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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – The leader of a banned Nigerian separatist movement pleaded not guilty to eight new charges that include terrorism and incitement on Wednesday as his defence sought the dismissal of the case, arguing that it lacked merit. Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), previously entered a not …

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By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Groups representing the descendants of South Africa’s earliest inhabitants, the Khoi and San, went to court on Wednesday to try to halt construction of Amazon’s new 70,000-square metre Africa headquarters on land they regard as sacred. The culturally-intertwined San and Khoi were the first inhabitants of South Africa. The …

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By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) – A Rwandan court ruled on Tuesday that an appeal by prosecutors in a case involving Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the movie ‘Hotel Rwanda’ sheltering hundreds of people during the 1994 genocide, could proceed in his absence. Rusesabagina, 67, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being …

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By Mahamat Ramadane KLESSOUM PRISON, Chad (Reuters) – Chad’s transitional authorities on Tuesday released the first of some 250 members of armed groups it has promised to free from prison under an amnesty aimed at fostering dialogue after the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby last April. Justice Minister Ahmat Mahamat Alhabo led a short …

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GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Police in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have detained members of a group allegedly linked to the killing of Italy’s ambassador last year as well as more recent kidnappings of NGO workers, a provincial police chief said on Tuesday. Last February, Ambassador Luca Attanasio, his bodyguard Vittorio Iacovacci …

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PARIS (Reuters) – Four French soldiers from the Operation Barkhane taskforce were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) hit their vehicle in Burkina Faso, reported Le Monde, Le Figaro and Agence France Presse. The four soliders – one of whom was seriously wounded – have been evacuated towards Gao in Mali, added the French …

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