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In Côte d'Ivoire, the second day of Amadé Ouéremi's trial before Abidjan's criminal court. This human smuggler from the West Ivory Coast is suspected of being one of the architects of the massacre in the Carrefour district of Duékoué on March 28 and 29, 2011, during which more than 800 people were killed during the capture of the city by pro-Ouattara. forces. This Thursday, a dozen witnesses were…

New hearing on Wednesday, March 24 in the trial of Rwandan opponent Paul Rusesabagina and new controversy. Prosecution witness Michelle Martin, a U.S. citizen, testified in court that she was employed by the Rwandan government in 2012 for academic support. Relatives of the opponent accuse him of being an agent of the Rwandan government and condemn a travesty of justice. Michelle Martin began her testimony by introducing herself as a former volunteer at the Hotel Rwanda Foundation Paul Rusesabagina. Before the verdicts,…

In Mali, after several postponements, the trial against Amadou Aya Sanogo and his co-defendant resumed yesterday Thursday in Bamako. The author of the 2012 coup and his co-defendants are accused of the murder of 21 "red berets", a body of the army that has been loyal to ousted President Amadou Toumani Touré. The judges announced adjournment of the trial, the decision of which is expected on March 15.…

The blatant trial of eight Lucha activists began on Monday before a military tribunal in Beni, northern Kivu. They were arrested last Saturday when the civic movement demanded demonstrations against the renewal of the mandate for the UN mission Monusco. According to police, they deliberately attacked a police station in revenge for the ban on their demonstration and attacked police. A version that…

The case is causing an uproar in Mbobero, in southern Kivu. A human rights defender was shot dead on Sunday, December 6, by one of the guards for the concession acquired by former President Joseph Kabila. The trial in Mbobero before the military tribunal reveals on several points, in particular the regularity of the presence of these soldiers in the area.…

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…

Three fathers have sued in Senegal for having their youngsters on board canoes on their method to Europe. Considered one of these younger individuals, a minor, died at sea on the finish of October: his identify was Doudou and he dreamed of turning into a soccer participant. The decision is predicted on Tuesday in Mbour, 100 kilometers south of Dakar. The prosecutor requested two years in jail.…

In Algeria, the trial of Karim Tabbou opened on Monday after several shootings. The president of the small unapproved opposition party UDS and one of the Hirak figures appeared freely before the Koléa court. He is accused of undermining the morale of the army. The prosecutor demanded three years in prison and a fine of 100,000…

Although the search for a vaccine against Covid-19 seems to be progressing, there is still no effective treatment for the disease. Dozens of clinical trials around the world have failed to find cures for severe forms. However, a new test will try to contribute to the building, and he is African: Anticov, that is his name, will eventually affect 3,000 patients in thirteen countries.…

Sentenced in absentia in his country Burundi to life imprisonment The murder of his predecessor Melchior Ndadaye in 1993 during a coup, former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya spoke this Friday 23. October in Bamako at a press conference. The current High Representative of the African Union for Mali and the Sahel, he rejects this condemnation and announces that he will lodge an appeal, especially in his country. as reported from Bamako, Serge Daniel Before the press, Pierre Buyoya, former President of Burundi and…