Tupac Shakur murder suspect Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis appears in court/in /by
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 made his first appearance Wednesday before a Nevada judge.
Chinese firm sold satellites for intelligence to Wagner used for operations in Africa/in /by
The satellite images were also used to assist Wagner's operations in Africa and its failed mutiny in June which has led now to the de-facto break up of the group followed by the death of its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, a European security source told AFP
Burundi: Former PM bail release denied by Supreme Court/in /by
Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, Burundi's former prime minister, accused of undermining national security and whose trial opened late in September, has been kept in pre-trial detention, according to sources close to the case.
Racism in La Liga: Vinicius heard by judge in Valencia/in /by
Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior was received by a judge in Valencia on Thursday, as part of an investigation into racist attacks made against him during a league match held in the same city on May 21.
Mauritius repeals colonial-era anti-same-sex law/in /by
The country's Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling on Wednesday, declared Section 250 of the Mauritian Criminal Code, which dates back to 1898, unconstitutional.
Niger: Algerian mediation “welcome”, says Nigerian diplomacy/in /by
Algeria's mediation with the military in Niger is "welcome", declared the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, recalling that diplomacy was always the route favoured by ECOWAS which however maintains its threat of intervention, in an interview with France 24 broadcast on Thursday.
Mali: rebels claim capture of new army camp/in /by
The predominantly Tuareg rebellion in northern Mali claimed Wednesday the capture of a new camp of the national armed forces in the north of the country, the scene of a military escalation since August.
Uganda: Opposition leader arrested upon landing at national airport/in /by
The leader of Uganda's main opposition party, Bobi Wine, was arrested on Thursday on his return to the country, his party's secretary general announced.
Comoros to hold presidential election on January 14/in /by
Voters in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of some 900,000 people will also be called to elect local governors, according to a presidential decree.
Women Advocate for Ordination in Groundbreaking Vatican Gathering/in /by
Women have long complained they are treated as second-class citizens in the church, barred from the priesthood and highest ranks of power yet responsible for the lion’s share of church work — teaching in Catholic schools, running Catholic hospitals and passing the faith down to next generations.