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An unrivaled verdict in South Africa: former President Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt for justice. The long-awaited verdict from the Constitutional Court fell on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Prosecuted in several cases of embezzlement and money laundering, this time Jacob Zuma was on trial for his refusal to participate in an anti-corruption commission.…

Assaults proceed in Mozambique on this northern province. Since March 24, Palma has been a spot of violence. Specifically, they led Complete to droop its operations within the area. "The sporadic assaults proceed, not solely in Palma but additionally in different districts of the province," stated Margarida Loureiro, director…

After fifteen months of border closures, the Nigerian government decided to reopen them. The decision, taken at the last Council of Ministers, states that it is thanks to the control of Covid-19 in the country. A decision praised by the country's economic actors. as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaIt is the control and…

Somalia: Madobe pronounces Council of Ministers months after re-election KISMAYO, Somalia - Firebrand Jubaland's President Ahmed Islam Mohamed Madobe has introduced his full cupboard after months of inner strife that noticed him delay the formation of a unity authorities following a disagreement with native political actors. The Council of Ministers, which displays extra of a unity authorities,…

Six months delay for George Weah's son and greater than 20,000 euros in compensation. That is what the courtroom in Versailles close to Paris determined. In query: for loud events given by the son of the ex-star of PSG and the president of Liberia in Saint-Germain-en-Laye within the suburbs of Paris. The evenings had been…

In Mekelle, the provincial capital, residents say they are cut off from the world. With our special correspondent in Mekelle (the capital of Tigray), Sebastien nemethHomesweetland School employees print, punch paper, sell books and music. Additional activities to survive. The classes are interrupted due to Covid and its…

Oumar Sylla is an emblem of the repression that's raging in Guinea towards the varied voices of civil society actors who mobilized towards Alpha Condé's third time period and towards the revision of the structure. We all the time ask for a right away and unconditional launch as a result of his file is empty. Laurent Duarte, Worldwide Coordinator of the Tournons la web page motion, co-signatory with Acat-France, Amnesty Worldwide and FIDH for the press…

On August 23, 2020, a mutiny broke out in Farafangana Prison on the southeast coast of Madagascar. Of the 336 incarcerated prisoners, 88 managed to escape after bringing down a dilapidated fencing wall. It was impossible for the prison staff to prevent escape: that day only three of the seven planned guards were present, and a hunt was organized at short notice in the city. During the catch, police…

In Algeria, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appeared on public television this Sunday for the first time in almost two months. The head of state was in hospital in Germany at the end of October to be treated for coronavirus. The Algerian authorities have announced several times that he is about to return. But his long absence has continued to drive rumors of his possible death.…

Was former President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi sentenced to life? It is this question that his relatives have been asking themselves since Friday, December 11, after the very attentive resignation of the Comorian Minister of Justice. Accused especially of embezzlement of public funds in a case worth more than 800 million euros, the former president of the Comoros has been detained in his home turned into an…