MUNICH/BANJUL (Reuters) -A German court on Thursday sentenced a driver in the elite guard of former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder that led to the death of a journalist and two other opponents of his rule. The conviction is a rare piece of justice …
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By Garba Muhammad KADUNA (Reuters) – Gunmen kidnapped at least eight people in an attack on the Dan Honu community in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state, residents said on Thursday. Kidnapping for ransom is rife in northwest Nigeria where armed gangs, often referred to locally as bandits, have targeted schools, villages and travellers, making it unsafe …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – Islamist jihadist militants killed at least 40 civilians during an attack in northern Burkina Faso over the weekend, the United Nations’ Human Rights Office said. The latest reported assault in an area rife with jihadist activity took place on Sunday in the town of Djibo, where many displaced people have sought refuge. …
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By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change is the biggest threat to human health in Africa and the rest of the world, the head of the continent’s public health agency said. Mitigating that risk was top of his agenda, Jean Kaseya, the director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), …
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BRUSSELS/KINSHASA (Reuters) -The European Union has cancelled its election observation mission for the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Dec. 20 general elections, saying it would not be able to deploy people across the country for security reasons. “Due to technical constraints beyond the control of the EU, we are forced to cancel the EU election observation …
By Lovasoa Rabary ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Madagascar’s army warned on Wednesday against any attempt to destabilise the country after the island nation’s top prosecutor announced that two officers had been charged with inciting rebellion before the Nov. 16 presidential election. Ten out of 12 opposition candidates boycotted the vote following weeks of violent street protests. …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos is fighting an application to freeze up to 580 million pounds ($736 million) of her assets, telling London’s High Court on Wednesday that she is the victim of a “campaign of oppression” by Angola. Dos Santos – Africa’s first female billionaire, whose father Jose …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A British-Nigerian national has pleaded guilty in New York to involvement in a more than seven-year scheme to hack into banks’ and brokerages’ computer servers, causing more than $6 million of losses for customers. Idris Dayo Mustapha, 33, pleaded guilty to access device fraud, conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and securities …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – A Senegalese navy patrol boat has seized nearly 3 tonnes of pure cocaine from a vessel it intercepted 150 km (93.21 miles) off the coast on Tuesday, the navy said in statement. It said the boat and its cargo had been escorted to the Admiral Faye Gassama Naval Base in the capital …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Abir Moussi, a prominent opponent of Tunisian President Kais Saied, went on a hunger strike in prison on Tuesday to protest what her lawyers said was a violation of her rights to freedom and political activity. A judge last month ordered Moussi’s imprisonment after police arrested her at the presidential palace entrance …
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