As he shuttles between Kinshasa, Beirut and Paris – where he owns an apartment on the very chic Avenue Bosquet in the 7th arrondissement – Lebanese businessman Saleh Assi knows he is being watched. Since December 2019, he has been under US sanctions for his alleged role as a financier of the Lebanese Shia movement […]
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President William Ruto faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women working in Saudi Arabia. President William Ruto faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women working in Saudi Arabia. Read More
The Diplomat Who Was Accused of Sexual Abuse but Kept His Job Read More »
President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes. President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes. Read More
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The president trumpeted a peace pact in a meeting with the two countries’ leaders that includes incentives for U.S. access to minerals. Fighting in eastern Congo has continued in the months since an earlier agreement. The president trumpeted a peace pact in a meeting with the two countries’ leaders that includes incentives for U.S. access
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President William Ruto faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women working in Saudi Arabia. President William Ruto faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women working in Saudi Arabia. Read More
Kenya Kept a Diplomat in His Job Despite Years of Sex Abuse Accusations Read More »
Lawyers scheduled to plead before the East African Court of Justice around 9 December have had their hearings postponed. Lawyers scheduled to plead before the East African Court of Justice around 9 December have had their hearings postponed. Read More
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On 3 December, Niger Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine held lengthy talks in Washington with the IMF’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva. On 3 December, Niger Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine held lengthy talks in Washington with the IMF’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva. Read More
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After several years spent in exile in Qatar, ex-PM Hichem Mechichi has just submitted a request for asylum to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons. After several years spent in exile in Qatar, ex-PM Hichem Mechichi has just submitted a request for asylum to the French Office for the Protection
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Cobalt producers in the DRC are eager to resume exports. After nearly ten months of waiting, the green light from […] Cobalt producers in the DRC are eager to resume exports. After nearly ten months of waiting, the green light from […] Read More
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As the main beneficiary of the holding company Forafric Global, parent company of the Moroccan flour miller Forafric and the […] As the main beneficiary of the holding company Forafric Global, parent company of the Moroccan flour miller Forafric and the […] Read More
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