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In a significant development, the Special Criminal Court, which delves into human rights breaches from the nation's civil war, has apprehended Abakar Zakaria Hamid. Hamid, a prominent figure in the Seleka militia—a rebellious band that took over Bangui in 2023—is under indictment. He stands accused of masterminding a vicious assault on a church a decade ago, an attack that tragically claimed the lives of no less than 17 individuals. Additionally, seven other persons are now in custody, facing charges linked to this heinous…

In a bold move, three West African nations—Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—governed by military juntas, are set to unveil new biometric passports as they distance themselves from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Several African video game studios have joined forces in PAGG, Pan Africa Gaming Group, to develop and harmonize the continent's sector. And one of the problems to be solved for these studios is games to generate money, knowing that the US online stores, Apple…

In Africa, a dozen online game studios have simply merged to type PAGG, the Panafrican Gaming Group. This coalition goals to develop the sector and, above all, to harmonize practices on a continent with one billion individuals and 54 nations. But the long run…

Chadian authorities on Monday handed over a former Central African militia leader to the International Criminal Court on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Hague-based court announced.…

In tonight's edition: African citizens are among the thousands evacuated from the besieged Ukrainian city of Sumy. Hundreds of mainland students had been stranded in the city since the invasion by Russian forces. Kenyan women living in informal settlements…

After their initial defeat against the host country Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo won against Cape Verde and was revived in Group A in Afrobasket 2021, in Kigali. Identical dynamics for the Central African Republic, winning in the final seconds against Guinea in pool B. The Congolese reacted well. After Rwandan bang…

In the Central African Republic, the theater group Perroquets de Bangui returned yesterday, Wednesday 25 August, from the Monaco World Amateur Theater Festival. The theater group Bangui Parrots participated in Monaco, as part of World Theateramateur, with his play entitled The Veterans, which questions the situation on the…

Fifty-six days of interrogation, 93 witnesses, all before an unprecedented court created especially by the African Union ... The trial of Hissène Habré was historic. Extra Extra African Chambers (ACE) has raised many hopes for autonomy for international justice on the African continent. It was the first time an African head of…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Just over four months before theend of the mandate of the troops in the nation of Somalia, the African Union reached an agreement with the Federal Government of Somalia on the future of the armed forces of the African Union Mission in Somalia's Horn of Africa. A resolution adopted in June agreed that AMISOM troops would remain in Somalia until December 2021 and then leave for their respective countries, but Somalia opposed the measure due to the threat posedbyAl-Shabaab in the country. and FGS…