A jury at Southwark Crown Court has found Diezani Alison-Madueke not guilty of receiving bribes from oil tycoons. The former Nigeria oil minister had faced the accusations in a trial that drew significant attention on both sides of the Atlantic.
The verdict closes one legal chapter for Alison-Madueke, who served as Nigeria's Minister of Petroleum Resources and was once one of the most powerful figures in Africa's oil industry. She had pleaded not guilty throughout the proceedings.
With the UK trial now behind her, questions about her next moves and public standing in Nigeria and beyond are sure to follow closely.
Originally published by BBC Africa.