BAMAKO, Mali — Former Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga was arrested on Tuesday, according to his legal team and judicial sources. The arrest comes just days after the military-led …
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BAMAKO, Mali — Former Prime Minister Moussa Mara was taken into pretrial detention on August 1, 2025, after publicly expressing solidarity with jailed critics of Mali’s military junta, sources confirmed. …
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Ghana Rescues 76 Trafficked to Nigeria in Job Scam
Ghanaian authorities have successfully rescued 76 citizens trafficked to Nigeria under false promises of jobs, football contracts, and visa assistance. Most victims were young men who found themselves trapped in …
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POMPTON PLAINS, NJ — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, in conjunction with the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), has announced first-degree racketeering charges against eleven individuals …
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In Benin, three men, including a former minister and the head of President Patrice Talon’s security, have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup. The arrests, which took place …
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Conakry – Former Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana has been sentenced to five years in prison for embezzlement, illicit enrichment, and corruption, a special financial crimes court ruled on …
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Jillian Ambrose Alex Beard, the former head of Glencore’s oil division, has been charged with conspiring to make corrupt payments related to the company’s oil operations in West Africa. Beard, …
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Reported by Nneoma Omeje The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Christian Ogbuji at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for attempting to smuggle cocaine into Nigeria. Ogbuji, …