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Europe 

Ukraine: UN rights chief upholds need for justice one year after POW killings

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The “tragic killing” at the penal colony at Olenivka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, under temporary Russian military control, occurred overnight on 28 July 2022.   Many of the POWs were Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered at the stricken Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol. Appeal for justice “The prisoners of war who were injured or died… Read More
Africa 

S.A: BRICS national security advisors discuss matters of global security, economic cooperation

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**Top national security officials from South Africa, China, Russia, India and Brazil were set to advance among other things their common “BRICS agenda and cooperation on security-related matters”, Minister In Presidency responsible for State Security Agency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said. The South African official welcomed her counterparts on Tuesday (Jul. 25) for the BRICS 13th National Security Advisors Meeting in Sandton, Johannesburg.. The representatives… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Belfast musician featured in Rolling Stone as ‘one of alt-rock’s greatest hopes’

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Jordan Adetunji Niamh Campbell Yesterday at 23:36 Jordan Adetunji, an upcoming Belfast-born star, has been mentioned in Rolling Stone magazine as a ‘rock stalwart’ and one of the alternative rock genre’s ‘greatest hopes’/ He was recently snapped up by record label RCA, wich represents A-listers such as Childish Gambino and A$AP Rocky, after being spotted by none other than Oli… Read More
Africa 

Gambia: government revokes pharmaceutical company’s import license

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The Gambian government has permanently revoked the importation licence of Atlantic Pharmaceutical Company Limited. This decision comes after a task force reported on the death of over 70 children from kidney failure caused by tainted cough syrup imported from India. As a result, the government has sacked two executives of its Medicines Control Agency. The matter has been transferred to… Read More
Africa 

‘Real challenges’ must be addressed beyond polling day, urges UN West Africa envoy

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In his first briefing to the Security Council since being appointed to the position, Leonardo Santos Simaõ recalled elections in Benin, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. He said they had “marked important steps towards democratic consolidation, offering opportunities for citizens to choose their leaders and representatives at the national and subnational level”. Shrinking civic and political space,… Read More
Africa 

Protests in Tunisia mark two years since presidential power grab

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Over 300 people rallied in Tunis on Tuesday to mark the two-year anniversary of President Kais Saied’s adoption of sweeping powers by suspension of Parliament. Members of the opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, took to the streets to ask the released of some 20 detained figures of the party, alongside media and business figures charged for conspiracy against state… Read More
Africa 

Louise Mushikiwabo to skip la Francophonie Games in Kinshasa

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Contrary to what the Congolese government announced on Monday evening, the Secretary General of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo of Rwanda, will not be in Kinshasa for the Jeux de la Francophonie, her spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Relations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are atrocious, with Kinshasa accusing Kigali of supporting the M23… Read More
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