Following the sentencing to five years in prison of Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Monday, his lawyer said they intend to appeal the decision.
Torrential downpours at the weekend washed away vehicles and brought down buildings in the hillside town, 300 kilometres (185 miles) north of the capital Dodoma
Mr. Aziz received the heaviest sentence of all the defendants. The court cleared two former prime ministers and two former ministers, and handed down sentences against others, the most severe of which was a two-year suspended sentence and six months' imprisonment.
[Leadership] The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revealed plans to reduce Nigeria's Carbon emission by as much as seven million tonnes of CO2 emission per year with the implementation of the Nigeria Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP).
The importation of second-hand clothes is often criticized by governments on the African continent, denouncing its negative impact on the local textile industry.
A Russian delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Defense arrived in Niamey to discuss with the military authorities, who came to power during a coup d'état at the end of July, the latter announced on Monday on national radio.
An illegal gold mining network operating in the Libyan desert and employing Chinese, Chadians and Nigeriens has been dismantled, the Prosecutor's Office announced on the night of Sunday to Monday.
In Cape Town, musical talents are being attracted to South Africa's only opera school.
“The date of the next legislative elections will be set at the appropriate time, in accordance with the provisions (...) of the Constitution ,” says a presidential decree communicated to the press.
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