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Rwanda says UK owes $130 million over scrapped asylum scheme/in /by
Rwanda has filed an arbitration case against the United Kingdom saying it’s owed more than $130 million as part of a cancelled asylum scheme.
Man arrested after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar/in /by
A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration enforcement have come to a head after agents fatally shot an intensive care nurse and a mother of three this month.
Shipping data shows Indian diesel exports to West Africa at record high/in /by
Global oil flows are being reordered by the EU ban on Russian crude-derived fuel.
IMF approves final review for loan to Zambia, unlocking $190 million/in /by
This is the sixth and final credit facility by the IMF board to the Southern African nation, unlocking $190 million.
Corruption trial of Nigeria’s ex-oil minister and former OPEC chief opens in London/in /by
British prosecutors on Tuesday accused Diezani Alison-Madueke, the first woman president of OPEC, of enjoying a "life of luxury" from bribes taken when she was Nigeria's oil minister.
Senegalese actress Halima Gadji dies in France/in /by
She was best known for her role as Marième Dial in the popular Senegalese TV series Mistress of a Married Man, a show that sparked controversy but attracted a wide audience.
Nigeria army rescues 11 kidnap victims on Kaduna–Abuja highway/in /by
Nigeria’s army says it has rescued eleven kidnapping victims during an overnight operation along the Kaduna–Abuja highway.
Mali takes majority control of civil explosives producer/in /by
The Malian government has announced that it is taking majority control of a new company dedicated to producing civil-use explosives inside the country.
Russia reportedly pulling forces out of bases in Syria’s north-east/in /by
There has been no official statement from Moscow about the withdrawal from Qamishli.
South Sudanese government insists it is not at war despite heavy fighting/in /by
This latest clashes between factions loyal to President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, Riek Machar, erupted in late December in Jonglei State, north of the capital Juba.