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🇸🇴 Somali ParliamentPasses Universal Suffrage Law
The Somali parliament has approved an electoral reform bill that provides for a transition to universal suffrage.
The law, which would require a one-person, one-vote system, would replace the complex indirect election system in Somalia, where clan delegates elect members of the national parliament , who in turn choose the president.
According to the new reform, the head of state will be elected by direct vote. The first elections under this system are planned for 2026.
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🌏 WHO: Monkeypox outbreak remains a public health emergency
WHO first declared a public health emergency over mpox in August, when a new form of monkeypox (mpox) spread from the hard-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to neighboring countries.
The number of cases of mpox and the geography of the spread of the disease continue to increase, the WHO explained.
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🇳🇬 Nigeria turns to natural gas as transport prices soar after petrol subsidies were removed
When Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu ended the costly subsidies that made petrol affordable for many in Africa’s most populous country, Ahmed Halilu knew his e-hailing cab business in the capital, Abuja, was about to run into huge losses.
Transportation costs skyrocketed as the price of petrol more than tripled in the months that followed last year’s decision, resulting in the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. That meant a massive drop in the number of Halilu’s passengers and ultimately in his earnings.
In what they said would eventually lower transportation costs by almost 50%, Nigerian authorities in August introduced a compressed natural gas (CNG) initiative to tap its huge gas reserves — Africa’s largest — and roll out CNG buses while switching petrol-powered vehicles to use it.
More than 100,000 vehicles have been adapted to run on CNG or with the hybrid option of CNG and petrol, and at least $200 million has been invested by the government under the initiative, according to its director, Michael Oluwagbemi.
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🇪🇬🇮🇹 Italy expresses concern over fate of porn actor arrested in Egypt
Elanain Cherif, known by his stage name Cheri Taliani, was detained at Cairo airport on November 9 and taken to prison without official explanation, his lawyer Alessandro Russo said.
According to the lawyer, the reason for the arrest could be that in Egypt, the distribution of pornography via the Internet is illegal. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry declined to comment on the situation.
According to Russo, the actor was transferred from a prison in Cairo to another correctional facility near Alexandria a few days after his arrest and has not been heard from since.
#Egypt #Italy
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🇲🇿 Mozambique's ruling party urges calm after deadly protests
Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party has called for calm following violent protests over last month’s disputed presidential election.
Demonstrations erupted after opposition leader Venancio Mondlane rejected the results, which declared Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo the winner.
At a rally in Maputo, Frelimo supporters gathered to back Chapo while calling for an end to the protests. Antonio Niquisse, a party spokesman, described the event as "a peaceful march" and condemned the protests.
The protests saw clashes with security forces which left dozens dead.
Rights groups have accused authorities of using excessive force, with reports of live ammunition fired at protesters. Human Rights Watch has called on the government to respect the right to peaceful demonstrations.
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🇳🇬 Nigeria Demands Extradition of Separatist Simon Ekpa Arrested in Finland
Ekpa was arrested along with four others on Thursday, November 21, on charges of financing terrorism and inciting murder in the south-eastern region of Nigeria using social media.
Abuja demands separatist stand trial in Nigeria , where he is accused of calling for violence on social media.
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🇳🇪 EU recalls its ambassador from Niger as relations deteriorate
The European Union (EU) has recalled its ambassador from Niamey, Niger's capital, for consultations in Brussels following tensions with the country's transitional authorities regarding EU humanitarian aid for flood victims in the West African nation.
"The European Union has taken note of the statement issued by Niger's transitional authorities, challenging the modalities and management of humanitarian aid provided by the EU Delegation to the victims of severe flooding in the country," the statement read.
On Friday, Niger's transitional government criticized the EU for allocating €1.3 million in humanitarian aid without prior consultation. A government statement accused the EU ambassador of redistributing these funds to NGOs "unilaterally," allegedly ignoring transparency principles and bypassing collaboration with Nigerien authorities. An audit of the fund's management was requested.
