KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s coffee exports in October were up 3.4% year on year, helped by a bumper crop in the southwest of the country, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) said in a report. Uganda is Africa’s largest exporter of coffee beans and earnings from the shipments are one of the country’s main sources …
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KINSHASA (Reuters) – Six opposition candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Dec. 20 presidential election on Thursday asked the country’s Constitutional Court to compel the electoral commission to publish the final voter roll, warning of potential irregularities and fraud. The candidates including a leading opposition candidate Martin Fayulu and Nobel Peace Prize-winning gynaecologist Denis …
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By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Oil prices dipped about 1% on Thursday, extending losses on expectations that OPEC+ might not deepen output cuts next year after the producer group postponed its policy meeting. Brent crude futures were down 68 cents, or about 0.8%, at $81.28 a barrel by 2024 GMT after falling as much as 4% …
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By Abdou Moustoifa MORONI (Reuters) – Comoros’ Supreme Court on Thursday approved plans by incumbent President Azali Assoumani to run for another term in a poll some opponents are threatening to boycott if certain conditions, such as the release of political prisoners, are not met. The Indian Ocean archipelago country of 800,000 people last held …
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African anti-apartheid and gay activist Simon Nkoli, who organised Africa’s first Pride march in 1990, died 25 years ago but a group of artists inspired by him are determined to keep his legacy alive in an opera celebrating his life. “Vogue Opera” – a mix of classical music, hip-hop, protest songs …
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THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) gave a boost on Thursday to prosecutors’ efforts to secure a hearing on charges they want to bring against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony in his absence. Kony, the founder and leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), is the ICC’s longest standing fugitive. …
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The United Nations’ envoy to Libya on Thursday asked the country’s main powerbrokers to designate representatives for a meeting aimed at reaching an election settlement, part of an apparent new push for a national vote. Efforts to bring Libya’s rival factions to hold an election have been the main focus of diplomacy …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand was stronger on Thursday after the central bank maintained its key interest rate amid high inflation. At 1543 GMT, the rand traded at 18.8100 against the dollar, about 0.5% stronger than its previous close. The dollar <=USD> was last down around 0.13% against a basket of global currencies. South …
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By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – As Democratic Republic of Congo heads to the polls in December, much will come down to President Felix Tshisekedi’s perceived performance running the giant Central African country of nearly 100 million people since 2019. Below are the key topics on voters’ minds. THE ECONOMY Congo’s economy grew 8.5% in …
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By Alex Lawler, Ahmad Ghaddar and Maha El Dahan LONDON (Reuters) -African members of OPEC+ producer group Angola and Nigeria are aiming for higher oil output, officials told Reuters on Thursday, a day after the group was forced to postpone talks on next year’s production policy. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies …
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