Former South African President Jacob Zuma is pursuing private prosecution proceedings to remove the lead prosecutor in an arms deal corruption trial after failed legal challenges, his foundation said on Sunday. Last month the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) torpedoed Zuma’s latest bid to have lead prosecutor Billy Downer taken off the case after accusing […]
With its plans thwarted for a quick takeover of Ukraine, Russia has named a new commander for its continuing assault on eastern Ukraine, a military leader U.S. officials say has a record of brutality against civilians in Syria and other war zones. U.S. officials Sunday identified the new Russian military commander for Ukraine as Gen. […]
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht on Saturday reiterated her doubts about maintaining the German armed forces’ commitment in Mali during a trip to the country during which she spoke of “atrocities” committed in Moura. Mali’s military-dominated government says it “neutralized” 203 jihadis in Moura, but witnesses interviewed by media and Human Rights Watch (HRW) say […]
A High-Level Seminar on Maritime Security which examined and refined the modalities for the distribution of essential maritime security equipment in the ECOWAS riparian countries have ended in Abuja, Nigeria. The two-day seminar was held at the Nigeria Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Nigeria was organized in the […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has bestowed a national award — Grand Medal — on the outgoing US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of Ghana. The award is also in recognition of her disposition as a diplomat, which has helped to enhance the mutual […]
Newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will talk about her historic appointment Friday afternoon on the South Lawn of the White House. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to accompany her and will also deliver remarks celebrating Jackson’s landmark ascent to the court. The Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji […]
Today we begin for the 28 time the period of remembrance and honoring the memory of our loved ones -innocent lives gruesomely massacred during the 1994 genocide. ‘Kwibuka’ in Kinyarwanda means remembering. We stand together united to mourn and remember them with more resolve to live for the higher values that they upheld. This year’s […]
Ethiopia’s government has said it will carefully examine a scathing report by international rights groups that accuses its military and allied forces of gross rights abuses in Tigray region. But it also poured doubt on the report, which alleges ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, as having “ethnic undertones” and being one-sided. Through […]
The U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the body’s Human Rights Council over atrocities it has been accused of committing in Ukraine. In a vote of 93 to 24 with 58 abstentions, the assembly suspended Russia for its “gross and systematic violations of human rights” and violations of international law committed against […]
Burkina Faso’s ex-president, Blaise Compaore, has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1987 assassination of predecessor Thomas Sankara. The ruling is seen by many as a symbolic victory for a region that has been mired by instability in recent years. The trial of Compaore and his co-defendants began last October — more than […]
