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Nigerian ex-oil minister rejects bribery claims in London court as defense begins

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Diezani Alison-Madueke

Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former oil minister, told jurors on Monday she did not abuse her position ​to seek or take bribes, as she stands trial on ‌corruption charges in London.  Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s minister for petroleum resources between 2010 and 2015 under then-President Goodluck Jonathan, has pleaded not guilty to five counts of accepting ​bribes and a charge of conspiracy to commit …

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Ghana says France is open to engaging on slavery reparations

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Ghana said France was open to having discussions with a coalition of countries that are calling for reparations for transatlantic slavery, following a meeting ​last week with President Emmanuel Macron.  Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, accompanied ‌by foreign minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and other officials, held talks with Macron in Paris on Wednesday last week.  Ablakwa said on X after the …

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Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is reelected for a sixth term

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President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh

Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was reelected for a sixth term after official results showed him winning 97.81% of the vote in Friday’s election.   Guelleh, 78, has ruled the small Horn of Africa nation of about 1 million for more than two decades. Last year, the country’s lawmakers scrapped presidential age limits.  Election officials said the vote was peaceful. At …

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Prince Harry sued for defamation by charity he set up in Africa to honor his mother Princess Diana

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Prince Harry last year resigned from the Sentebale charity that he had co-founded and he now faces a High Court legal challenge from the AIDS charity.

A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in Africa to honor his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year.  Sentebale, which supports young people living with HIV in Botswana and Lesotho, filed suit last month in London’s High Court, according to court records viewed Friday. Online filings …

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Mali backs Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara

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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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U.S. judge postpones termination of temporary status for Ethiopians

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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 disputes UN probe accusing Haiti mission of sexual abuse

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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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Sub-Saharan Africa faces slower growth as US-Iran war raises costs

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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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Hundreds march in Senegal’s capital over broken government promises and rising costs

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Workers hold placards as they march to demand that the government honor its commitments and address their concerns in Dakar, Senegal, on April 8, 2026.

Hundreds of workers, union members and opposition supporters marched in Senegal’s capital Dakar on April 8 to protest what they say are broken government promises and a worsening cost-of-living, as the country is plagued by a severe debt crisis.  The protest was organized by the country’s main labor unions and the Front for the Defense of Democracy and the Republic, …

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