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By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadMOGADISHU( Reuters)-Explosions sounding like mortar shells were heard on Sunday in the area of Mogadishu airport where parliamentarians were meeting to elect a new president, residents said.“ I counted three big sounds of mortar shells landing in the direction of the airport.... We are shocked to hear those sounds of mortars at a time( when) Mogadishu is under a complete curfew.... ” said Mogadishu resident Halima Ibrahim.A Reuters reporter in the city also heard blas

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadNAIROBI( Reuters)-Unknown armed assailants killed 18 people when they attacked a two-vehicle convoy in central Burundi over the weekend, government officials and witnesses said on Monday. The attackers, who struck at about 8 pm local time on Saturday, fired into the two cars before pouring petrol and setting them alight, a government official in the area who did not want to be identified told Reuters.He said the vehicles, which were travelling on the Bujumbura-Gitega ro

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadFILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian attends a news conference in Beijing, China September 10, 2020.... REUTERS/ Carlos Garcia Rawlins BEIJING( Reuters)-China tested a space vehicle in July, not a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile as reported by the Financial Times, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday. Quoting five people familiar with the matter, the Financial Times reported on Saturday that China had tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadFILE PHOTO: Libya's unity government Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah looks on at Libya's mission to the United Nations in New York, U.S. July 16, 2021.... REUTERS/ Michelle Nichols TRIPOLI( Reuters)-Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah supported on Thursday the holding of a national election on Dec.... 24 as envisaged in a U.N.-backed peace plan. Speaking at the Libya Stabilization Conference in Tripoli, he said it was possible to end the lengthy crisis that has

By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadFILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures as she and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki( not pictured) address a joint press conference after talks in Berlin, Germany November 25, 2021.... John MacDougall/ Pool via REUTERS GENEVA( Reuters)-German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday the World Health Organisation required reliable financing with higher donations from member states, and she backed it launching negotiations for a binding international

ABUJA, Nov 14( Reuters)-Nigeria's central bank said on Tuesday old bank notes that were due to be removed from circulation next month would now remain legal tender, ending months of uncertainty after an attempt earlier this year to remove them caused serious cash shortages. The Supreme Court in March ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria( CBN) to extend until Dec.... 31 the use of old 1, 000,($ 1.18) 500 and 200 naira notes, whose initial withdrawal from circulation became an election issue after

By Monicah Mwangi2 Min ReadSlideshow( 5 images) MAASAI MARA, Kenya( Reuters)-In Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Toyota 4x4 Landcruiser of tour guide and driver Sylvester Mukenye glides silently past a herd of grazing elephants, then past a pride of lions lying in the grass. The animals are completely unperturbed by the proximity of the vehicle because its diesel engine has been replaced by an electric one that eliminates the rumbling noise and, just as importantly, reduces the emission

MOSCOW, Aug 24( Reuters)-Russian President Vladimir Putin told the BRICS summit in South Africa on Thursday that Moscow intends to deepen ties with African countries, and that it would remain a reliable partner for food and fuel supplies.In a video link address, Putin said Russia was interested in developing" multi-faceted ties" with Africa, which has been roiled by fuel and food price rises resulting from the conflict in Ukraine. Russia's July exit from the Black Sea grain deal has seen grain p