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Congo seeks death penalty for ex-president Kabila in explosive treason case

Former President Joseph Kabila is facing the death penalty in a dramatic trial unfolding in absentia, as Congo’s military prosecutor accuses him of treason, war crimes, and backing the Rwanda-aligned M23 rebel group that has overrun eastern regions of the country. Kabila, who ruled the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 2001 to 2019, is […]

Senegal: Three-day-national morning after deadly road accident

Senegal’s President Macky Sall has decreed a three-day- national morning starting this Monday Jan.9 following the death of 40 people in a road accident after two buses collided in the town of Kafferine, capital of the Kaffrine Region. “As result today’s serious accident in Gniby, which caused 40 deaths, I have decided to decree a […]

Red Cross announces release of employees kidnapped in Mali

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday two of its staff kidnapped in Mali, early March, have been freed, without providing more details. “The two ICRC collaborators kidnapped on March 4 between (the cities of) Gao and Kidal (north) were released this (Sunday) evening”, announced the Malian branch of the ICRC on […]