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US suspends millions in aid to Ethiopia over Nile dam dispute

On the guidance of President Donald Trump, the State Department said Wednesday the US is suspending some aid to Ethiopia over the “lack of progress” in the country’s talks with Egypt and Sudan over a massive, disputed dam project it is completing on the Nile River.

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US sanctions ICC Chief prosecutor Bensouda

In tonight’s edition: The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and one of her top aides for continuing to investigate war crimes allegations against Americans. The sanctions were immediately denounced by the court, the United Nations and human rights advocates.And South Africa’s …

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Barrage sur le Nil : face à l’impasse des discussions, Washington sanctionne l’Éthiopie

Alors que les négociations entre l’Éthiopie, le Soudan et l’Égypte patinent au sujet du Grand barrage de la Renaissance, et qu’Addis Abeba a décidé unilatéralement de remplir le réservoir, les États-Unis ont réagi mercredi en annonçant la suspension d’une partie de leur aide financière à l’Éthiopie.

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‘Hollywood created a myth’: Hotel Rwanda hero’s tarnished reputation

Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda by saving more than 1,200 fellow Rwandans during the 1994 genocide, was arrested by Rwandan police on Monday on charges including “terrorism”. Rusesabagina’s family accuses Paul Kagame’s government of wanting to silence a famous critic – but his reputation had already been …

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Family of arrested ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero believe he was kidnapped

In tonight’s edition:  The man portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as saving the lives of more than 1,200 people from genocide was “kidnapped”, his daughter asserts, while a video shared by Rwandan authorities allegedly backing his arrest on suspicion of terrorism was quickly challenged by his foundation. And Nigerian doctors …

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Mali : l’armée française tue accidentellement un civil

L’armée française a tué accidentellement, mardi, un civil dans le nord-est du Mali en effectuant des tirs de sommation contre un bus qui refusait de ralentir en face d’un convoi de la force Barkhane, selon l’état-major français. Deux autres ont été blessés.

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