The Hague (AFP) - Former army chief Philippe Mangou testified Monday for the first time against ex-Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, who is on trial for crimes against humanity, accused of inciting a wave of post-electoral violence. Appearing for the prosecution at the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mangou sought to clarify his ties with th ...
Libreville (AFP) - Wildlife guards funded by the WWF and other conservation groups have carried out systematic abuses against tribes in central Africa, an activist group claimed on Monday. Survival International, a British rights group, published a report containing more than 200 reported incidents against the Baka and Bayaka Pygmies in Cameroo ...
Addis Ababa (AFP) - Clashes that erupted in Ethiopia this month between two of the country's largest ethnic groups have killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands, the government said Monday. The killing of two local administrators coupled with long-running land disputes led to an outbreak of fighting between the Oromo and Somali peoples ...
Paris (AFP) - France has assigned magistrates to investigate allegations that banking giant BNP Paribas was complicit in the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi minority in Rwanda, a source close to the case told AFP Monday. In June, three non-governmental organisations filed a lawsuit accusing the bank of financing the purchase of 80 tonnes of arms use ...
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump issued a new travel ban on Sunday that saw North Korea, Venezuela and Chad among a list of eight countries cited for poor security and lack of cooperation with US authorities. Trump ordered the new restrictions to replace an expiring measure that had locked him into political and legal battles over what ...
Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire, September 23, 2017 Goodbye, Papa, farewell to the ambassador for Africa's development, rest in peace. In an intensely emotional tribute, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Adesina Akinwumi, opened a ceremony honouring Babacar Ndiaye at the organisation's headquarters in Abidjan. Adesina annou ...
The newly elected President of Hirshabelle rsquo;s Mr. Mohamed Abdi Waare supports the Somali Federal Government rsquo;s position to stay neutral in the dispute between Qatar and the Saudi-UAE governments. President Waare said that the Federal Government has the sole authority to speak on foreign affairs matters, and it is inappropriate t ...
Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations Honourable Delegates, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour to address the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly. I bring you warm greetings and good wishes from our President, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo, and the entire Government and People ...
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