A former Nigerian oil minister has appeared in court in London after being charged with receiving bribes in exchange for multi-million- dollar oil and gas contracts. Diezani Alison-Madueke was Nigeria’s…
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Rwanda: Authorities defend UK migration deal
Rwanda has downplayed secretly filmed comments by its high commissioner to Britain that criticised the UK’s stance on migration. The government spokeswoman, Yolande Makolo, defended Rwanda’s immigration partnership with the…
Mali: Army chief diverts troops northwards to fight rebels
The Malian army has begun redeploying troops to the northern town of Kidal, amid a resumption of hostilities there. Reports say a convoy of more than 100 vehicles left the…
Egypt: Fire at police HQ leaves 38 people injured
Egypt’s health ministry says 38 people have been injured in a huge fire at a police complex in Ismailia. Twenty-four people have been treated in hospital for smoke inhalation along…
Madagascar: Politicians tear-gassed at Madagascar protest
Security forces in Madagascar have fired tear gas against opposition candidates who were leading a protest in the capital, Antananarivo. It comes amid rising tensions ahead of presidential elections next…
Mexico: Dozens of mutilated bodies dumped in Monterrey
The mutilated remains of up to a dozen people were found strewn across the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on Tuesday. Messages left with the remains suggest the victims were…
Kenya: Authorities to ban private children’s homes over trafficking fears
Kenya’s government will abolish all privately owned orphanages and children’s homes within the next eight years, a government minister has said. Minister of Social Protection Florence Bore said their closure…
USA: Mark Zuckerberg announces AI chatbots with ‘personality’
Meta has announced a series of new chatbots to be used in its Messenger service. The chatbots will have “personality” and specialise in certain subjects, like holidays or cooking advice.…
Egypt: Cairo University employee shot dead in gender-based attack
A female employee of Cairo University has been shot dead by a former co-worker in what Egyptian media are calling the latest gender based killing. Nourhan Hussein is reported to…
Australia: Man who faked own kidnapping ordered to compensate police
An Australian man has been ordered to pay compensation to the police after he faked his own kidnapping. Paul Iera, from Wollongong in New South Wales (NSW), came up with…