In response, an EU spokesperson expressed "profound disagreement" with Niger's allegations, viewing them as a direct challenge to the EU's management of its humanitarian support. Consequently, the EU decided to recall its ambassador.
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🌍 Developing nations reject $250 billion climate offer at COP29
Heated negotiations at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, continued into Saturday after developing nations rejected an initial proposal from rich countries, which offered $250 billion in climate financing.
The proposal, which would see funds raised by 2035, increased from the existing $100 billion annual commitment but fell far short of what experts say is necessary to address the climate crisis.
The deal faced immediate criticism, with Tina Stege, the climate envoy for the Marshall Islands, condemning it as "shameful." The island nation, along with many others vulnerable to rising seas, has called for greater support.
The Alliance of Small Island States, echoing this sentiment, described the offer as showing "contempt for our vulnerable people."
Ali Mohamed, chair of the African Group of Negotiators, called the proposal "totally unacceptable and inadequate," warning that it would lead to "unacceptable loss of life" in Africa and beyond.
Developing nations, including China, had previously demanded at least $500 billion to help build resilience to climate change and reduce emissions.
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🇱🇷 Liberia: Majority Bloc Declares Koon Speaker As Koffa Fights Back in Supreme Court
In Liberiua, amid a legal challenge from Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa at the Supreme Court, the breakaway group of lawmakers at the House of Representatives has controversially elected Montserrado County Representative Richard Koon as Speaker.
The majority bloc convened in the joint chamber of the Legislature on November 21, 2024, declaring the Speaker's seat vacant before electing Koon as Speaker. According to the bloc, their decision stemmed from dissatisfaction with Koffa's leadership and his alleged failure to address their concerns. Shortly after the election, the bloc instructed the House's clerical staff to notify key stakeholders, including the Executive Branch, Judiciary, Senate, and Liberia's diplomatic community, of the leadership change.
In a resolution passed during the session, the majority bloc called on the Executive to strip Koffa of all amenities associated with the Speakership, including official vehicles, security, and other entitlements, and transfer them to Koon. Additionally, they issued a one-week ultimatum for Koffa to vacate the Speaker's office.
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🇹🇿 Tanzania opposition leader released on bail
In addition to the head of the CHADEMA party, Freeman Mbowe, several of his associates were also released .
Mbou was detained on Friday, November 22 , at a protest in the southern town of Mlowo. CHADEMA had organised a rally against the disqualification of several of its candidates ahead of local elections scheduled for November 27.
Mbowe was detained along with dozens of other supporters in late September when Tanzanian police prevented their party from demonstrating in Dar es Salaam. The opposition leader also said he was kidnapped and tortured in October by men claiming to be officers.
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🇸🇴🇹🇷 Turkiye, Somalia discuss enhancing military, security cooperation
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz and Somali Defense Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nour, who is visiting Turkiye, discussed enhancing relations between the two countries, especially in the military and security fields.
The two sides also discussed aspects of joint cooperation between the two countries in all fields, in addition to regional and international developments and the efforts made towards them, as well as a number of issues of common interest.
#Somalia #Turkey
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🇪🇬 IMF highlights progress in Egypt’s reforms and global economic updates
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reaffirmed its support for Egypt’s reform efforts as the country continues to navigate economic challenges exacerbated by regional tensions. Speaking on Thursday in Washington, D.C., IMF Communications Director Julie Kozack emphasized Egypt’s commitment to key reforms aimed at preserving macroeconomic stability.
The IMF mission recently concluded a visit to Egypt, making significant progress on policy discussions for the fourth review of the country’s 46-month loan program. Approved in 2022 and expanded to $8 billion earlier this year, the program seeks to address Egypt’s economic crisis, marked by soaring inflation and foreign currency shortages. If the review is completed, it could unlock $1.2 billion in additional financing for Egypt.
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🌍🇺🇳 UNHCR announces $5.8 billion fundraising for refugees in Africa
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced it will raise $10 billion in 2025 to help millions of people around the world uprooted by war, persecution and natural disasters. About $5.8 billion of that amount will go to help refugees in Africa.
