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U.N. Human Rights Council extends Burundi rights probe

GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Friday to extend the mandate of a Commission of Inquiry into human rights in Burundi, dealing a blow to an attempt by a group of African countries to replace the commission with a different team. Burundi’s ambassador told the other 46 members of the council […]

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U.N. Human Rights Council extends Burundi rights probe

GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Friday to extend the mandate of a Commission of Inquiry into human rights in Burundi, dealing a blow to an attempt by a group of African countries to replace the commission with a different team. Burundi’s ambassador told the other 46 members of the council […]

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Nigeria’s presidential, parliamentary election to hold on Feb. 16, 2019

  ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s next presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on Feb. 16, 2019, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on its official Twitter account on Thursday. The date will mark the end of ailing President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term. He has not said if he will run again. Buhari came to […]

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Political certainty needed for economic reform in S.Africa: c.bank governor

By Karin Strohecker and Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) – South Africa must sort out its political problems in order to kickstart structural reform and unlock economic growth, central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago told Reuters on Thursday. Speaking on the sidelines of a conference organised in London by the Bank of England, Kganyago also said financial […]

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Cuts hurt Mexico quake response, outlook ahead of 2018 vote

By Gabriel Stargardter MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Spending cuts and a failure by Mexico’s president to upgrade an earthquake alert system hurt life-saving prevention programs and amplified recovery costs after two major temblors this month, current and former government officials said. Although President Enrique Pena Nieto is eager to show a prompt and competent response […]

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