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Secretary Blinken to arrive in Congo, Rwanda amid international tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is scheduled to meet with officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda this week, arriving in the middle of an ongoing conflict between militias and officials in the region. His trip coincides with a recent surge in deadly violence along the borders between Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. Blinken will be…
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Horniman Museum to return 72 artefacts to Nigeria
A London museum says it has agreed to return to Nigeria artefacts looted in the 19th Century from the Kingdom of Benin. The Horniman Museum said ownership of 72 objects would be transferred to the Nigerian government. Items include 12 brass plaques, known as Benin Bronzes, a brass cockerel and a key to the king’s palace. It follows a request…
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Kenya’s Raila Odinga, William Ruto in final election push
The two main candidates are neck and neck ahead of Tuesday’s presidential poll Veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga clambered on to the stage to address the ebullient crowd of 20,000 supporters backing his latest run for the presidency. “Kenyans have four big enemies . . . diseases, stupidity, poverty and corruption,” he told those gathered in the central city of Kiambu to cheer…
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US to take part in military exercise near India’s disputed border with China
The United States is to take part in a joint military exercise with India less than 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the South Asian country’s disputed border with China. The military drills will be held in mid-October at an altitude of 10,000 feet in Auli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and will focus on high-altitude warfare training, according to…
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New centrist party emerges in the US to challenge Republicans, Democrats
Dozens of former Republicans and Democrats have announced the formation of a new centrist political party aimed at attracting the support of voters who have become dissatisfied with America’s two major political parties. The party, called Forward, is led by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang alongside former Republican New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and ex-GOP lawmaker David Jolly.…
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China to deepen Africa ties over next decade with focus on trade
China will deepen its ties with Africa over the next decade by focusing on trade and is unlikely to be dislodged by US and European Union attempts to re-engage with the continent, the Economist Intelligence Unit said. The Asian country is likely to keep investing in Africa’s natural resources and may look to the continent as a source of food,…
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Gerhard Schröder says Russia wants negotiated end to Ukraine
Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder has said after he visited Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow last week that the Kremlin is open to talks to end the war in Ukraine. “The good news is that the Kremlin wants a negotiated solution,” Schröder said in an interview with the German magazine Stern. Schröder has been harshly criticised in recent months…
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid threats of Chinese retaliation
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China’s threats of retaliation over the visit. Pelosi’s stop in Taipei is the first time that a US House speaker has visited Taiwan in 25 years. Her trip comes at a low point in US-China relations and despite warnings from the…
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UK PM race: Liz Truss forced into U-turn over key policy proposal
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, seen as a frontrunner in the race with former Chancellor Rishi Sunak to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister, was on Tuesday forced into a sharp U-turn over a key policy proposal after widespread criticism. On Monday night, Truss said she would save 8.8 million pounds by introducing regional pay…
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Kenya election 2022: Kikuyus split between Ruto, Odinga
In Kenya’s vote-rich Kikuyu community, opinion is sharply divided over outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta’s move to back his one-time rival Raila Odinga, rather than his deputy William Ruto, as his successor in the tightly-contested election set to take place on 9 August. Mr Kenyatta – who has reached the constitutional limit of two terms in power – was long regarded…
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