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Former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko faced trial in Switzerland on Monday, accused of crimes against humanity committed under the regime of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh.Sonko, who denies the charges, appeared at the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, in the southern city of Bellinzona.The former minister, who turns 55 on Tuesday, is not expected to address …

Swiss court opens trial of Gambian ex-ministerMon, 08 Jan 2024 12:27:41 GMT Read More »

Former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko goes on trial in Switzerland on Monday accused of crimes against humanity committed under the regime of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh.The trial takes place under the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows a foreign country to prosecute crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide regardless of where they were committed. Sonko …

Swiss court tries Gambian ex-minister for crimes against humanityMon, 08 Jan 2024 11:22:38 GMT Read More »

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s election authority has annulled recent election results for three government ministers and four provincial governors, citing fraud and voter intimidation. The electoral commission Ceni stated late on Friday it had cancelled all ballots cast for 82 election candidates in the central African nation.Three sitting government ministers are on the list, while …

DR Congo annuls vote results for three ministers over fraudSat, 06 Jan 2024 17:10:02 GMT Read More »

Wrestling is enormously popular in Senegal — and the decisions that award victory or crushing defeat to the grapplers are now overseen by the same technology that is dividing opinion in football across the world. At a fight in December at the National Arena in Pikine, just outside the capital Dakar, 15,000 fans roared on the …

VAR aims to bring clarity to rowdy wrestling in SenegalSat, 06 Jan 2024 16:31:48 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s paramilitary chief spent the first months of the country’s war in the shadows. Now he has emerged to embrace civilian politicians and tour African capitals in a bid for international legitimacy, analysts say.Mohamed Hamdan Daglo — commonly known as Hemeti — commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which the United States accused of …

Sudan paramilitary chief bids for legitimacy in Africa tour: analystsSat, 06 Jan 2024 10:54:49 GMT Read More »

Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Friday rejected jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s candidacy for next month’s presidential vote, his lawyer said, after a long-running judicial saga around the firebrand politician.The 49-year-old, who came third in the 2019 presidential election, has been at the centre of a bitter stand-off with the state that has lasted more than …

Senegal Constitutional Council rejects opposition leader’s presidential bidSat, 06 Jan 2024 01:38:03 GMT Read More »

The United States on Friday criticized Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye after he called for public stoning of same-sex couples, the latest anti-gay broadside by an East African leader.”The United States is deeply troubled by President Ndayishimiye’s remarks targeting certain vulnerable and marginalized Burundians,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.”We call on all …

US criticizes Burundi leader call to stone gay couplesFri, 05 Jan 2024 23:53:58 GMT Read More »

Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Friday rejected the candidacy of jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to run in next month’s presidential vote, his lawyer said.The 49-year-old Sonko, who came third in the 2019 presidential election, has been at the centre of a bitter stand-off with the state that has lasted more than two years and sparked …

Senegal court rejects opposition leader’s presidential bidFri, 05 Jan 2024 17:38:44 GMT Read More »

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp joked Friday that he is not wishing Mohamed Salah too much luck at the Africa Cup of Nations as he prepares for a crucial spell of games without his top scorer.Salah is away with Egypt for the tournament in Ivory Coast while Japan captain Wataru Endo will be involved at the …

Klopp not wishing Salah too much luck at Africa Cup of NationsFri, 05 Jan 2024 12:28:25 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was released from jail on parole Friday and “is now at home”, authorities said, almost 11 years after he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a crime that gripped the world.Having served more than half his sentence, the 37-year-old double-amputee was quietly whisked away from the Atteridgeville prison …

S.Africa’s Pistorius released on parole 11 years after murdering girlfriendFri, 05 Jan 2024 10:11:44 GMT Read More »