Africa

Ahead of the October 29 general election, residents say uncertainty has gripped the city of 10 million people since the official campaigning period started two months ago

There are more than eight million registered voters with five presidential candidates.

The US now seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia after failed attempts with Uganda, Eswatini, and Ghana, his lawyer said.

Maminiaina Ravatomanga’s arrest was related to the laundering of $163 million using assets in Mauritius, an official said.

With the strongest challengers out of the race and the outcome all but assured, Côte d’Ivoire’s October 25 vote is less an election and more a referendum on stability, legacy and President Alassane Ouattara’s political endurance.

South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique and Burkina Faso removed from the ‘grey list’, making its easier for capital to enter the countries and ease transaction delays.

The dismissals are meant to “strengthen the national security architecture”, according to the president’s spokesperson, and come days after denial of claims of a coup plot.

The plans also include increasing the refinery’s output to 1.4 million barrels per day, which could make it the world’s largest oil refinery by capacity.

South African rand holds steady as investors await Financial Action Task Force verdict

Ghana’s former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, the spouse of the late ex-President Jerry Rawlings, has died at the age of 76.