Nigeria's Foreign Ministry announced it would seek compensation from South Africa for the hundreds of citizens who fled the country, sparking criticism online.
Nigeria's Foreign Ministry announced it would seek compensation from South Africa for the hundreds of citizens who fled the country, sparking criticism online.
A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from US basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison term on drug charges, ignoring her plea for the "traumatic" sentence to be reduced. "I really hope that the court will adjust this sentence because it has been very, very stressful and very traumatic," Griner said.
The European Union announced Tuesday it was lifting sanctions against three Burundians, including the new prime minister, that had been imposed over their role in the country's bloody 2015 political crisis. "Today, the EU is lifting individual sanctions against three people, including the prime minister (Gervais Ndirakobuca)," the EU mission in Burundi announced on Twitter.
Eleven leaders from Central Africa gathered in Kinshasa on Tuesday to discuss the troubles in Chad, where dozens were killed last week during protests at the military's grip on power. Thursday's protests had been called by opposition campaigners to mark the date when Chad's junta had promised to hand over power.
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