ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's new premier Abiy Ahmed named a new defence minister on Thursday as part of a reshuffle to help implement reforms demanded by the public during unrest in which hundreds were killed by security forces.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichelema accused President Edgar Lungu's government on Thursday of political killings, rights abuses and rampant coruption, calling on South Africa to intervene to restore calm.
LONDON (Reuters) - As it prepares to leave the European Union, Britain's attempts to revitalise links with former colonies at a lavish summit in London have been overshadowed by outrage over Prime Minister Theresa May's treatment of Commonwealth migrants.
LONDON (Reuters) - Global chocolate makers are buying more cocoa sourced through schemes aimed at stamping out poverty as they rush to make their supply chains more ethical ahead of self-imposed 2020 deadlines.
LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - As it prepares to leave the European Union, Britain's attempts to revitalise links with former colonies at a lavish summit in London have been overshadowed by outrage over Prime Minister Theresa May's treatment of Commonwealth migrants.
* Forests in focus at World Cocoa Conference http://www.worldcocoaconference.org/conference-programme.php next week
* Sustainability in focus at World Cocoa Conference http://www.worldcocoaconference.org/conference-programme.php next week
NAIROBI, April 19 (Reuters) - Demand for dollars by importers looking to lock in favourable rates after the Kenyan shilling's recent gains are likely to weigh on the currency while the Nigerian naira is expected to be stable.
LUANDA (Reuters) - A front page complains that the city traffic lights do not work, audiences laugh a little louder at risky political gags, and a policeman admits mistakes were made. After decades of iron rule in Angola, there are signs of a softer touch.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union gave asylum to more than half a million refugees in 2017, its statistics office Eurostat said on Thursday, with Germany taking in more than 60 percent.
BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Malawi, which has one of the highest rates of the deadly HIV/AIDS infections, is on course to eradicate the virus, Jay Levy who co-discovered the AIDS virus 35 years ago said.
WICHITA, Kan. (Reuters) - A federal court jury on Wednesday found three men guilty of plotting to bomb a western Kansas apartment complex that is home to Somali immigrants and their mosque, in a crime prosecutors branded an act of domestic terrorism.
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's new prime minister named a 29-strong cabinet on Thursday that included 10 new members.
NAIROBI, April 19 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday. - - - - - EVENTS: *Ethiopia's new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expected to name his new cabinet. GLOBAL MARKETS Resource stocks were on a roll in Asia on Thursday as oil prices hit heights not seen since late 2014 and ignited a rally across commodities, though the potential boost to inflation g
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