Nigerian Afrobeats star D’banj has been arrested over allegations of fraud after millions of dollars meant to help unemployed youths start businesses were reported missing. The artist, who has claimed…
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South Africa: Authorities to decriminalise sex work in hopes to diminish crime
South Africa has said it will decriminalise sex work, hoping to tackle high levels of crime against women in a country with one of the world’s highest HIV caseloads. The…
Brazil: President-elect Lula names incoming cabinet ministers
Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has unveiled the first cabinet picks of his incoming administration, including for key posts such as foreign relations minister, finance minister and chief…
Russia: Moscow frees US basketball star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap
Basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian prison and is on her way home to the United States after a prisoner swap with convicted arms dealer Viktor…
Pakistan: Central bank’s forex reserves fall to near four-year low
Pakistan’s central bank says its foreign exchange reserves have fallen to $6.7bn, its lowest level in nearly four years as the country battles an economic crisis. Thursday’s announcement by the…
Ukraine: Imprisoned Zambian student pardoned by Russian killed on battlefield
Russia had pardoned an imprisoned Zambian student so he could join the fight in Ukraine, where he was killed on the front lines, according to the southern African country’s foreign…
Saudi Arabia: Beijing and Riyadh strengthen partnership on energy, defence
Saudi Arabia and China reaffirmed their cooperation on global oil markets and the principle of non-interference in internal affairs during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit, which was aimed at deepening…
Greece: Police officer appears in court over Roma teen’s shooting
A Greek police officer has appeared in court in northern Greece over the shooting and serious injury of a Roma teenager during a police chase over an allegedly unpaid petrol…
Switzerland: New UN rights chief vows to engage Beijing on Xinjiang findings
United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk says he is determined to engage with China on a damning report published by his predecessor that alleged government mistreatment of the Uighurs…
Mozambique: Ex-president’s son, 10 others jailed over corruption
A court in Mozambique has sentenced the son of a former president, two ex-spy bosses, and eight others to years in prison for their part in a corruption scandal in…