Madagascar's military ruler decrees that ministers must pass lie detector testsMichael Randrianirina, who sacked PM and cabinet without explanation, claims measure is to root out corruptionMadagascar's military president has said new ministers will have to pass lie detector tests to root out corrupt candidates, after he dismissed the prime minister and cabinet without explanation earlier this month.Michael Randrianirina came to power in a coup in October after weeks of youth-led protests under the banner "Gen Z Madagascar". However, young people were quickly disenchanted by his choice of government officials, which they saw as being part of the old, corrupt elite. Continue reading...
Some of the world's poorest countries to lose UK aid due to 56% budget cutUK's bilateral aid to African countries, which funds areas such as schools and clinics, to be cut by almost £900m by 2028-29Some of the world's poorest countries will lose out on UK aid that funds programmes such as schools and clinics, due to budget cuts set out by the foreign secretary.The UK's bilateral aid to African countries will be reduced by almost £900m by 2028-29 - a 56% cut - as part of more than £6bn in cuts which are funding an increase in defence spending. Continue reading...
Woman has sentence quashed by Tanzania court after over a decade on death rowLemi Limbu, who has severe intellectual disabilities, remains in prison and will now face retrial for the murder of her daughterA woman with severe intellectual disabilities in Tanzania has had her conviction and death sentence quashed after spending more than a decade in prison awaiting execution. Lemi Limbu, now in her early 30s, was convicted of the murder of her daughter in 2015. On 4 March, a court in Shinyanga, northern Tanzania, declared she can appeal. She will face a retrial, but a date has yet to be set. Continue reading...
Jihadist violence in Nigeria and DRC rose sharply last year even as global deaths from terror fellNigeria had largest increase in terrorism-related deaths, ranking fourth in global index behind Pakistan, Burkina Faso and NigerJihadist violence rose sharply in Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo last year, even as global deaths from terrorism dropped to their lowest level in a decade, according to a new report.Nigeria recorded the largest increase in terrorism deaths globally in 2025, with fatalities rising by 46% from 513 in 2024 to 750, placing it fourth in the Global Terrorism Index, behind Pakistan, Burkina Faso and Niger. Continue reading...
Belgian court sends ex-diplomat, 93, to trial over 1961 murder of Congo leaderFamily of then PM, Patrice Lumumba, welcome decision to charge Étienne Davignon as 'beginning of a reckoning' A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese state, a Brussels court has ruled.Étienne Davignon, the only person still alive among 10 Belgians the Lumumba family accuses of involvement in the killing, is charged with participation in war crimes.The illegal transfer of Lumumba and his associates from Léopoldville (now Kinshasa) to Katanga.The "humiliating and degrading treatment" of the men.Depriving them of a fair trial. Continue reading...
Canadian mother and daughter 'traumatized' by ICE detainment, husband saysTania Warner and Ayla, her seven-year-old with autism, sent to notorious Texas detention center and told to 'self-deport' A Canadian woman and her seven-year-old daughter with autism who have been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE) for nearly a week have been transferred to a notorious detention center and asked to "self-deport", according to her husband, who said the pair had been "traumatized" by the experience.Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla Luca, originally from British Columbia, moved to the US five years ago, when Warner married Edward Warner, a US citizen. Continue reading...
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