US-based NGO Freedom House said it hoped Botswanas incoming President Mokgweetsi Masisi would lead a peaceful power transfer after Ian Khamas two consecutive terms in power
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Sudan accedes to the New York Convention

Sudan becomes the 159th country to accede to the New York Convention. (Image source: United Nations Photo/Flickr)
The UN on Tuesday said Sudan acceded to the New York Convention, becoming the 159th country to do so
Africa Investment Forum to accelerate continent’s economic transformation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing collaborative leadership for a new 100 per cent transactional initiative, the Africa Investment Forum (AIF), to accelerate economic transformation throughout the region
UN allocates US$9mn to aid those displaced by Boko Haram insurgency

Northeast Nigeria has been hit by an insurgency sparked by Boko Haram. (Image source: Roberto Saltori/Flickr)
The UN said in a statement that it has allocated US$9mn to help people displaced in northeast Nigeria by an insurgency sparked by Boko Haram
"We must let Africa evolve," says President Emmerson Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said Africas problem is "the failure of leadership" and it needs to evolve