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S. Africans still divided over guilt, sentencing of Pistorius 11 years after he killed girlfriend
Eleven years after ex-Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, South Africans are still divided over whether Pistorius, who was convicted of murder, is guilty, and whether the length of his jail sentence was just. FRANCE 24’s Caroline Dumay reports from Johannesburg on January 5, 2024, the day …
Read More »Court ruling the latest blow to Senegal opposition leader Sonko
The Supreme Court in Senegal on January 5, 2024 rejected an appeal by opposition leader Ousmane Sonko against a guilty verdict for defaming a government minister. FRANCE 24 correspondent Sam Bradpiece explains that the ruling is one of many legal setbacks for Sonko.
Read More »Former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius released from S. African jail on parole
South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend in a crime that shocked a nation long inured to violence against women.
Read More »Oscar Pistorius est sorti de prison, 11 ans après le meurtre de sa compagne
L’ex-champion paralympique sud-africain Oscar Pistorius est sorti de prison vendredi, près de onze ans après le meurtre de sa compagne, Reeva Steenkamp. Il a été placé en liberté conditionnelle.
Read More »Senegal’s supreme court rejects Sonko’s appeal of libel conviction
Senegal’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled against opposition politician Ousmane Sonko in his appeal of a libel conviction, dealing another blow to his hopes of competing in next month’s presidential election, lawyers said.
Read More »La Cour suprême sénégalaise confirme la condamnation pour diffamation d’Ousmane Sonko
L’opposant sénégalais Ousmane Sonko avait été condamné à 6 mois de prison avec sursis lors d’un procès en appel pour diffamation en mai. Cette peine, actée par la Cour suprême jeudi soir, compromet son éligibilité à la présidentielle de 2024.
Read More »Kenya and Uganda added to list of foreign degree crackdown at Nigeria universities
In tonight’s edition: Nigeria widens the net to degrees earned in Kenya and Uganda as part of it’s crackdown on fraudulent foreign certificates. Total puts former Beninese prime minister Lionel Zinsou at the head of land acquisition for its controversial multi billion dollar oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania. And more farmers …
Read More »Tentative de putsch avortée en Guinée : le CNRD annonce l’avoir « tué dans l’oeuf »
Un reportage de 15 mn de la télévision nationale évoque une tentative de coup d’état contre le colonel Mamadi Doumbouya déjouée il y a plusieurs mois. La vidéo donne les détails de l’opération manquée et présente entre autres les aveux des auteurs présumés. Ces putschistes auraient bénéficié de la grâce …
Read More »Sierra Leone charges ex-president Koroma with treason over coup bid
Sierra Leone charges ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma with treason over his alleged involvement in what authorities have called an attempted coup in November. Also, Sudan’s RSF chief is in Kenya on the last leg of his regional diplomatic tour to try to forge a ceasefire in Sudan’s conflict. And Togo …
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