JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand weakened against the U.S. dollar on Monday, giving back some of last week’s gains as the dollar steadied. At 1434 GMT, the rand traded at 18.5250 against the U.S. dollar, about 1.2% weaker than its previous close. The dollar index was last down 0.15% at 102.470. The greenback had fallen …
By Mahamat Ramadane N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad holds a referendum on a new constitution on Sunday that looks unlikely to mend deep divisions between the junta and opposing groups that have fuelled a political and security crisis in one of the world’s poorest countries. The military authorities have called the vote as a vital stepping-stone …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa growing regions saw no rainfall last week while the seasonal dry Harmattan wind began to blow, farmers said on Monday. The world’s top cocoa producer is in its dry season, which runs officially from mid-November to March, when rains are poor and scarce. The soil moisture content …
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By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been criticised as a despot for crushing opposition lingering from a brief period of democracy, while winning praise from supporters for boosting security and driving an army-led infrastructure binge. The former military chief secured a third, six-year term on Monday after winning 89.6% …
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KAMPALA (Reuters) – The Ugandan shilling traded stable against the dollar on Monday, with some inflows from remittances giving it support, traders said. At 1244 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3,765/3,775, same level as Friday’s close. (Reporting by Elias Biryabarema; Editing by George Obulutsa)
By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi faces off against more than two dozen rivals in a general election on Wednesday. His rivals include old foes such as Martin Fayulu, who came second in the disputed 2018 poll, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege. Below are the main …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s shilling gained ground against the dollar on Monday and it was expected to get support from remittance inflows in coming days, traders said. At 0842 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 153.50/70 per dollar, compared with Friday’s closing rate of 153.70/90. Trade volumes were thin before the Christmas holiday. (Reporting …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan has ordered three diplomats from Chad to leave the country within 72 hours, saying the individuals were “persona non grata”, the Sudanese state news agency reported on Sunday. The move by Sudan follows Chad declaring four Sudanese diplomats at the Sudanese embassy in N’Djamena as unwelcome a day earlier, the agency …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Egypt’s Suez canal authority said on Sunday it was closely monitoring the impact of tensions in the Red Sea after recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on vessels in the southern part of the basin. Two major freight firms including MSC, the world’s biggest container shipping line, said on Saturday they would avoid …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said. IOM, in a post on social media platform X, quoted survivors as saying the boat, carrying around 86 people, departed the Libyan city of Zwara, about 110 km (68 miles) from the …
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