Africa

HSBC allowed fraudsters to transfer millions of dollars around the world even after it had learned of their scam, leaked secret files show. Britain’s biggest bank moved the money through its US business to HSBC accounts in Hong Kong in 2013 and 2014. Its role in the $80m (£62m) fraud …

HSBC moved scam millions, big banking leak shows The transfers took place after officials were told of the $80m fraud, the secret files reveal. FinCEN Files: UAE central bank failed to prevent sanctions evasion

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Vladimir Putin and Arkady Rotenberg have been friends since childhood One of Vladimir Putin’s closest friends may have used Barclays Bank in London to launder money and dodge sanctions, leaked documents suggest. Billionaire Arkady Rotenberg has known the Russian president since childhood. Financial restrictions, …

China-US rivalry in Africa fuelled by coronavirus Coronavirus: WHO sets rules for testing African herbal remedies

China-US rivalry in Africa fuelled by coronavirus Coronavirus: Test rules set for Covid-19 African herbal remedies

Uganda’s Makerere University: ‘My lecturer tried to rape me’ Uganda Makerere University fire: ‘Ivory Tower’ gutted

Image copyright Reuters Anti-government protesters have installed a plaque declaring Thailand “belongs to the people”, in a bold show of opposition to the monarchy. The plaque was laid near Bangkok’s Grand Palace in the latest challenge to Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Student-led protests calling for reform of the country’s monarchy …

Kremlin looks to keep protest-torn Belarus in Moscow’s orbit Belarus protests: Opposition icon, 73, among hundreds detained in Minsk

Hachalu Hundessa – Ethiopia’s murdered musician who sang for freedom Ethiopia charges opposition figures with terrorism

Two boys in need of a home, two parents mourning lost children Central African Republic: Ex-officer arrested for war crimes