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Washington plays long game to have Manuel Chang extradited to US

The former Mozambican minister of finances, Manuel Chang, attends court at Kempton Park on 8 January 2019, in South Africa.
The former Mozambican minister of finances, Manuel Chang, attends court at Kempton Park on 8 January 2019, in South Africa. © Wikus de Wet/AFP

The former Mozambican minister of finances will soon be extradited to the United States, where he will be tried for corruption as part of a hidden debt case. Washington, which wanted to avoid having him extradited to Mozambique at all costs, called on several civil society organisations in his homeland to achieve its goal.

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Nigeria
EU ambassador steps up criticism of Tinubu's election victory

The Head of Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi addressing the audience during the signing of the 1st National Peace Accord by political parties presidential candidates of all political parties ahead of the 2023 general elections in Abuja, on 29 September 2022.
The Head of Delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi addressing the audience during the signing of the 1st National Peace Accord by political parties presidential candidates of all political parties ahead of the 2023 general elections in Abuja, on 29 September 2022. © Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto/NurPhoto via AFP

In an internal note, Samuela Isopi raises doubts about Nigeria's presidential election that did not appear in the official report of the EU observer mission.

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Khartoum's closed embassies find ways to get back to work

Smoke billows over buildings in southern Khartoum on 29 May 2023, amid ongoing fighting between the forces of two rival generals.
Smoke billows over buildings in southern Khartoum on 29 May 2023, amid ongoing fighting between the forces of two rival generals. © AFP

As fighting continues between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's capital city, some diplomatic missions are being forced to find alternative ways of resuming their activities. Port Sudan and Addis Ababa in Ethiopia are among the preferred options.

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