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Clément Dembélé's Release Blocked by Bamako Court of Appeal Amidst growing tension, the Bamako Court of Appeal has denied Clément Dembélé's release. The decision, handed down on Tuesday, was confirmed to RFI by Dembélé's close associates on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Dembélé, a prominent figure in civil society known for his fervent battle against corruption, remains behind bars. He was imprisoned back in November 2023 after a social media video surfaced, allegedly featuring him making threats against the interim leader,…

TikTok lost an appeal Wednesday to escape new digital rules that seek to rein in the power of big tech after an EU court rejected its challenge. A landmark European Union law known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA) entered into force in March, and regulators believe it will create a fairer market.

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A decision that comes as a new summit for ECOWAS, the community of West African states, dedicated to the situation in Mali, is organized tomorrow, Friday. An appointment to which the president of the transition, Assimi Goïta, is invited this time.…

Almost two months after the coup in Burkina Faso, former president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is still under house arrest. He had been arrested during the military coup on January 24, forced to resign and placed under house arrest. Since then, the former head…

Ethiopian courtroom extends detention of AP journalist for 3 months Cape Town, South Africa - An Ethiopian courtroom has prolonged the three-month detention for free of charge of journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro to offer police an extra 11 days to interview witnesses, saying that after that the state should formally cost him or launch him. Kiyaro, a contract journalist accredited to the Associated Press,…

Moroccan journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi was sentenced on appeal to six years in prison for espionage and rape. Radi, a 35-year-old freelance journalist known as a vocal critic of the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A person convicted of funding ISIS-Somalia activists was sentenced to fifteen years in jail by a army courtroom on Monday, following mounting proof all through his trial within the capital Somali, Mogadishu. Abdirizak Mohamed Abdi Jimale was ordered to serve the following 15 years behind bars for his position as a cash launderer for IS-Somalia, turning into the primary main convict of IS-Somalia in latest months, in keeping with the archives of the IS-Somalia. authorities. Documents supplied to the…

The West African Economic Community Court (ECOWAS) asked Mali to provide a brief justification on August 28 for the house arrest of Moctar Ouane, former prime minister of the transition, and Bah Ndaw, former president of the transition. The two personalities have been deprived of their liberty since May 24 after a military coup that removed them from their posts.…

In tonight's show, Kenya's court of appeals rejects contested offer to amend the country's constitution, after multiple deadly attacks in recent weeks, we discuss the security situation in the Sahel region, and we meet the disabled musicians of DR Congo who are planning a return and trial.…