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UN war crimes judges ruled that ageing Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is unfit to stand trial but should still go through a stripped-down legal process, in a decision announced Wednesday. Kabuga, who is 88 according to officials but claims to be 90, is a former tycoon accused of setting up a hate broadcaster that fuelled the 1994 slaughter of… Read More

Algeria, Sierra Leone, Guyana and South Korea were elected unchallenged on Tuesday to sit on the UN Security Council in 2024-25, while Slovenia handily beat Belarus for the only contested seat. The UN Security Council is made up of 15 members, including five permanent members (United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom ) and ten countries elected for… Read More

The world marked Monday (June 5) the 50th World Environment Day. The Ivorian environment minister announced on the occasion the upcoming implementation of a new environmental code against plastic pollution in the country. He held a press conference in Abidjan with the Director of the UN Environment Program. “Any importer of plastic products is responsible for the end-of-life of these… Read More

Families fleeing conflict in Sudan are seeking safety in the Central African Republic (CAR). The UNHCR says it is racing against time to relocate the thousands of arrivals before the rains come. In the meantime the UNHCR and the World Food Programme (WFP) are attempting to build shelters, latrines and provide water and food for up to 14,000 refugees who… Read More

South Africa’s leader welcomed Tuesday (June 6) his Portuguese counterpart. Cyril Ramaphosa detailed during a press conference, the meeting he held the previous day with heads of states from Zambia, Senegal, the Republic of Congo, Uganda and Egypt. The Presidents confirmed their availability to travel to Ukraine and Russia in mid June, according to the Sout African presidency. “Yesterday we… Read More

Dozens of emotional friends and relatives gathered to pray around 26-year-old Elhaji Cisse outside a mosque near his house on June 5. While a cautious calm returned to Dakar on Monday (June 5) after days of clashes, at least 16 people were killed in the violence and hundreds injured. Cisse’s brother said he was walking home on June 2nd evening… Read More

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni landed in Tunis Tuesday (June 6) for a day of talks with leaders during which she was expected to address the increased numbers of migrants leaving Tunisia for Italy. Meloni was greeted at the airport by Tunisian Premier Najla Bouden and then held meetings with President Kais Saied. The two leaders were also expected to talk… Read More

A goal in extra-time ended Nigeria’s U-20 World Cup in Argentina. South Korea, runner-up in the last U-20 World Cup in 2019 to Ukraine, secured its spot with a 1-0 victory against the Flying Eagles on June 4. Nigeria was the only remaining African team left in the competition. The Gambia was eliminated by Uruguay at the doors of the… Read More

Ten nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were killed Sunday in Khartoum in bombings by the “regular army” on a campus in the Sudanese capital, the Congolese government announced on Monday in Kinshasa. In a statement read to the press by the government spokesman, the Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Christophe Lutundula , said he had learned “with… Read More

Street artists from Morocco and others visiting from aboard spent 10 days in the capital city of Rabat, beautifying it with giant murals as part of the Jidar-Rabat Street Art Festival. Artists from Spain, the Netherlands, Mexico, and Argentina were among the 37 who participated in the event, which kicked off on May 18 and concluded on May 28. Nine… Read More