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Kenya: Belgian nationals plead guilty to smuggling protected ants

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Four suspects, including three foreign nationals pleaded guilty to a charge of trafficking of trafficking highly sought-after ants out of Kenya The men – two Belgians, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan were arraigned in court Tuesday They were arrested at the international airport in Nairobi for the …

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First payments made to white farmers affected by land reforms in Zimbabwe

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The government of Zimbabwe has announced an initial compensation of US$3 million (£2.3 million) for white farmers whose properties were taken under a contentious government initiative over twenty years ago. This marks the first disbursement under the 2020 compensation agreement established between the government and local white …

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Two years of war in Sudan: international conference aims to bring relief to suffering population

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo iplomats and aid officials from around the world met Tuesday in London to try to ease the suffering from the 2-year-old war in Sudan, a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced 14 million and pushed large parts of the country into famine. The …

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EU sanctions Iranian prison and justice officials over ‘unlawful’ arrests of its citizens

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot welcomed the sanctions, describing Iran’s actions as a “state policy” of hostage taking. The European Union has imposed sanctions on seven Iranian prison and justice officials over what the bloc says is a politically motivated campaign to detain EU citizens. Brussels has for …

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Mauritius: Ex-finance minister released on bail after corruption charges

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo court in Mauritius on Monday granted bail to former finance minister Renganaden Padayachy who was charged with embezzlement last week. Padayachy was charged alongside former central bank governor Harvesh Seegolam. They are accused of embezzling about $6.7 million from the Mauritius Investment Corporation. The fund was set …

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Roadside bomb kills 8 bus passengers in northeast Nigeria

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Aroadside bomb suspected to have been planted by Islamic extremists in northeastern Nigeria struck a passenger bus, killing eight people and wounding more than a dozen others, authorities said. The bus was traveling along the Damboa-Maiduguri highway in the conflict-battered Borno state on Saturday when it drove …

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Sudan: World Food Programme warns of hunger crisis, asks for more funding

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo  .. That’s how many people experience extreme hunger in Sudan They represent half the war-ravaged country’s population, and many of them are at risk of acute famine, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). The organisation called on all parties involved in the Sudan conflict, which started …

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news EU foreign ministers discuss Ukraine, Syria and EU-African relations in Luxembourg.

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo On Monday, the Foreign Ministers of Lithuania, Poland, and Finland condemned the recent Russian assault on Ukraine, highlighting it as evidence of Russia’s disinterest in pursuing a ceasefire. Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, whose nation currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, expressed his shock at the Russian …

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Sudan’s cultural heritage in ruins: Khartoum’s National museum ravaged by war

  Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Once a proud guardian of Sudan’s ancient legacy, the National Museum in Khartoum now lies in ruins, a somber reflection of the country’s ongoing descent into chaos. After nearly two years of brutal conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the museum, …

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