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Somalia: 9 dead and 47 injured in Islamist attack on hotel

The Somali government has announced that it will take action to protect the country’s people from the threat of terrorism, according to a new report by the UN Security Council. The large port city is the latest to be hit by a spate of violent actions by the Shebab in …

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Ethiopians hold pro-government rallies, denounce West

Several towns and cities in Ethiopia have held anti-Western rallies today. The rallies are believed to have been organized by local governments in support of the federal government’s latest offensive in the ongoing war in the Tigray region. Local government officials and their supporters, attracted hundreds of thousands of people …

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Mali: Progress on transition, peace process, amid ongoing insecurity

El-Ghassim Wane, head of the UN mission in Mali, MINUSMA, presented the latest UN Secretary-General’s report on the peacekeeping operation. He briefed ambassadors on progress in the transition and peace process, while also addressing ongoing insecurity and rising humanitarian needs. Mr. Wane was speaking a day after a MINUSMA vehicle hit …

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More than 600 killed in Nigeria’s worst flooding in a decade

The death toll from the worst flooding Nigeria has seen in a decade has passed 600 people, the country’s humanitarian affairs ministry tweeted on Sunday. According to the ministry, more than 2 million people have been affected by flooding that has spread across parts of the country’s south after a particularly wet …

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Ethiopian army captures several towns in war-torn Tigray

The Ethiopian military has taken control of three towns from rebel forces in the war-torn northern Tigray region, the government said, amid growing alarm about the resurgent conflict pitting federal forces and their allies against Tigrayan rebels. “The ENDF [Ethiopian National Defense Force] has taken control of the towns of …

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IMF: Africa vulnerable to higher food, fuel prices

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – Africa’s economic outlook is particularly vulnerable to higher food and fuel prices prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as to reduced tourism revenues and diminished access to financial services. “A recalibration of policies appears inevitable in many countries,” Georgieva said in remarks to …

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Sudanese protesters face tear gas at Women’s Day rally

KHARTOUM, March 8 (Reuters) – Sudanese protesters marching against military rule on International Women’s Day were met with tear gas as they approached the presidential palace on Tuesday, a Reuters reporter said. Women’s rights groups had called the protest along with neighbourhood resistance committees that have been organising street demonstrations …

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U.N. Libya adviser aims for elections agreement this month

TUNIS, March 9 (Reuters) – A senior United Nations Libya official is seeking agreement this month on election laws and constitutional arrangements, she told Reuters on Wednesday, with rival factions locked in a dangerous stand-off. Stephanie Williams said she wanted the talks between members of the parliament and High State …

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Russia-Ukraine talks yield no progress

LVIV, Ukraine, March 10 (Reuters) – Russia’s war in Ukraine entered the third week on Thursday with none of its stated objectives reached, despite thousands of people killed, more than two million made refugees and thousands cowering in besieged cities under relentless bombardment. The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine …

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Sisi and Putin discuss developments in Ukraine

CAIRO, March 9 (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke on Wednesday, the Egyptian presidency said, to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine. Sisi and Putin also discussed enhancing strategic cooperation frameworks between their countries through joint development projects confirming “historic ties” between …

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