Chinese president Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, met on Thursday in Uzbekistan as part of a regional summit. This is the Chinese leader’s first trip abroad since the start of the pandemic, and the first meeting between the two presidents since Russia invaded Ukraine. During the interview, …
Read More »Gabon: political prisoner Bertrand Zibi Abeghe released
Gabonese justice released Bertrand Zibi Abeghe, reputed to be very close to opponent Jean Ping after his departure from the presidential party. Mr Abeghe spent six years of detention in the central prison of Libreville. Considered the most notorious political prisoner, the former MP was arrested at his headquarters in …
Read More »Ukrainian President Zelensky victim of road accident
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been involved in a car accident after his car was hit by a vehicle while riding in a motorcade in Kyiv, his spokesman revealed on Thursday. The collision, which took place at 01:22 local time on Thursday (22:22 GMT on Wednesday), occurred as Mr. Zelensky …
Read More »Is vabbing an effective technique or a bad buzz?
Vabbing, new trend on Tik Tok, is the act of wearing perfume with one’s own vaginal secretions in order to attract potential sexual partners. Derived from the words “vagina” and “dabbing”, “vabbing” is said to have been invented by American comedians and influencers before being popularized worldwide with social networks. …
Read More »Nigeria: victims of police brutality compensated with 700,000 dollars
Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission has paid about $700,000 (£607,000) in compensation to victims of police brutality. Fifty-eight people, mainly family members of victims of rights violations, were awarded varying sums. It follows investigations into complaints by families of victims who accused the police of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, illegal …
Read More »Angola: President Lourenço to be sworn in for second term
Angolan President João Lourenço will be sworn in for a second term on Thursday after his MPLA party narrowly won the country’s general elections. Lourenço, who won the vote with 51.17%, called the result a “vote of confidence” while the main opposition party UNITA which obtained 43.95% denounced irregularities. Marxist …
Read More »Zambia: President Hichilema suspends Attorney General
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has suspended Lillian Siyunyi, the country’s chief state prosecutor with immediate effect – barely two days after she told the BBC that her life was in danger. Lillian Siyunyi, who was appointed by the previous government, had fallen out with the new administration and is a …
Read More »Sierra Leone: anger after the inauguration of Kenyan President
Some people in Sierra Leone are unhappy with Kenya’s presidential inauguration on Tuesday, during which William Ruto was sworn in as the country’s fifth head of state. Others, particularly opposition supporters in the country on the southwest coast of West Africa, were amused by what they saw as the mistreatment …
Read More »Justice: Benjamin Mendy cleared of a rape charge
Of the seven counts of rape and harassment brought against him, Benjamin Mendy was cleared of one of these charges. This is a little good news for the French international Benjamin Mendy. Involved in numerous rape cases, the French left side was cleared of one of the charges against him. …
Read More »Russia: mysterious death of an oligarch “fallen from his boat”
Ivan Pechorin, managing director of aviation industry for the Society for the Development of the Far East and Arctic (KRDV), was found dead on Monday, according to statement reported by Russian media. The man fell from his boat near Vladivostok, in the south of Russia in the Sea of Japan, …
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