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Trial of Mali ex-coup leader begins
A court in Mali’s capital Bamako on Thursday began hearing a long-delayed case against former coup leader Amadou Sanogo, who is accused of killing 21 elite soldiers, AFP journalists said.
Ivory Coast PM, Hamed Bakayoko, dies in Germany
Hamed Bakayoko Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died Wednesday following cancer treatment in a German hospital, President Alassane Ouattara said in a statement. Bakayoko had turned 56 on Monday.
Tanzania minister describes as ‘nonsense’ rumours over missing president Magufuli
Magufuli Tanzania’s minister for legal affairs on Thursday threatened those spreading “nonsense” rumours over the health of President John Magufuli with jail, without offering details of the leader’s whereabouts. Tanzania’s
Morocco govt backs legalising hashish for medical use
The government of Morocco, the world’s top producer of hashish, ratified Thursday a draft law to legalise the medical use of cannabis but upheld a ban on its recreational use.
Prince William denies British royal family is ‘racist’
Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, and Kate Middleton. PHOTO: Getty Images Prince William on Thursday defended the British royal family after his younger brother Harry and wife Meghan accused
Chinese vaccines reach Congo as polls approach
The Republic of the Congo took delivery Wednesday of 100,000 doses of Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines, 10 days before a presidential vote in the country heavily indebted to Beijing. Donated Sinopharm
Royal family contests Harry and Meghan’s racism claims
Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in this undated handout photo. Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese/Handout via REUTERS Britain’s royal family has begun a fightback
UK urges Iran to release all dual nationals
British PM, Boris Johnson British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday told Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani to free all dual nationals, including one woman who faces further court action despite
Greek students keep up protests amid police brutality claims
More than 1,000 students kept up protests on Wednesday in the Greek capital after clashes with security forces over bitter allegations of police violence. The authorities reported 10 officers were
Mauritanian ex-president summoned in graft case
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Mauritania’s ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and several other senior figures were at a police station Wednesday awaiting possible corruption charges, a police official said. About
