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By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) -The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Thursday it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were being diverted from people in need. A spokesperson said USAID had determined, in coordination with the Ethiopian government, that a “widespread and coordinated campaign is diverting food assistance from …

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KAMPALA (Reuters) – The HIV/AIDS treatment centre in Kampala is almost empty, days after Uganda enacted one of the most draconian anti-gay laws on Earth. The usual daily influx of around 50 patients has all but dried up, say staff. Antiretroviral drugs pile up unused. Andrew Tendo, resident medical officer at the US-funded clinic, warned …

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CAIRO (Reuters) – About 300 children have been evacuated from an orphanage in Sudan’s capital Khartoum where dozens of orphans were found last month to have died since mid-April due to nearby fighting between rival military factions. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which facilitated the evacuation late on Wednesday, said the children …

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By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s overall spending is expected to rise slightly and economic growth to accelerate in the next fiscal year starting in July, its finance minister said on Thursday. Ahmed Shide said in a budget speech to be presented to parliament that overall spending would rise to 801.65 billion birr …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand jumped on Thursday, clinging to gains made since the start of the week on a weakening dollar and encouraging domestic data. At 1512 GMT, the rand traded at 18.8600 against the dollar, more than 1.2% stronger than its previous close. The dollar was last trading at 103.390 – around …

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By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -The prime ministers of Italy and the Netherlands will travel at the weekend to Tunisia along with the European Commission president, looking to make progress in unblocking loans from the International Monetary Fund for the north African state. Talks between Tunisia and the IMF for a $1.9 billion loan have …

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