Three survivors and four relatives of the victims of a terrorist attack in Mozambique have sued the French multinational oil company TotalEnergies. The survivors and relatives, who are British and South African, are accusing Total of involuntary manslaughter and negligence for failing to protect its subcontractors. Dozens of people including …
Read More »Kenyan justice suspends plan to send police officers to Haiti
A Kenyan court announced the suspension until October 24 of the intervention of the Kenyan police in Haiti. Last week, the United Nations Security Council voted for a one-year mandate for a multinational intervention force in Haiti, led by Kenya. Nairobi plans to send 1,000 police officers there by the …
Read More »Legislative and presidential elections in Liberia as President Weah seeks second term
Around 2.4 million voters in Liberia are eligible to cast their ballots on Tuesday in a general election in which President George Weah is seeking a second term. Nineteen candidates are hoping to replace the incumbent, former football star George Weah, who is seeking a second term. The two main …
Read More »Algeria suspends mediation over Niger coup crisis
Algeria has announced the suspension of its efforts to mediate the political crisis in Niger following the coup in July. Its foreign affairs ministry said in a statement on Monday that declarations from the Nigerien authorities had raised “legitimate questions about their real willingness to follow through on their acceptance …
Read More »Vladimir Putin accuses the West of creating a “new iron curtain”
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of creating a “new iron curtain” with Russia, more than a year and a half after the start of the Russian assault against Ukraine, which provoked a shower of sanctions on Moscow. “It is not us who are closing the door. …
Read More »Senior army official sentenced to death in DR Congo
An army colonel has been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for his role in the killing of more than 50 demonstrators in August. Troops serving under Mike Mikombe opened fire in the eastern city of Goma on members of a religious sect taking part in a …
Read More »Huge fires breaks out at Egypt police station
A huge fire has broken out at a police complex in the city of Ismailia in north-eastern Egypt, injuring dozens of pepople, local media reported. Videos posted online showed the security directorate, a building many storeys high, engulfed in flames. Civil defence sources said parts of it had collapsed. Fire …
Read More »US president Joe Biden said Donald Trump is a threat to democracy
Joe Biden once again launched a dark and solemn warning this Thursday on the fate of American democracy, this time by attacking Donald Trump very directly, as the campaign for the 2024 presidential has just taken on a new dimension. He said the ideology of his Republican opponent and his …
Read More »French president reaffirms support to Niger’s ousted president
French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed on Wednesday his “support” for President Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by a coup in Niger this summer, at a time when the French ambassador, expelled by the ruling military, has left Niger . According to the Élysée, Emmanuel Macron spoke with Hassoumi Massaoudou, Minister of Foreign …
Read More »Burkina Faso’s security and intelligence services foiled coup attempt
Burkina Faso’s military leaders said the country’s security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday. It’s almost a year since the military leader and now interim President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, himself, seized power. In a statement read on television, the junta said unnamed military officers and others had …
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