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Pope decries inequality, prison conditions on whirlwind last day in Africa
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (688+ words) BATA, Equatorial Guinea, April 22 (Reuters) " Pope Leo used the last full day of his four-nation Africa tour on Wednesday to speak out against wealth inequality, urging believers to work to bridge the gap between rich and poor as he traversed…...
China tightens border controls, culls cattle amid foot-and-mouth outbreak
2+ week, 5+ day ago (493+ words) (Refiles to adjust the dateline) By Daphne Zhang and Naveen Thukral April 3 (Reuters) " China has tightened border controls, fast-tracked vaccines and begun culling cattle after a small outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the northwest that officials say entered from abroad....
Trio of African countries eyeing debt-for-nature swaps, Nature Conservancy says
4+ week, 2+ day ago (479+ words) NAIROBI, March 23 " The Nature Conservancy, a U. S. -headquartered global environment group, is in talks with three African nations to seal debt swaps worth a combined $500 million to secure cash for preservation of key ecosystems, its head of Africa told "Reuters. Debt-for-nature…...
Mozambique set to receive $6 billion in World Bank financing over five years
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (236+ words) MAPUTO, Feb 23 (Reuters) " The World Bank is aiming to provide Mozambique with $6 billion of mostly concessional financing for its public investment "projects over the next five years, a "senior bank official said on Monday. The Southern African country's public finances…...
Mugabe's son appears in South African court on attempted murder charge
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (206+ words) JOHANNESBURG, Feb 23 (Reuters) " The youngest son of Zimbabwe's former leader Robert Mugabe appeared in a South African "court on Monday, charged with attempted "murder after a gardener was shot and wounded last week at the Johannesburg mansion where Mugabe's son…...
State Dept condemns detention of US officials in South Africa
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (138+ words) Dec 18 (Reuters) - The U. S. State Department on "Thursday condemned the recent detention of U. S. officials in South Africa, "who it "said were providing support to Afrikaners. "Furthermore, the public release of our "U. S. officials" passport informatio. .. State Dept condemns detention of US officials…...
South Africa's private sector activity contracts for second month in November, PMI shows
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (239+ words) JOHANNESBURG, Dec 3 (Reuters) " South Africa's private sector activity contracted for the second consecutive month in November driven by sustained falls in output and new business volumes, an S&P Global survey showed on Wednesday. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose…...
US discussing with South Africa possible participation in G20 summit, Ramaphosa says
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (234+ words) JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa is discussing with the United States the possibility of U. S. participation in the G20 summit after an initial boycott by the Trump administration, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday. Ramaphosa was speaking at a joint news conference with…...
Tanzania tells civil servants and students to stay home after chaotic election
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (394+ words) (Reuters) -Tanzanian authorities instructed civil servants and students to stay home on Thursday, a day after a general election marred by violent protests that led police to impose a curfew in Dar es Salaam. Protesters took to the streets in…...
Madagascar prime minister condemns excessive use of force during protests
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (416+ words) ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Madagascar's newly appointed prime minister, General Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo, condemned on Friday what he said was "excessive use of force" by both security personnel and protesters, after three weeks of anti-government demonstrations around the island nation. Protesters have…...