DEFORESTATION

CAR: ex-soccer boss and militia leader sentenced for war crimes by ICC

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced former Central African Republic (CAR) football chief Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona to 12 years in prison for 28 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s 2013–2014 civil war. His co-accused, former MP and militia commander Alfred “Rambo” Yekatom, received a 15-year sentence for 20 counts, […]

Mali: French ambassador ordered by authorities to leave the country within 72 hours

The French ambassador, Joël Meyer, has 72 hours to leave Mali. The government’s statement was just read on ORTM, the national television station: “This decision follows the hostile and outrageous remarks” made “recently” by Jean-Yves Le Drian and the “recurrence of such remarks by the French authorities with regard to the Malian authorities, despite the […]

Tunisia: Fifteen bodies discovered on Mahdia beaches, Maritime Guard investigates

Fifteen bodies were found washed ashore on the beaches of Mahdia, on October 26 and 27, with discoveries concentrated along the coastlines of Salakta, Chebba, and Malloulech. This tragic incident has raised immediate concerns and prompted an official investigation. Ferid Ben Jha, the spokesperson for the courts of Monastir and Mahdia, confirmed that the Mahdia […]