Africa

Mauritius: Ex-finance minister released on bail after corruption charges

A court in Mauritius on Monday granted bail to former finance minister Renganaden Padayachy who was charged with embezzlement last…

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Ivory Coast: Tidjane Thiam claims important win in nationality case

Despite being accused by a dissident member of his own party of lying about his Ivorian nationality, Tidjane Thiam is…

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South Africa appoints a special US envoy after its ambassador was expelled

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a former deputy finance minister as a special envoy to the United States on…

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Spain: human trafficking ring smuggling moroccans into europe dismantled

Authorities announced on Sunday that a human trafficking ring responsible for smuggling Moroccan migrants into Spain and other EU nations…

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Gabon: Oligui Nguema clinches a landslide win

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the military general who led the 2023 coup in Gabon, has been officially declared the winner…

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Conflict in DRC: African Union names Togolese president Faure Gnassingbé as new mediator

Faure Gnassingbé, president of Togo, will continue the African Union’s mediation attempts in the conflict between the Congolese armed forces…

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Israel’s ambassador is ejected from an African Union event

Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia was ejected from an African Union event this week and has described it as outrageous. An…

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USA: Screening for “anti-Semitic activities” as grounds for visa refusal

President Donald Trump’s administration will immediately begin considering “anti-Semitic activity” on social media and physical harassment of Jewish people as…

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Panama rejects Pentagon chiefs idea of US bases on its soil

Panamian President Jose Raul Mulino has rejected the idea of establishing military bases in Panama, a potential plan that has…

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Tundu Lissu charged with treason

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was charged with treason Thursday following his arrest at a public rally in which he…

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