Thus, about $2.1 billion will go to help people in North Africa and the Middle East, the same amount will be allocated to East Africa, the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region, $1.2 billion to West and Central Africa and $451 million to South Africa.
“Of the 139.3 million targeted beneficiaries, 34 million (24%) are refugees, 68 million (48%) are internally displaced persons, 12 million are returnees, and approximately 4.5 million are stateless persons under the agency’s mandate.”
UNHCR's key challenge for 2025 will be to translate these promises into action, supported by technical expertise and funding from the international community.
#Africa #UNO
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🇨🇩 DR Congo opposition calls for protests against constitutional revision
The main political opposition forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have come out against the revision of the country's constitution and called on the population to protest against the initiative of President Felix Tshisekedi .
The opposition calls the constitutional revision initiative a " diabolical plan to consolidate the Balkanization of the country ." They believe the plan poses a serious threat to national sovereignty and democracy in the DRC. In this regard, politicians have called on the local population to organize demonstrations against the amendments.
"Congolese people, this is a serious hour. Let's wake up! Let's defend our rights and our sovereignty. Let's prevent Mr. Felix Tshisekedi from carrying out a constitutional coup," reads the opposition statement.
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🇸🇸 Gunfire breaks out at the home of South Sudan’s former spy chief who is under house arrest
Heavy gunfire erupted late Thursday in South Sudan ’s capital of Juba at the home of the country’s former spy chief who has been under house arrest for the past two months, residents said.
According to witnesses, soldiers exchanged fire with Gen. Akol Koor’s security guards in Juba’s high-end neighborhood of Thongpiny for about an hour. Army spokesperson Lul Ruai Koang said two people were injured.
“There was a misunderstanding between the army and security forces deployed at the home,” he said and added that more details would be provided on Friday.
Koor has been under house arrest since early October after he was fired from the intelligence service. He was also appointed a state governor and sacked from that position before taking office. He had been the intelligence boss since 2011, when South Sudan became independent from Sudan.
South Sudan remains fragile despite a 2018 peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war in which more than 400,000 people died. President Salva Kiir and his former rival turned deputy Riek Machar have been in charge of the implementation of the peace agreement and critics say it has taken too long to be fully implemented.
The country’s elections were scheduled for December but were postponed for two years to allow time for key aspects of the peace agreement to be fully implemented and provide the electoral body time to conduct voter registration.
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🇨🇩 More than 6.2 million people in eastern DR Congo are starving
This was stated by the Food Security Monitoring Directorate of the African country's government. In total , about 25 million residents of the country are in a state of extreme malnutrition.
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the situation is being exacerbated by global climate change , which is affecting agriculture, fisheries and livestock. Of particular concern is the onset of the rainy season , which increases the risk of landslides and crop losses.
The country's food security crisis is worsening due to ongoing fighting in eastern DRC , where the Congolese armed forces and the M23 group are locked in a standoff.
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🇦🇴 Thousands march against Angola government
Several thousand Angolan opposition supporters in the capital Luanda protested against the government on Saturday in the first large demonstration since 2022's disputed vote.
Closely supervised by police, some 4,000 people marched peacefully with banners criticising the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and President Joao Lourenco, according to an AFP reporter.
The protest was organised by the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola party (UNITA), whose popularity has been growing in recent years.
UNITA rejected its loss in the 2022 election and challenged the outcome in court, but the country's top court dismissed the petition.
"Lourenco leave" one banner in Saturday's march said, while others claimed "people are dying of hunger" and described the government as a "dictatorship".
Many marchers wore the opposition's red and green colours as they passed through the streets under the close watch of police, including officers on horses.
Lourenco has governed Africa's second-biggest oil producer since 2017 and has often been accused of authoritarianism by his opponents.
"Angolan people are dying of hunger, children are malnourished and eating from the bins, all the while our country is rich in resources," he added.
A record drought has devastated crops across southern Africa, causing millions of people to go hungry, the UN has warned.
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🇬🇦 Gabon’s conservation efforts pitch local residents against elephants
In Gabon, conservation efforts aimed at protecting forest elephants are increasingly clashing with local communities.
