The Netherlands formally abolished slavery in its colonies in 1863, but has only recently begun to actively acknowledge its participation in the practice.

The parties reached an interim agreement to renew their longstanding relationship, but say they’re still working out the details. It is unclear how much it will benefit Botswana, the world’s second largest diamond producer.

In his first interview since his release from prison, the hotelier-turned-dissident spoke about how he was duped by a Rwandan government informant, and his plans to disregard an agreement to stay quiet.

The international vaccine aid group agreed to provide developing countries with a new shot to prevent a global resurgence of the paralyzing virus.

The mercenary group is so deeply enmeshed in the Central African Republic and several other nations that it can’t be easily replaced, experts say.

Botswana, in southern Africa, has partnered with the London-based diamond giant De Beers for decades. Many in the country are pushing to get a better deal from the industry.

A three-judge court of appeals said the African country was not a safe country for migrants seeking asylum. The government is now expected to appeal to the Supreme Court.

The small West African nation, one of the world’s poorest, had gained attention for an education initiative by President Julius Maada Bio that sent many more children to school.

A study found that loan officers in Uganda, where information is scarce, were more likely to offer credit to heavier-looking people.

Supporters and party officials from the All Peoples’ Congress were sifting through polling data from the presidential vote when the military surrounded party headquarters.

In Saturday’s vote, President Julius Maada Bio is seeking a second five-year term to pursue an ambitious if unfulfilled education initiative, while the country is facing a crippling economic crisis.

The medina, the ancient neighborhood where this Moroccan city was born, offers sensory stimulation at every turn.

It was one of the worst terrorist acts to hit the nation in decades, as militants burned down dormitories with students still inside and hacked others to death.

The authorities say the attack, one of the deadliest to hit the landlocked nation in years, was carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces, an extremist group operating in neighboring Congo.

Thanasis Pagoulatos led the family business, Khartoum’s oldest inn, through decades of tumult. Sudan’s latest breakdown proved too much.

The United Nations blamed Sudanese paramilitaries for the death of the governor of West Darfur, Khamis Abdullah Abakar. Sudan’s war has destabilized a fragile western region devastated by genocide in the early 2000s.

Dozens of members rescued from a church whose pastor is accused of telling followers to starve themselves appeared in court. A judge sent them to rehab rather than jail to await another hearing.

The disaster is the deadliest such episode off the country’s shores since the 2015 migrant crisis, and there were fears that the toll would rise. The cause was not immediately clear.

The boat capsized on the Niger River at night, when many passengers were returning from a wedding party.

South Africa is accused of helping supply Russia with weapons for the Ukraine war, a charge that South Africa denies.