not Real News: No court order for Obama to pay $400 million

An online story falsely claims a federal appeals court ordered former President Barack Obama to pay $400 million in "restitution" to the United States for money supposedly lost in a transaction with "hard-liners" in Iran. The Daily World Update article cites a nonexistent West Texas Federal Appeals Court for the 33rd District; there is no federal appeals court in Texas.

China’s Xi joins Russia, Zimbabwe in global autocrat club

Chinese President Xi Jinping looks at a ballot for an amendment to China's constitution that will abolish term limits on the presidency and enable him to rule indefinitely, during a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 11, 2018. Chinese President Xi Jinping looks at a ballot for an amendment to China's constitution that will abolish term limits on the presidency and enable him to rule indefinitely, during a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 11, 2018.

Tillerson Heads to Africa With Security, Not Aid, as U.S. Focus

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson begins his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa with a pledge to help shore up trade, civic freedom and good governance in countries that President Donald Trump has harshly criticized. Tillerson heads to the continent with the Trump administration advocating cuts of more than a third in aid to African countries and programs, along with deep reductions to global health initiatives.

Famine again a threat in South Sudan, new report says

Over 40 years after becoming the first city to walk away from an Olympic bid, Denver is considering whether to try to again to host the Winter Games. . A man signs a banner as people pay tribute at a memorial for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, in Parkland, Fla.

Changing of the Guard in South Africa: Jacob Zuma Was Drawing Too Much Attention

There are numerous other South Africans who are not as obscenely rich as Cyril Ramaphosa, quite capable of succeeding Jacob Zuma, but then they are not members of the plutocratic oligarchy. Just as Obama, the first black president of the U.S., was selected by 'deep state' factions of unaccountable neo-liberal capitalism, so too was Cyril Ramaphosa.

Goldstar Air, Ethiopian Airlines sign agreement for strategic partnership

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa and Goldstar Air, multiple award winner and wholly owned Ghanaian airline have signed an agreement for strategic partnership to use Ethiopian"s Maintenance Repair Organization . The MRO of Ethiopian Airlines has over 1,800 fully qualified technical staff and state of the art maintenance hangar and paint hangar facility certified by competent regulatory bodies like Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority , Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency .

Goldstar Air, Ethiopian Airlines sign agreement

Goldstar Air, a wholly Ghanaian owned airline is working to have its own Maintenance Repair Organization and Training School in Tamale soon. In the interim, the airline and Ethiopian Airlines have signed an agreement for it to use Ethiopian Airline's MRO to assist Goldstar Air.

The Latest: South Africa deputy expects ‘speedy resolution’

O... A policy intended to protect against the illegal trade of ivory has prompted an online sales website to cancel accounts held by Alaska Native artists, who can legally use ivory in their artwork. A policy intended to protect against the illegal trade of ivory has prompted an online sales website to cancel accounts held by Alaska Native artists, who can legally use ivory in their artwork.

S. African MPs voice concern over delay in releasing terms of reference for state capture inquiry

South African MPs on Wednesday expressed "grave concern" over the delay in releasing the terms of reference with regard to the Commission of Inquiry into state capture. President Jacob Zuma must issue the terms of reference as a matter of urgency and this must be based on the remedial action of former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's report on state capture, said Mathole Motshekga, Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services.

Corruption in Uganda: Minister Sam Kutesa and Company May Yet Survive Their Latest Scandal

America's Department of Justice statement of November 2017, naming Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa as a recipient of a bribe in exchange for oil concessions and other contracts may or may not constitute a change of policy among Uganda's development partners. The United States has known about and tolerated the most glaring instances of corruption for much of the thirty-year life-span of the National Resistance Movement government.

Why Trump’s remark about Nigerians and ‘huts’ is so appalling

The well-educated and well-spoken African responded: "Yes, it is true, and the U.S. Embassy is the biggest hut next to my hut!" It was funny then, until my friend was asked that same question at her school in Washington. President Trump's reported statement that when Nigerians see America they never want to go back to "their huts" is downright appalling.

A Moment of Significance and Opportunity for Ethiopia

Since November 2015 unprecedented protests have been taking place in Ethiopia: angry and frustrated at the widespread abuse of human rights and the centralization of power in the hands of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front tens of thousands have taken to the streets. The ruling party's response to this democratic outpouring has been consistently violent; hundreds have been killed and beaten by security forces, tens of thousands arrested and imprisoned.

APNewsBreak: US soldier ambushed in Niger wasn’t captured

Dispelling a swirl of rumors about how Sgt. La David T. Johnson, 25, of Miami Gardens, Florida, died, the report has determined that he was killed by enemy rifle and machine gun fire as he fled the attack by an offshoot of the Islamic State group about 120 miles north of Niamey, the capital of the African country.

Meghan Markle has advocated for women since the age of 11

Meghan Markle became an advocate for women when she was an 11-year-old elementary school student, and achieving gender equality remains a driving force for the fiance of Britain's Prince Harry and self-described "feminist." Since 2014, the American actress has helped put a global spotlight on the need for equality between women and men as an "Advocate for Political Participation and Leadership" for the women's agency of the United Nations .