Former Gabonese First Lady Incarcerated Amidst Corruption and Forgery Allegation
Sylvia Bongo’s lawyer, Me Gisèle Eyue-Bekale, obtained a ten-day postponement for a hearing to argue for her release.Sourced from Africanews
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Niger: Uncertain future for deposed president Bazoum after 80 days in detention.
While many countries and organizations continue to call for his release, the ruling military regime remains adamant for the time being.Sourced from Africanews
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Tunisia: rally in solidarity with the Palestinians in Tunis
Thousands of trade unionists, civil society representatives, political activists, lawyers and high school students demonstrated in the centre of Tunis on Thursday in support of the Palestinian people Sourced from Africanews
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UN suspends eight peacekeepers in the DRC on allegations of sexual exploitation
U.N. officials say eight peacekeepers have been suspended and detained in eastern Congo on allegations of sexual exploitation.Sourced from Africanews
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IMF: North Africa real GDP growth forecast for 2023 lowered
The IMF has lowered its real GDP growth forecast for the Middle East and North Africa in 2023.Sourced from Africanews
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Madagascar postpones presidential election by a week
“The High Constitutional Court, by virtue of its regulatory power, orders the postponement of the first round of the presidential election to November 16, 2023”, pronounced the highest court of the Indian Ocean’s great island in a decision published on its website.Sourced from Africanews
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100,000 reasons to help: The UN migration agency at work in Armenia
Some 100,000 refugees who fled the Karabakh region are beginning to build a new life in Armenia, with the support of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM), as the agency’s Joe Lowry reports from Goris. Source UN News
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UN rights body extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Russia
The United Nations premier human rights body on Thursday extended the mandate of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Russia for a further year. Source UN News
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Wife of ousted Gabonese president, Ali Bongo, jailed
Sylvia Bongo, wife of ousted Gabonese president Ali Bongo, has been jailed as she faces charges of money laundering, forgery, and falsification of records.Sourced from Africanews
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International observers congratulate Liberia on peaceful vote
Observers from the African Union, ECOWAS, and the European Union have congratulated Liberia for holding peaceful presidential and legislative elections.Sourced from Africanews
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