Politics

A court in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, sentenced opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, accused of rape, to 10 years in prison, local media reported. Ousmane Sonko, absent from the dock, is being prosecuted for rape by a former massage parlor employee. A little after three o’clock in the morning, this May …

Separatists have kidnapped over 30 women and injured an unspecified number of others in the northern part of the country, officials have said. in Cameroon’s restive north-western region The women were abducted in Big Babanki, a village near the border with Nigeria, for allegedly protesting against a curfew and taxes …

The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), South Africa’s third-largest political party, has said he would “supply weapons to Russia” because Moscow is “in a war with imperialism”. In an interview with the BBC in Johannesburg, Julius Malema insisted that “South Africa is an ally of Russia” and that …

The U.S. newspaper New York Times published images showing how Greek authorities treat migrants at their borders as they are crammed into an inflatable boat and delivered to the sea until Turkish coast guards take them in. These videos show a violation of international law. The testimonies of Somali, Ethiopian …

South Carolina Senator Tim Scott announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the United States on Monday, and will face former President Donald Trump. He was immediately congratulated by Donald Trump, who does not seem to take a dim view of this candidacy. Raised by a single mother and …

A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving in the disputed Sudan-South Sudan border region of Abyei has won the 2022 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for her efforts in promoting peace for women. Captain Cecilia Erzuah, 32, who has served in Abyei since March 2022 as the commander of the …

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky are talking about peace at the moment. On Twitter, the President of Brazil deplores the position of his Ukrainian counterpart. The latter would have refused to meet him on the sidelines …

A Frenchman arrested two years ago in the Central African Republic and accused of espionage was evacuated to Paris for health reasons, his sister announced this Sunday to AFP, the Central African justice stating that he will have to return to Bangui for his trial . Juan Rémy Quignolot, 57, …

South Africa’s main opposition party has asked the anti-corruption watchdog to investigate what it says are inflated contracts for the upkeep of ministers’ lavish homes. This comes after the ANC government revealed that between 2019 and 2022 it had spent nearly $5m (£4m) maintaining dozens of properties occupied by public …

The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) has banned a TV station affiliated to the country’s Orthodox church after accusing it of broadcasting inciteful content, state-owned Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reported. The media regulator said it temporarily banned the Mahibere Kidusan TV after it broadcast a message on Sunday that could trigger …