President Ian Khama of Botswana this week wrapped up a national “farewell tour” before he stands down on Saturday in a power transfer designed to stress his statesmanship and the country’s stability. Khama has visited all of Botswana’s 57 constituencies since December, bidding a long goodbye to a population of just 2.2 million after serving the constitutional maximum of 10 years in office.

A constitutional forum in Chad backed a referendum on extending presidential terms and scrapping the post of prime minister, moves that could enable Idriss Deby to extend his almost three-decade rule over the oil-rich African country until 2033.

Changing the presidential mandate to six years from five, setting a two-term limit and allowing lawmakers to serve five years rather than four were the main proposals backed by Chadian political parties, civil-society groups, traditional chiefs and religious leaders after eight days of discussions.

President Donald Trump is ending a program that protects citizens of Liberia living in the U.S. from deportation. But it’s allowing a one-year “wind-down” period to ease their return. The Liberians migrants have been eligible for Deferred Enforcement Departure since 1999. The program, which began under President Bill Clinton, and was extended during the Bush and Obama administrations, allows people from the country to live and work legally in the U.S.

HSBC Holdings Plc froze an account linked to an alleged fraud that siphoned about $500 million from Angolan state coffers, according to a person briefed on the matter.

A large transfer raised suspicions at the bank, prompting it to alert U.K. authorities at least weeks ago, the person said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information. Britain’s National Crime Agency told Reuters last week it’s preparing to return funds to the oil-rich African nation.

The seizure is being hailed by HSBC executives as a sign that its compliance systems work, the Financial Times wrote in a report earlier Tuesday. In 2012, the London-based lender paid a then-record $1.9 billion to settle U.S. claims it had helped drug cartels launder money and handled other illicit payments.

Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has elected a new leader in the person of Dr. Abiy Ahmed following the resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn last month, the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said on Tuesday. The state-run channel said the 180-member council of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) chose Abiye to succeed Hailemariam as the chairperson of the coalition, meaning he automatically became premier.

The UN Security Council has unanimously backed a resolution for the UN peacekeeping mission to stay in the Democratic Republic of Congo until March 2019, reports AFP news agency.

The council agreed the peacekeeping mission will help prepare for the election, expected in December.