Villages like Bakoussou live in fear and frustration as the elephants, despite the installation of electric fences, continue to encroach on farmlands, damaging crops. Local residents, facing economic hardship, have voiced their concerns, and some even calling for drastic measures. "The solution is to shoot them," said Kevin Balondoboka, a resident.
Freddy Mayombo, a farmer in Bakoussou, explained that while the electric fences offer some protection, they are not fool proof. "For the moment, it helps us keep the elephants away, but when a whole herd comes, they can break through and get in," he said.
Aime Serge Mibambani Ndimba, a senior official from Gabon’s Ministry of Environment, emphasized the need for action to prevent people from taking matters into their own hands. "We must provide assistance to Gabon so that we do not arrive at situations where the population is rising up and taking law into their own hands," he warned, noting that such actions could lead to more violence against elephants.
#Gabon
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🇸🇩 Thousands displaced as violence escalates in Sudan’s Al-Jazirah state
The violence in Al-Jazirah is the latest escalation in Sudan’s civil war between the Sudanese Army and the RSF.
The uptick in violence follows the defection of an RSF commander to the Sudanese Army, which has led to intensified attacks. The Al-Jazirah Conference Group reports that over 500 villages have been evacuated, displacing tens of thousands of people.
“Since the commander’s defection, the RSF has killed hundreds of people and besieged numerous villages,” said independent analyst Abdulmoniem Abu-Idrees. “These crimes demand urgent intervention. Without justice for the victims, the situation could fuel ethnic divisions.”
Efforts to mediate peace have so far failed. This week, a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at protecting civilians and halting hostilities was vetoed by Russia, leaving little hope for immediate international intervention.
The ongoing conflict continues to expose civilians to horrific violence, including killings, torture, and sexual violence, while the absence of state protection exacerbates human rights violations.
“The recent attacks in Al-Jazirah have forced tens of thousands to flee,” said journalist Naba Mohideen, reporting from Port Sudan. “Families are desperate, with no end to the violence in sight.”
#Sudan
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🇪🇹 Addis Ababa airport could be the world’s biggest
Ethiopia is building a massive new airport which is projected to become Africa’s largest and one of the busiest in the world.
The £5 billion project, named "Mega Airport City," will be located near Bishoftu in central Ethiopia, about 25 miles from the capital, Addis Ababa.
The airport is expected to welcome up to 110 million passengers every year.
The project, led by Ethiopian Airlines in partnership with Dar Al-Handasah Consultants, includes a state-of-the-art terminal and four runways. Construction is expected to be completed by 2029.
Addis Ababa’s current airport, Bole International, is one of the highest in the world, situated 2,334 meters above sea level.
The new facility aims to ease congestion at Bole and support Ethiopia’s growing role in global aviation.
The "Mega Airport City" project is part of Ethiopia’s broader plans to boost its economy and position itself as a key hub for air travel in Africa. The airport will also help the country attract more international business and tourism.
The airport could rival major global hubs like Dubai and Heathrow once it begins operations.
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🇨🇬🇮🇹 Italy's Eni readies second floating LNG facility for Congo
Italian energy group Eni said on Saturday it had launched the hull of the Nguya Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility in Wison Heavy Industry's shipyard in Nantong, China, to be deployed offshore of the Republic of Congo.
The FLNG will have a liquefaction capacity of 2.4 million tons per annum (MTPA) and will complement the existing Tango FLNG, which has a capacity of 0.6 MTPA and has been operational since December 2023, ENI said in a statement.
The combination of the two will bring the total liquefaction capacity of the Congo LNG project to 3 MTPA by the end of 2025, it said.
Eni in 2022 signed a contract with China's Wison Heavy Industry to set up an FLNG unit off the Republic of Congo to increase LNG production and exports from the African country.
It is the second FLNG to be deployed in the Republic of Congo.
In February this year, Eni said that the Republic of Congo exported its first cargo of LNG to Italy, making the country an energy exporter.
