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Mali junta sues ex-ministers over $40m presidential jet purchase
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Mali junta sues ex-ministers over $40m presidential jet purchase

The purchase was made without any tenders floated beforehand and led IMF to freeze funds for Mali for six months. Several former Malian ministers and top military officials went on trial Tuesday for allegedly siphoning off millions of dollars during the purchase of a presidential jet in 2014 as w...

US to provide $424m aid to Sudan
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US to provide $424m aid to Sudan

The United States has given Sudan an additional financial aid of $424 million. The United States will give a further $424 million in humanitarian help to the people of Sudan, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced on Wednesday. War erupted in mid-April last year fro...

'Hamas is a resistance group that is defending its lands' — Erdogan
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'Hamas is a resistance group that is defending its lands' — Erdogan

Replying to a question on the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel, Turkish President Erdogan says the backdrop of the incident should be examined, in an interview with US-based NBC News. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he does not consider Hamas a terrorist organisation...

Thirteen migrants found dead off Tunisia
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Thirteen migrants found dead off Tunisia

Thirteen bodies have been discovered off Tunisia's coast, with authorities suspecting they are of irregular migrants who were attempting to enter Europe. Thirteen bodies believed to be of Sub-Saharan African migrants have been found off Tunisia's eastern coast, a judicial official told AFP on Wed...

Sierra Leone seizes plane with 'fake registration' number
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Sierra Leone seizes plane with 'fake registration' number

The authorities said the plane did not fly from any recognised airfield in Liberia and did not have a landing permit. A private jet has been impounded in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, as the authorities investigate its unauthorised landing at the country's main airport. The plane was travelli...