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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced To Three Years For Corruption
A court has found Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced the former French president to three years. The former president was said to have forged a “corruption pact” with his lawyer and a senior magistrate. He was sentenced to three years in prison, but two of…
Read More »SUDAN, Russian Warship Enters Port Sudan Ahead Of Plans To Open Naval Base
The Russian warship, “Admiral Grigorovich” frigate, entered the Sudanese port where Moscow plans to build a naval base on the country’s Red Sea coast, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported on Sunday. It was the first Russian warship to enter Port Sudan, Interfax said citing a statement by the Russian fleet.…
Read More »COVID-19, South Africa Relaxes Restrictions Following Decline In Infections
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said the country will start relaxing coronavirus restrictions, moving from alert level three down to level one, after a “dramatic decline” in infections. The easing of the measures, due to begin at midnight, will see most economic activity resume as the country moves…
Read More »ZAMBIA, High Court Nullifies State Takeover Of Private Power Lines
The High Court in Zambia has quashed a decision by the government to declare a private company’s electricity transmission lines as a common carrier. Energy Minister Matthew Nkhuwa last year declared infrastructure owned by the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC), Zambia’s leading supplier of electricity to the mines, as “common carrier”.…
Read More »ECUADOR, Health Minister Resigns After Criticism of Coronavirus Vaccine Plan
Ecuador’s health minister Juan Carlos Zevallos stepped down Friday, after his department allowed a university official receive a Covid-19 vaccine ahead of other priority groups. President Lenin Moreno announced Zevallos’s resignation on Twitter, after the move prompted a major backlash. He posted the minister’s resignation letter, which explained that his…
Read More »“Soon It Will Be No Vaccine, No Job” – Zimbabwe’s President Warns
While many governments are undertaking ambitious campaigns to persuade people to get vaccinated against Covid, Zimbabwe’s president has gone a step further, threatening to punish those who do not take offered doses. “You are not going to be forced to be vaccinated, but the time shall come when those who…
Read More »NIGERIA, 317 Girls Abducted From A School In Zamfara State
Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West African nation. Police and the military have begun joint operations to rescue the girls after the attack at the Government Girls Junior…
Read More »US President Joe Biden Thanks Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta For Taking Lead At The Horn Of Africa
President Uhuru Kenyatta spoke with his United States of America counterpart Joe Biden on Thursday evening during which the two leaders discussed a number of bilateral and multilateral subjects of mutual interest to Kenya and the US. In the telephone conversation, the two leaders spoke about the strengthening Kenya-US bilateral…
Read More »U.S,36 Days Into The Presidency, Biden’s First Air Strike Is In Syria, An Alleged Iran-Backed Militia Facility
US President Joe Biden on Thursday directed US military airstrikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, in a calibrated response to rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq. The strikes, appeared to be limited in scope, potentially lowering the risk of escalation.…
Read More »U.S, Georgia Counties Seek Close To $20,000 Legal Fees Compensation From Trump
Two Georgia counties are seeking nearly $20,000 in attorney fees from former President Trump and the head of the Georgia GOP as compensation for a fruitless lawsuit seeking to overturn President Biden’s victory in the state. In court filings, DeKalb County called for $6,105 in compensation, while Cobb County asked…
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