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Egypt: AI Bashes Cairo for Young Man’s 2-year Imprisonment without Trial

London-based human rights NGO Amnesty International Tuesday slammed Egyptian authorities for maintaining Mahmoud Hussein in prison for two years without trial and subjecting him to torture. Mahmoud Hussein was 18 when he was arrested in 2013 for wearing a “Nation Without Torture” t-shirt and a scarf with the logo of “25 January Revolution.” He has […]

Ex-Mozambique minister extradited to US, pleads not guilty in $2bn fraud

After nearly five years in detention in South Africa, former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang was finally extradited to the US on Wednesday (12 July) where he was arraigned in a court in New York on Thursday (13 July) to face a fraud and corruption trial over a $2 billion scandal involving fraudulent government loans. […]

Malawi granted IMF food-shock funding to mitigate impact of global food shortage

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved financing to cope with rising global food prices for Malawi, the first low-income nation to receive financing from the IMF under a new tool intended to help countries cope with global food price shocks. The number of Malawians facing food insecurity has doubled to 20% of the population […]