rates at an aggressive pace. At 1540 GMT, the rand traded at 17.2850 against the dollar, 2.4% weaker than its previous close. The dollar index, …
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s total public debt could rise to 77 trillion naira ($172 billion) this year from 44 trillion naira as of last September, after a loan-to-bond swap and new borrowings to fund the 2023 budget, the Debt Management Office chief said. The Senate last week put off a decision on …
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By Karin Strohecker, Jorgelina do Rosario and Christian Akorlie LONDON/ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana is poised to request debt relief via the G20 Common Framework programme and has sought reassurances that the negotiations can be expedited before proceeding, sources told Reuters. The crisis-hit country, which secured a $3 billion staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) …
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(Reuters) -Africa’s top public health body said on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in Uganda was coming under control, as it had been 39 days since the last confirmed case of the virus had been reported in the country. Officials first confirmed the outbreak in September and said it was the Sudan strain of the …
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By Crispin Kyala BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Near the banks of Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, artist Patrick Cikuru Cirimwami wades knee-deep through a mountain of plastic bottles, scooping as many as he can carry into a large sack. There is no public waste collection in the area, and …
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By John Irish and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) – France continues to back its envoy in Burkina Faso despite a request by the Burkinabe government to replace him amid growing anti-French sentiment likely fuelled by Russian mercenaries, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Thursday. In December, the Ouagadougou government sent a letter requesting the departure …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya will not default on its debt and plans to ramp up tax collection in the next two years, President William Ruto said on Wednesday. Ruto’s government, which took over in September, has pledged to curb expensive commercial borrowing in favour of cheaper sources like the World Bank to reduce debt servicing …
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By Tommy Wilkes NAIROBI (Reuters) – A year that began with no end in sight for one of the world’s deadliest conflicts finished on a note of cautious optimism in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray after a November ceasefire agreement. The two-year-long war has caused a dire humanitarian crisis, killing tens of thousands, leaving millions …
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