"We have been the first to believe in the value of Congo's gas, primarily for domestic power generation, and then for export," Guido Brusco, Eni's chief operating officer for Global Natural Resources, said in the statement.
#Congo #Italy
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🇨🇩 Landslide in northwest DR Congo kills at least 17 people
At least 17 people have been killed by a landslide in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo caused by torrential rains, authorities say, warning that the toll could rise as rescuers sift through mud and the rubble of collapsed homes.
The disaster took place on Sunday along the Congo River in the town of Lisal in Mongala province, according to Matthieu Mole, president of the civil society organisation Forces Vives. The victims lived in homes that were built at the foot of a mountain.
“A torrential downpour caused a lot of damage, including a landslide that swallowed up several houses,” he said on Sunday. “The toll is still provisional as bodies are still under the rubble.”
Governor Cesar Limbaya Mbangisa said machinery was desperately needed to help clear away the debris and try to save any survivors. The governor offered his condolences to the victims’ families and decreed three days of mourning throughout the province.
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🇺🇬 Construction of $3 billion railway begins in Uganda
Uganda has held a ground breaking ceremony for the Malaba-Kampala railway line in the east of the country. The new line will cost around $3 billion.
"If there is more rail transport in [Kampala], the number of people coming to the city centre by car will decrease. This will help reduce congestion in the city. The current train is used by a lot of people. With the line that Yapi Merkezi will build, the journey time, which currently takes 14 days, will be reduced to 24 hours, and business costs will also decrease," the president said.
The settlement of Malaba, through which the railway will pass, is located on the border of Uganda and Kenya. In fact, the new railway line will connect the countries, which will reduce travel time and give impetus to the development of relations. The length of the line will be 273 kilometers , and the speed of trains will reach 120 km/h. Seven new stations and three cargo terminals will be built for the railway.
The construction work will be carried out by the Turkish company Yapi Merkezi.
#Uganda
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🇨🇩 DRC: PM in war-torn eastern provinces to assess unpopular state of siege measure
The head of government in the Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off Friday (Nov. 22) an assessment mission in the country's war-torn east. Judith Suminwa and an large delegation landed on Friday in Goma, the capital of the North-Kivu province.
North-Kivu and the neighbouring province of Ituri have been under the state of siege for 3 and a half years. The move decreed by President Felix Tshisekedi has since been criticized and its efficiency called into question.
"As you know, the president ordered last year, measures aiming to ease the state of siege. It is true that all of those measures haven't been enforced. That is why it was all the more crucial for us to come here, to hold discussions with the province's key stakeholders so as to see if new elements have emerged. And if so, to work on how to enforce the measures that still haven't been enforced and see how to move beyond what has already been planned."
After leaving the international airport of Goma, the PM was greeted by crowds of protestors. The youth had gathered in the provincial capital to voice their frustration over the enduring insecurity. They chanted slogans like "Down with the state of siege".
Previous evaluation missions have been conducted on the state of siege in the DRC's eastern regions.
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🇰🇪🇺🇬 Kenya knew about arrest of opposition figure: Uganda govt
The arrest of a Ugandan opposition figure in Kenya was carried out with the knowledge of Nairobi, said a Ugandan government spokesperson.
His comments came two days after a senior Kenyan official said Nairobi had launched an investigation into the affair.
Uganda has faced international condemnation following the abduction from Nairobi of veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who appeared in a Kampala court on Wednesday.
Kenya had insisted that it had nothing to do with the arrest of Besigye, 68, a medical doctor and long time critic of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
"Kenya is a sovereign country and with a full functioning governance system and it is not possible for an arrest to happen in the country, especially Nairobi, and the suspect is transferred across borders without the knowledge of institutions of Kenya," he said.
Baryomunsi added that there was "a lot" of intelligence shared between countries that is never made public "for the good of brotherly and sisterly countries".
#Kenya #Uganda
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe court convicts opposition leader and 34 activists after 5 months of pre-trial detention
A Zimbabwean court has convicted an opposition leader and 34 activists on charges of participating in an unlawful gathering, more than five months after they were taken into pre-trial detention.
