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South Africa: China’s Huawei launches innovation center amid security concerns

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the opening of a new Huawei Innovation Center in the country, expressing hope that the Chinese giant’s new technologies would help Africa “leapfrog into the Fourth Industrial Revolution.” Speaking at the launch event in Johannesburg, Ramaphosa commended Huawei for its “confidence in the South African economy and its […]

Anti-Regime protests continue in Algiers for sixth week

Nearly 1 million Algerians staged the biggest demonstration yet for the sixth successive Friday, demanding the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the ruling elite including military chief Ahmed Gaid Salah. Protesters chanted anti-regime slogans few days after Gaid Salah announced the president is unfit to rule under Article 102 of the constitution. Under the […]

Historic ruling: UN-backed court in CAR convicts three militiamen of crimes against humanity

A United States-backed Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday (31 October) convicted three militiamen of crimes against humanity committed during the civil war in 2013 and handed them jail terms from 20 years to life. Issa Sallet Adoum, Ousman Yaouberms Rangia, and Tahir Mahamat were accused of taking part in […]