Politics

Prosecutors in Switzerland have charged a former Gambian interior minister with crimes against humanity and other offences. They accuse Ousman Sonko of involvement in and failure to prevent systematic attacks on opponents of the former president, Yahya Jammeh. Mr Sonko held several senior posts in the authoritarian administration of Mr …

Authorities in Japan are planning to send a military aircraft to evacuate the country’s citizens from Sudan amid the deadly fighting. Japanese government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said that as of Wednesday, there were 60 Japanese nationals stuck in Sudan. He said the government would do “its utmost to ensure the …

A US diplomatic convoy to Sudan came under fire on Monday, but no one was injured, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. According to the diplomat who spoke separately with the two rival generals struggling for power, the convoy was attacked but no one was injured. “I …

The opposition Ennahda party in Tunisia said its headquarters were raided by police hours after its leader, Rached Ghannouchi, was arrested. Mr Ghannouchi is the latest critic of the authoritarian Tunisian president, Kais Saied, to be detained. There’s been no news from him since his arrest in Tunis on Monday. …

Evgueni Prigojine, the founder and leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, called on the social network Telegram to put an end to the “special military operation” carried out by Russia since February 22, 2022. “For the authorities and for society as a whole, it is now necessary to put …

At least 100 civilians have died in fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary force that’s now in its third day., the Central committee of Sudanese Doctors said. Residents reported sustained gunfire in the capital, Khartoum on Monday, and fighting has also been seen in other cities across Sudan. …

American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh claimed on his website that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his entourage embezzled at least $400 million in funds transferred to kyiv for the purchase of fuel. “The President of Ukraine and many of his inner circle skimmed millions of US dollars from diesel fuel …

Liberia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed opposition’s request to halt the ongoing nationwide voter registration ahead of October presidential and legislative elections. The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) claimed listing voters without first demarcating constituencies according to the recent national census was unconstitutional. But in a unanimous verdict, the court said …

Kenya’s main opposition coalition on Tuesday announced plans to hold “direct engagements” with the public as it prepares for talks with the government on electoral reforms. Azimio la Umoja coalition, led by veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, said it remained committed to easing political tension through dialogue after its anti-government …

US President Joe Biden officially ended the national state of emergency linked to Covid-19 on Monday, in place for three years in the country which has officially paid the highest price for the pandemic, with more than one million dead. The White House said in a statement that the president …