Jameson Timba, interim leader of a faction of the splintered Citizens Coalition for Change opposition party, and the activists face up to five years in prison or a fine. Sentencing is set for next week, said Webster Jiti, one of the activists’ lawyers.
The court acquitted 30 others who had been detained together with Timba.
Police arrested the activists on June 16 at Timba’s residence in the capital, Harare, and charged them with disorderly conduct and participating in a gathering with the intent to promote violence, breaches of peace or bigotry. The court in September acquitted them of the disorderly conduct charges.
#Zimbabwe
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🇲🇺 Mauritius Prime Minister Says He Has Taken up Finance Minister Post Too
The prime minister of Mauritius, Navin Ramgoolam, who was sworn in this month after a landslide election victory, said on Friday he will keep the post of finance minister for himself to help keep the economy under close watch.
"We are doing an audit of the economy to see to what extent the outgoing government has destroyed it," Ramgoolam told reporters in the capital Port Louis after he presided over the swearing in of other ministers.
The veteran politician returned to the prime minister's office a decade after he last left power, following the landslide that gave his Alliance du Changement (ADC) coalition 60 of the 62 national assembly seats. He previously served as prime minister from 1995-2000 and 2005-2014.
Ramgoolam, 77, said earlier this week he planned to audit public finances.
In 2006, Ramgoolam launched a programme to cut bureaucracy and simplify taxes in order to diversify the $10 billion economy from tourism, textiles and sugar exports.
Since then the country of about 1.3 million people, which markets itself as a link between Africa and Asia, has grown as an offshore financial centre and been consistently ranked the easiest place to do business in Africa by the World Bank.
#Mauritius
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🇦🇴🇬🇧 UK sanctions Angola's Isabel dos Santos in corruption crackdown
Britain has imposed sanctions on Angola’s Isabel dos Santos, a billionaire businesswoman and daughter of a former president, as part of a crackdown on money laundering promised by the new Labour government.
The measures also impact an exiled Ukrainian oligarch, Dmytro Firtash, and Aivars Lembergs, one of Latvia’s richest men. Describing the three tycoons as “notorious kleptocrats”, it has frozen their UK assets and implemented a travel ban on them.
London says dos Santos abused her position at Angolan state oil company, Sonangol and telecoms company, Unitel, to embezzle at least $440 million.
Dos Santos, whose late father, Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled Angola for 38 years – claims to be Africa's first female billionaire.
Her downfall began soon, soon after a new president came to power in 2017, and in the past few years she has faced numerous corruption charges in multiple countries.
She has denied the allegations saying she is the target of a political vendetta.
#Angola #UK
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🇲🇦🇨🇳 China's Xi visits Morocco after G20 Summit, holds talks with Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a short visit to Morocco on Thursday and Xi was welcomed in Casablanca by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan. Xi made the visit after being in Brazil for the G20 Summit.
China has stepped up investments in Morocco’s infrastructure and rail sector in recent years.
Morocco’s geographic location close to Europe, its free trade agreements with key EU and U.S. markets and its existing automotive industry, make it attractive to Chinese electric vehicle battery makers.
In June, Chinese EV battery manufacturer Gotion High Tech picked Morocco to set up Africa’s first gigafactory for a total cost of $1.3 billion.
#Morocco #China
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🇱🇾 The emergence of morality police in Libya has caused a negative reaction from the public
Libya's Presidential Council has formally established a unit to protect public morals , sparking a wave of public outrage.
"The newly created unit is meant to enforce public moral standards and protect Libya's cultural identity, but many see it as a move that threatens personal freedoms and could increase state control over everyday life."
The headquarters of the unit for the protection of public morals is in western Libya, where the Government of National Accord operates, in Tripoli. The new unit will monitor cultural events, summer camps and public events held by both public and private organizations. The police officers are tasked with identifying and preventing behavior that contradicts “Libyan cultural values.”
For example, women will now have to wear headscarves, give up fashionable haircuts and clothes, and avoid being in public with men in public places.
#Libya
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