Benin’s Court of Economic Crimes and Terrorism Repression (CRIET) pressed Tuesday 15 years in prison sentence against a Dutch man for possession and sale of “high risk” drug, reports say. The court also fined the man whose identity has not been revealed XOF10 million ($16,000). Per the verdict, the man has 15 days to appeal […]
African Union and East African officials arrived in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Thursday (29 December) to launch a joint monitoring and verification mechanism for a peace deal signed in November to end the two-year war. The mediating team, led by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, as well as African Union […]
The 1st African Forum of Children’s Parliament, a new continental framework to amplify youths’ voices on the World Children’s Day, kicked off on Friday in Rabat under the effective Presidency of Princess Lalla Meryem. The continental event, held by the National Observatory for Children’s Rights (ONDE) under the theme “Children’s Participation in Africa’s Development”, brings […]
