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Ex-president accused of murder plot expelled from Togo to Burkina Faso
Togo has arrested and extradited Burkina Faso's former leader to his home country, after authorities in Ouagadougou accused him of…
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Bill that could reduce Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's prison time advances in Congress
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a bill early Wednesday that could reduce the amount of time former that…
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Daughter of Zambia's unburied ex-president loses seat as MP
Zambia's parliament has declared vacant the seat held by the daughter of the late ex-President Edgar Lungu, because of her continued…
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Why France's ex-President Sarkozy may be released from prison after just 20 days
PARIS (AP) — A court in Paris will decide whether to release France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy from prison on Monday, just 20 days…
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French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his…
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Malawi's ex-president wins election in comeback at age 85
Malawi's former President Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner of last week's elections, in a huge comeback for the 85-year-old.…
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'It's coming home' - the undignified row over the body of Zambia's ex-president
"It's coming home!" – a phrase indelibly linked to English football fans – has now gained currency among some Zambians in the battle over…
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South African court rules that Zambia can repatriate body of ex-president
A South African court has ruled that Zambia's government can repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu and give him a state…
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Colombian ex-president Uribe found guilty of witness tampering
Colombia's former president Álvaro Uribe has been found guilty of witness tampering and procedural fraud in a landmark trial on Monday,…
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Argentina accuses ex-president Alberto Fernández of corruption
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Prosecutors in Argentina formally accused former President Alberto Fernández of irregularities in…
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Funeral of Zambian ex-president in doubt as national mourning cancelled
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has abruptly ended the national mourning period of former President Edgar Lungu in an escalating…
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Funeral row causes chaos for mourners of Zambia's ex-president
Arranging a funeral can be testing at the best of times - let alone for a former head of state. Amid that intense, initial stage of grief,…
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DR Congo seeks to remove ex-President Kabila's immunity
The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to lift former President Joseph Kabila's immunity from prosecution after…
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Brazil ex-President Bolsonaro will stand trial over an alleged coup plan. Here’s what happens next
SAO PAULO (AP) — A panel of Brazil Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled that former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his…
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Argentine judge finds sufficient evidence to charge ex-President with committing gender violence
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that sufficient evidence exists to proceed with formal charges against…
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Zambia's ex-President Lungu barred from seeking re-election
Zambia's top court has barred former President Edgar Lungu from standing for re-election in 2026. The Constitutional Court ruled that the…
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Former Japanese premier was not pictured 'bowing to South Korea's ex-president'
Screenshot of the false post, captured on September 19 The same altered image was shared alongside a similar claim on Facebook here, here…
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Fugitive ex-official implicates Mexican ex-president, others in tale spun of student disappearances
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A former head of investigations for Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office told officials investigating the 2014…
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Malawi ex-president plots comeback in next election
Malawi's former president, Peter Mutharika, has been chosen to lead the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) into next…
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Peru's convict ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, aims to run again
By Marco Aquino and Alexander Villegas LIMA (Reuters) - Alberto Fujimori, 85, who governed Peru with an iron fist for a decade and fled…
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Zambia's ex-President Lungu under house arrest, he says
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has said that he was "practically under house arrest", accusing police of a plot to forcefully…