Senegal Revokes Mining Licenses to Renegotiate Energy Deals

Ivory Coast welcomed the return of the "Djidji Ayokwè" talking drum from France on Friday, the first artifact repatriated from the former colonial power. The 3-meter drum looted in 1916 symbolizes growing pressure on Europe to return stolen cultural heritage.

Eswatini said it received 4 more third-country deportees from the U.S. bringing the total to at least 19 under a Trump administration ICE immigration crackdown that includes overseas deportation deals & large-scale visa revocations.