DAKAR, June 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ivory Coast has launched a new strategy to end child labour in cocoa farming and other sectors by raising women's incomes and building schools, the government said on Wednesday.
BAHIR DAR, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Dozens of people were killed in fighting during a foiled coup in Ethiopia's Amhara region at the weekend, the regional government spokesman said on Wednesday, the first official report of significant clashes and a much higher toll than earlier reports.
GENEVA (Reuters) - African countries have joined the list of nations wanting an end to a U.S. veto on judicial appointments at the World Trade Organization, a statement showed on Wednesday, meaning a large majority of WTO member states now openly oppose the U.S. position.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt have removed striker Amr Warda from their Africa Cup of Nations squad for disciplinary reasons, the Egyptian Football Federation (EFA) president Hany Abo Rida announced on Wednesday.
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Islamist insurgents killed at least 20 civilians in a northeast Nigerian village, a government-allied vigilante who helped evacuate corpses and a security source said on Wednesday.
ABIDJAN, June 26 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's power exports to neighbouring countries fell by 12% last year to 1,078 gigawatt hours (Gwh), utility Cie said on Wednesday.
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - The third place candidate in Mauritania's presidential election filed an appeal late on Tuesday contesting the victory of ruling party candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.
BAHIR DAR, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Thousands lined the streets in Ethiopia's two main northern cities on Wednesday to mourn officials killed in a failed regional coup, as soldiers looked on and priests called for unity after months of ethnically-charged strife.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Seven Egyptian police officers and four militants were killed in a clash in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
VIENNA (Reuters) - Synthetic opioid use is booming, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a worldwide drug report that showed deaths in the United States from overdoses still rising and a "crisis" of tramadol use emerging in parts of Africa.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Northam Platinum said on Wednesday mining operations at the Kukama shaft at its Eland mine would recommence in the 2020 financial year after the conclusion of a feasibility study on the project.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Two South African sisters who were imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, initially without charge, described their ordeal on Tuesday and said they had brought a complaint to the United Nations.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. State Department official who deals with Sudan said on Tuesday that Washington was considering all options, including possible sanctions, if there was more violence after a deadly assault on protesters in Khartoum early this month.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt detained a leading opposition figure and allies on Tuesday on charges of plotting to bring down the government, but opposition groups said the arrests aimed to stymie their preparations for parliamentary elections next year.
PARIS, June 26 (Reuters) - Oil services company TechnipFMC said it would pay $301.3 million to resolve anti-corruption probes with Brazilian and U.S. authorities, and added it was committed to resolving another probe on its affairs with French authorities.
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