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The head of Nigeria’s treasury has been arrested for alleged involvement in fraud and money laundering worth 80 billion nairas (€184 million), the national anti-graft agency said. Ahmed Idris, Nigeria’s accountant-general, was arrested on Monday “after failing to honour invitations” to respond to the allegations, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in a statement released on Monday evening.… Read More

Three men accused of war crimes took the stand for the first time Monday during a Special Criminal Court (SCC) session in the Central African Republic. The court, a hybrid body of local and foreign magistrates set up in 2015 with UN backing, is to render judgment on alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed since 2003. The defendants… Read More

President Joe Biden has ordered the reestablishment of a US troop presence in Somalia to help local authorities combat the Al-Shabaab militant group, a senior American official told reporters Monday. The move reverses an order from Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump, who in late 2020 pulled nearly all US forces from the East African nation as he sought to wind down… Read More

Last updated: 43 minutes ago More than 1,000 Buddhists from across the archipelago gathered at the world’s largest Buddhist temple in Magelang, Central Java, to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of Siddharta Gautama Buddha. Monday night’s celebrations included prayers and meditations, the collection of holy water and the release of flying lanterns symbolising the abandonment of negativity. Only those… Read More

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has named Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro as “the new head coach of the Super Eagles senior men’s national team”. The new  Portuguese coach takes up his duties immediately. The 62-year-old takes over from Augustine Eguavoen, who resigned in early April after failing to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The public and fans… Read More

Last updated: 9 hours ago According to a statement from the non-profit organisation Doctors Without Borders, the migrants were rescued in seven different operations over a 72-hour period from 9 May. Among those on board were 195 minors, including two under the age of one. Rescuers from the rescue ship Geo Barents said many of those on board are victims… Read More

Guinea Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved Monday the country’s parliament and called for parliamentary elections by the end of the year. In an address to the nation, the president cited “persistent and unresolvable differences” with the legislative body. He called for early parliamentary elections in December. “I have decided to give the floor back to the people of Guinea… Read More

Kenyan Azimio Laumoja presidential candidate Raila Odiga, announced Monday he had chosen Martha Karua to serve as his running mate. At a Nairobi rally, Raila Odinga revealed Monday he would share a ticket for the next presidential elections scheduled in August, with female politician and one-time rival. “My dear Kenyans, cometh the hour, cometh the lady. I have the great… Read More

The South African state-owned electricity utility will implement power cuts during evening peak on Monday and Tuesday, the CEO Andre de Ruter announced. Eskom CEO said Monday the return to a typical winter pattern during the evening made it harder for the system to handle the demand. Between 5 pm and 10 pm, South African will therefore have to reduce… Read More

Several hundred American troops may return to Somalia after authorisation by U.S. President,  Joe Biden for their redeployment. Some U.S. officials revealed on Monday after Donald Trump ordered their withdrawal during his presidency. The order by Joe Biden is a reversal of the decision by President Donald J. Trump to withdraw nearly all 700 ground troops who had been stationed… Read More