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Africa

Botswana: The leaders of Botswana and Namibia have signed an agreement that will allow their citizens to cross the two countries’ border without passports.

Burkina Faso: France and Burkina Faso have officially ended a military accord with the French military withdrawing last month.

Burundi: In a bid to convince the international community that the country is safer, the Burundi government has launched campaigns encouraging refugees who fled the country in 2015 and are now living in Tanzania to return home.

Cameroon: With Election Day set for March 12, the campaigns of candidates for ten political parties seeking senatorial seats are in full gear. The election will be held for 70 seats.

Central African Republic: Last month, CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadéra announced a sec ond round of elections in some areas and a new first round in areas that were controlled by rebels during the December elections. Respective elections for all areas will be held on March 14.

Congo: The rebel group M23 have captured the village of Mushaki in North Kivu province after more than two days of fighting with government forces and militias, civilians. Its capture of the strategically positioned village threatens to cut off transport into the regional capital Goma.

Ethiopia: With the sixth failed consecutive rainfall season in the Horn of Africa, close to 23 million people are thought to be highly food insecure in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.

Gambia: Ghana and Gambia are ramping up efforts to build tech-based economies and have joined the Digital Cooperation Organization that aims to link Africa and Gulf countries in a common digital economy agenda.

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Against FBI, CIA & NYPD

OOn the anniversary of his 1965 assassination, Ilyasah Shabazz–the third daughter of Malcolm X –stood alongside her sister Qubilah to announce that the family of the famed Black leader intends to sue the FBI, CIA and New York Police Department for the role they played in his death.

“For years, our family has fought for the truth to come to light concerning his murder and we’d like our father to receive the justice that he deserves,” said Shabazz, who serves as an administrator of Malcolm X’s estate.

“The truth about the circumstances leading to the death of our father is important, not only to his family, but to many followers, many admirers, many who look to him for guidance, for love,” Shabazz said.

The announcement of an $100 million lawsuit was made during a news conference held at the Manhattan location (known as the Audubon Ballroom) where the Malcolm X was shot 21 times as he began to deliver remarks on stage.

According to reports, there were three to five assailants, one of whom, Talmadge Hayer, was captured and beaten savagely while trying to leave the scene.

Hayer–who subsequently confessed to killing Malcolm X with four different men all motivated by the feud between the civil rights leader and the Nation of Islam–spent 45 years in prison before his release on parole in 2010, never identifying any of the other assailants.

Two other men– Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Khalil Islam–were convicted in the killing but were later found to be innocent of the crime and were exonerated after years in prison and awarded $26 million for the wrongful convictions.

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A look at current news from the continent of Africa

Kenya: The European Union signed a $27 million funding for TradeMark Africa to facilitate a five-year program that will boost Kenya’s exports and support the government in creating a conducive business environment.

: The votes are in and with 8.8 million votes ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu is the president of Nigeria, however an opposition party has said that it will launch a legal challenge claiming that the vote was rigged.

Rwanda: Rwanda’s economic managers remain under intense pressure to contain a persistent rise in the cost of living that is eroding savings and incomes and reducing the purchasing power of many. Poor households are reportedly bearing the brunt of the rise in food prices as low-income households in Rwanda typically spend more than one-third of their overall budget on food.

Somalia: A new national action plan for enhancing and empowering Somali women in their country’s maritime sector has been launched in a joint effort between senior government officials and the international community, including the United Nations.

South Africa: The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force has placed South Africa and Nigeria on its “grey list” of countries that needed to do more to improve their ability to fight financial crime, exposing them to scrutiny by investors and banks worldwide.

: The Tanzanian government has banned a popular series of children’s books promoting LGBTQ rights from schools on the grounds that they violate local cultural values .

Uganda: A recent study has found that at least 1.52 million Ugandans have entered the middle class. According to the research, the rise represents a "good trend compatible with Uganda Vision 2040," with the number of middle-class Ugandans rising from 14.12 million during the period ended 2017 to 15.64 million in 2022.