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BLANTYRE (Reuters) – A man was sentenced to death in Malawi on Friday for killing an albino teenager in a case has become a campaign issue ahead of a national election this month, with the opposition accusing the government of inaction. Belief in witchcraft is widespread in rural Malawi, one of the world’s poorest countries, fuelling ritual killings particularly targeting… Read More

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Diplomats and rights groups condemned Ugandan authorities on Friday for ordering the suspension of more than 30 senior journalists after TV and radio stations covered protests by supporters of a pop star turned politician. Uganda’s press regulator told 13 local media groups on Tuesday to suspend news editors, producers and programme directors, accusing them of broadcasting “extremist… Read More

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s parliament said on Thursday it has rejected a government plan to issue up to $800 million in bonds this year, a severe blow to the government which is seeking to secure funding to cover the country’s fiscal budget deficit. The parliamentary finance committee heard Finance Minister Ridha Chalgoum announce plans to issue bonds worth up to… Read More

LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria and Britain aim to deepen insurance sector ties and look into introducing naira-denominated instruments onto London’s financial market, the trade ministry in Abuja said, as Britain makes efforts to expand trade links with partners beyond the EU. Thursday’s ministry statement followed a visit to Nigeria by British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt, on a week-long international tour… Read More

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday that “extremist militias” were controlling the Libyan capital which its ally Khalifa Haftar is fighting to capture from forces allied to Libya’s internationally recognised government. Read More

DAKAR (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen killed one pastor and five congregants in an attack on a Protestant church in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, government spokesman Remy Fulgance Dandjinou said on Monday. Burkina Faso has been beset by rising Islamist violence this year, but the attack was the first of its kind on a church in the religiously tolerant West… Read More

TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) – Air strikes hit the Libyan capital late on Saturday as eastern forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar pursued a three-week campaign to take Tripoli and also confirmed for the first time they had dispatched a warship to an oil port. The Libyan National Army (LNA) force of Haftar, which is allied to a parallel government, has repeatedly… Read More

BOSASO (Reuters) – A U.S. air strike killed three fighters from the Islamic State in the Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Friday, a U.S. military official said, two weeks after the group’s deputy leader was killed in a strike. A witness said missiles struck two wells on the outskirts of Timirshe village, some 60km southeast of Puntland’s commercial capital Bosaso.… Read More

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s power generation has been significantly reduced due to a gas pipeline leak that forced the shutdown of four power stations, the nation’s grid operator said on Friday. The closure of the Egbin, Omotosho, Olorunsogo and Paras power stations highlights the precarious electricity supply in a nation where power cuts are endemic. The Transmission Company of Nigeria… Read More

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United Nations said on Friday it will investigate allegations that survivors of a deadly cyclone in Mozambique are being forced to have sex with community leaders for food. More than 1,000 people died and tens of thousands were forced from their homes when Cyclone Idai hammered Mozambique before moving inland to Malawi and Zimbabwe,… Read More