Former Rwandan police officer Fulgence Kayishema, accused of playing a major role in the 1994 genocide, is seeking asylum in South Africa.
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At least eight people were killed on Tuesday in clashes outside parliament in the semi-autonomous northern Somali state of Puntland between local security forces and armed militiamen loyal to the opposition, police and witnesses said.
On Tuesday, France called for an end to Rwanda's "ongoing military support" for the M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and condemned the atrocities perpetrated by the many groups terrorizing the region.
French footballer N'Golo Kanté is to join Saudi Arabia club Al-Ittihad after his contract was finalised on Tuesday.
"President Macron's participation, if it were to take place, would be a first in the practices adopted to date at BRICS summits [...] It is the host who determines who should be invited", Mrs. Naledi Pandor pointed out on Monday.
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On World Refugee Day, on Tuesday June 20, Filippo Grandi deplored the consequences of the conflict in Sudan which has forced half a million refugees to flee the country. Another two million are internally displaced.
Libyan authorities deported some 165 Nigerians back to their home country on Tuesday (June 20). Libya is major starting point for migrants who wish to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
Sierra Leone's president who is running for re-election held his final rally in the capital on the Freetown's Lumley Beach Tuesday (June 20). The campaign for presidential, legislative, and local polls has been tense at times.
South Africa wants to produce hydrogen for use in aviation, green steel, transport and more, as well as for export to the European Union
In recent weeks, Dakar has seen deadly clashes break out between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko after Sonko was convicted of corrupting youth. Speculation is rife that Sall is eyeing a third term as President
