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Mali supports Morocco’s autonomy plan for ‌Western Sahara, Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said on Friday, becoming the latest African country to endorse Rabat’s vision for ending a 50-year conflict with the Algeria-backed Polisario Front.  Morocco’s proposal would establish a local legislative, ​executive and judicial authority for Western Sahara elected by its residents, while Rabat ​would retain jurisdiction over defense, foreign affairs and religious matters. The Polisario ⁠Front wants to hold a referendum …

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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end a temporary status that has protected more than 5,000 Ethiopians from deportation and allowed them to live and work in the United States.  In his Wednesday decision, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy from Massachusetts said the Trump administration terminated the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) “without regard for …

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Kenya has disputed a U.N. report saying an investigation had found substantiated allegations of ​sexual abuse involving members of a U.N.-backed anti-gang ‌force in Haiti that is staffed mostly by Kenyan police officers.  In a report dated February 16 and first reported ​on last week, the U.N. said four allegations ​of sexual exploitation and abuse from last ⁠year against …

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The World Bank cut ​its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa for 2026 in a report published on Wednesday, saying ‌the fallout from the Iran war was stalling the region’s recovery.  The lender now expects growth of 4.1% in 2026, unchanged from 2025 but down from the 4.4% the World Bank forecast in October. Numbers were revised down …

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Ghana has selected local mining services company Engineers & Planners Ltd to take over Gold Fields’ Damang gold ​mine, the mines minister said.  Ghana, which is ​seeking to boost local ownership in its mining ⁠sector, rejected Johannesburg-based Gold Fields’ lease renewal bid and took ​control of the mine last year, breaking with years of ​automatic extensions.  It then began assessing local bids for …

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A former Gambian minister appeared in a Swiss court ‌on March 30 to appeal against a conviction for crimes against humanity under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh.  Ousman Sonko’s conviction for homicide, torture and false imprisonment in May 2024 was historic since he was ​the highest-ranking former official ever to be tried in Europe using universal ​jurisdiction, which allows for the prosecution of …

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