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FNDC Reacts to Government's Comments FNDC Decries Government's Stance on Missing Activists The now-defunct National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC), which disbanded in 2022, has vehemently responded to the statements made by the spokesperson of the Government of Guinea regarding the disappearance of two prominent figures, Fonikè Menguè and Mamadou Billo Bah. These two notable leaders played significant roles within FNDC. Sekou Koundouno, an outspoken member of FNDC, declared, "The…

Alec Baldwin Contemplates Legal Action Over Withheld Evidence Alec Baldwin has alerted both a prosecutor and sheriff in New Mexico to a potential lawsuit. This follows revelations that critical evidence was kept back from his defense team during efforts to charge him for a tragic shooting on the "Rust" movie set. On the third day of trial, a New Mexico judge tossed out involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin. The judge agreed with Baldwin's attorneys, concluding that prosecutor Kari Morrissey and the sheriff's…

US Prosecutors Appeal Dismissal of Trump’s Classified Documents Case In a bold move, US prosecutors have formally contested a federal judge’s decision to dismiss a criminal case accusing former President Donald Trump of unlawfully holding onto classified documents after his term ended. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team has sent a notice aiming to ask the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to bring the case back. They seek to overturn the Monday ruling by Florida judge Aileen Cannon that deemed Smith’s 2022…

Sen. Bob Menendez Convicted on All Counts in Corruption Trial In a Manhattan federal court, US Democratic Senator Bob Menendez was found guilty on all 16 criminal charges he faced at his corruption trial. After over 12 hours of deliberations spread across three days, the jury reached a decision in a nine-week trial. The 70-year-old senator had denied the allegations, which covered bribery, foreign agent activities, and obstruction of justice. Federal prosecutors focused on what they described as multiple…

Trump's Legal Victory: Court Dismisses Classified Documents Case A US judge has tossed out the criminal case alleging Donald Trump mismanaged classified documents, handing the ex-president a significant legal triumph on his path back to the White House. US District Judge Aileen Cannon, appointed by Trump and working out of Florida, determined that Special Counsel Jack Smith lacked the legal authority for prosecution, calling into question his very appointment. This dismissal represents yet another colossal legal win…

In Cameroon, the Amadou Vamoulké case continues to break its own record. The former director general of the Cameroonian radio and television channel CRTV, who was arrested in July 2016, is accused of embezzling public money in two separate cases. He has now…

On Thursday, March 24, former Foreign Minister Ibrahima Khalil Kaba and M'Bemba Kaba, Alpha Condé's personal physician, were released and placed under judicial review. They are charged with "providing, disseminating personal data". Justice accuses them of recording the ex-president on a medical stay in Abu Dhabi without his knowledge. This deal highlights the divisions within RPG.

In tonight's edition: Four Nigerian widows who sued energy giant Shell for allegedly helping corrupt witnesses have their case thrown out. Their husbands, known as 'Ogoni 9', were executed in 1995 for campaigning against oil exploitation in southern Nigeria. Liberia makes breastfeeding compulsory for mothers for at least six months. And Tunisia welcomes its first cruise ship in three years.

The Democratic Republic of Congo claims that it has definitely recovered its mining and oil resources from the Ventura group belonging to Dan Gertler, the Israeli businessman under US sanctions, for corruption and embezzlement in the Democratic Republic of…

A brand new arrest happened in reference to the Floribert Chebeya affair, the human rights activist was murdered together with his accomplice Fidèle Bazana in June 2010 within the nationwide police amenities. Brigadier General-Ngoy Ilunga Doudou, on the run for 11 years, was arrested on Tuesday, August 24 in Lubumbashi. as…