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The top United Nations court on Monday sided with Equatorial Guinea in a decades-long dispute with Gabon over three tiny islands in potentially oil-rich waters.The two west African nations have been squabbling over the 30-hectare (74-acre) island of Mbanie and two smaller low-lying islets, Cocotiers and Conga, since the early 1970s.The islands themselves are tiny …

ICJ backs E.Guinea in spat with Gabon over oil-rich islandsMon, 19 May 2025 15:05:41 GMT Read More »

French judicial authorities have closed an investigation against the widow of Rwanda’s former president Juvenal Habyarimana into claims she played a role in the country’s 1994 genocide, without pressing any charges against her, several sources close to the case told AFP.Agathe Habyarimana, 82, who has been living in France since 1998 and whose extradition has …

France closes probe against widow of Rwanda ex-leader: sourcesMon, 19 May 2025 12:51:26 GMT Read More »

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu vowed to keep fighting on Monday as he appeared in court on a treason charge that carries a potential death penalty. Activists say the case is another sign that democracy is eroding in several east African nations.An opposition leader is also on trial for treason in neighbouring Uganda, while opposition movements …

Tanzania opposition leader defiant as he appears for treason trialMon, 19 May 2025 12:30:08 GMT Read More »

Jihadists in northeastern Nigeria are surging — and using social media to spread the word of their campaigns and recruit fighters.At least 100 people were killed in the new wave of jihadist attacks in April alone, as the governor of Borno, the epicentre of the violence which has raged since 2009, said the state is …

Jihadists in Nigeria turn to TikTok to spread propagandaMon, 19 May 2025 12:21:59 GMT Read More »

The top United Nations court will on Monday rule on a decades-long dispute between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea over three tiny islands in potentially oil-rich waters.The two west African nations have been squabbling over the 30-hectare (74-acre) island of Mbanie and two smaller low-lying islets, Cocotier and Conga, since the early 1970s.The islands themselves are …

ICJ to rule in Gabon-E.Guinea spat over islands in oil-rich gulfMon, 19 May 2025 05:49:02 GMT Read More »

An air traffic control breakdown at Paris-Orly airport caused the cancellation and delay of hundreds of flights and the aviation aviation authority said the chaos would extend into Monday.The breakdown hit on Sunday and has affected thousands of passengers with some already sat in planes at the French capital’s second biggest airport when flights were …

Paris airport chaos to enter second day after air traffic breakdownSun, 18 May 2025 21:34:23 GMT Read More »

US director Wes Anderson brought his latest A-list cast led by Benicio del Toro to the Cannes film festival on Sunday, ramping up the star power as the competition reaches the halfway mark.Anderson’s typically whimsical “The Phoenician Scheme”, which also finds roles for Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson and Kate Winslet’s daughter, Mia Threapleton, is in …

Wes Anderson and his A-list cast dazzle at CannesSun, 18 May 2025 20:20:51 GMT Read More »

Martha Karua, a lawyer and presidential candidate in Kenya, said Sunday she had been expelled from Tanzania, where she had been due to attend the trial of a prominent opposition figure facing treason charges.Karua, a former justice minister who has been vocal about “democratic backsliding” in East Africa, said her deportation was a sign that …

Kenyan presidential candidate and lawyer deported from TanzaniaSun, 18 May 2025 18:16:57 GMT Read More »

A control tower breakdown forced the cancellation of about 130 flights at Paris Orly airport Sunday, leaving thousands of passengers to scramble for alternative routes, officials said.A spokesman for Aeroports de Paris, which operates the French capital’s second busiest airport, said about 40 percent of the day’s departures and arrivals had been called off.France’s DGAC …

Control tower breakdown brings flight chaos to Paris airportSun, 18 May 2025 18:08:47 GMT Read More »

Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua, a presidential candidate who also represents opposition figures on trial in neighbouring countries, was arrested in Tanzania on Sunday, a spokesperson told AFP. Karua has been representing Tanzanian opposition leader Tindu Lissu, who is on trial for treason and faces a possible death penalty.Lissu is due in court on Monday. The trial comes …

Kenyan politician, lawyer for Tanzania opposition leader arrestedSun, 18 May 2025 09:50:43 GMT Read More »