By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will bring in and prosecute 35 Somali pirates its navy captured on a hijacked ship off Somalia, a navy official said, in a departure from its recent practice of rescuing vessels and crew but leaving the disarmed pirates at sea. The captured pirates are due to arrive …
India to prosecute 35 pirates who hijacked ship off Somalia, navy official says Read More »
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) – The United States has received “mixed signals” from Niger following the ruling junta’s weekend announcement that it had revoked an accord allowing U.S. troops to operate in the West African country, the top U.S. general said on Tuesday. Air Force General C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of …
US gets ‘mixed signals’ from Niger on future of US troops, US general says Read More »
KINSHASA (Reuters) -Stanis Bujakera, a journalist detained since last September in the Democratic Republic of Congo on charges of spreading false information, was released on Tuesday, his lawyer said. The lawyer, Yana Ndikulu, said Bujakera – who works for international media including Reuters and Jeune Afrique – was released on Tuesday evening from the prison …
Detained Congolese journalist Bujakera has been freed, lawyer says Read More »
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s human rights commission said on Tuesday it had concluded hearings into an investigation of a Reuters report that the military ran a secret abortion programme in its fight against Islamist insurgents in the northeast. The Nigerian military has previously said that the report was not true. The National Human Rights Commission …
Nigerian rights body ends probe into abortion allegations against military Read More »
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Javelin missiles and related equipment to Morocco for an estimated cost of $260 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The prime contractors of the anti-tank missiles are Lockheed Martin and RTX Corp, the Pentagon said in a statement. (Reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing …
US approves possible Javelin missile sale to Morocco, Pentagon says Read More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States, Britain and Norway on Tuesday called on South Sudan’s leaders to take urgent steps to ensure genuine and peaceful elections in December. South Sudan has been formally at peace since a 2018 deal ended a five-year conflict responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths, but violence between rival communities …
US, allies urge South Sudan to ensure genuine elections Read More »
By Nyasha Chingono NORTON, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – The leader of a religious sect in Zimbabwe was denied bail on Tuesday after being arrested last week for suspected child abuse when police found 251 minors working on his farm and 16 graves. Ishmael Chokurongerwa, 56, described by police as a “self-styled prophet” appeared in court in …
Zimbabwe sect leader accused of child abuse is denied bail Read More »
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian federal court on Tuesday denied separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu bail and instead ordered an accelerated trial of a pending seven-count terrorism charge against him. Kanu, a British citizen who leads the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) movement, disappeared from Nigeria after skipping bail in 2017. He …
Nigerian court denies separatist leader Kanu bail, orders trial Read More »
By Nette Noestlinger BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s rights watchdog raised concern on Tuesday about the bloc’s new 7.4 billion euro ($8.03 billion) agreement with Egypt that includes provisions to curb migration, saying it falls short on human rights safeguards. The 27-nation EU has sealed similar pacts with Mauritania, Tunisia, Turkey and other countries …
Ombudsman raises concern over EU migration deal with Egypt Read More »
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African investigators raided the home of National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Tuesday as part of a corruption inquiry against her, the parliament said. The operation by the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) Investigating Directorate was linked to a probe into alleged corruption during the speaker’s time as defence minister, parliament said …
South African parliament speaker’s home raided in corruption probe Read More »
