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Mauritania: Journalist Sentenced to Three Years in Jail for Hurling Shoe at Cabinet Spokesperson

Cheikh Baye ould Mohamed, a journalist and member of a youth movement opposed to the Mauritanian regime was handed a three-year prison sentence Thursday for hurling a shoe at the cabinet spokesperson end of last month at a weekly press briefing. The defendant’s lawyers said they would appeal the ruling they deem too harsh. Baye […]

Sudan’s Al-Burhan Meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh to Advance Strategic Partnership and Peace Efforts

Sudan’s Sovereign Council head, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, concluded a one-day visit to Riyadh on Monday, 15 December 2025, holding talks with Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman to strengthen bilateral relations and advance a sustainable strategic partnership. Ambassador Muawia Osman, Undersecretary at Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the discussions focused on establishing a Strategic […]

Ex-Gabon First Lady to remain in prison after investigative judge rejects bailout request

Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, wife of Gabon’s former leader Ali Bongo Ondimba, will remain in detention in Libreville main prison after the investigative judge turned down her defense team’s bailout request, ‘Gabon Review’ reports. The Franco-Gabonese woman was sent to prison on October 12, after long hours of hearing in an alleged case of money laundering […]