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La plage de Grand-Bassam, à une quarantaine de kilomètre d’Abidjan, est devenue le symbole d’un drame, celui de l’attentat perpétré le 13 mars 2016 qui a fait 19 morts, dont 9 étrangers, et une trentaine de blessés. En décembre 2022, quatre hommes ont été condamnés à la perpétuité par la justice …
Read More »‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives in US after being released
In tonight’s edition: Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is given a two month suspended sentence in his libel trial. Kenya sees a third day of opposition and anti-inflation protests; And finally Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina is in the United States after being released from prison.
Read More »Sénégal / prison avec sursis pour O. Sonko : selon ses avocats, cette peine préserve son éligibilité
Un verdict pour apaiser. Un tribunal sénégalais a condamné l’opposant Ousmane Sonko à deux mois de prison avec sursis pour diffamation à l’encontre du ministre du Tourisme. Selon ses avocats, il conserve son éligibilité dans la perspective de l’élection présidentielle de 2024.
Read More »La démocratie sous tension au Sénégal ? L’opposant Sonko condamné à 2 mois de prison avec sursis
Nouvelle journée de tensions au Sénégal en ce jour de reprise du procès d’Ousmane Sonko. L’opposant a été condamné à 2 mois de prison avec sursis pour diffamation à l’égard d’un ministre. Cette peine devrait préserver son éligibilité pour la présidentielle de 2024, alors qu’il s’est déjà déclaré candidat. La …
Read More »Senegal opposition leader trial: Who is Ousmane Sonko?
More protests are expected in Dakar, Senegal today as opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is due in court on libel charges. Yesterday, security forces fired tear and stun grenades to disperse his supporters and shops closed early. Sonko had been charged with libel, for accusing the tourism minister of embezzlement. He …
Read More »‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero, released from prison, returns to US
The man who inspired the film « Hotel Rwanda » has arrived in the United States, after being released from prison in Rwanda last week. The film celebrated Paul Rusesabagina as a hero for sheltering hundreds of people at a hotel he managed during the 1994 Rwanda genocide. But, recently he had …
Read More »War crimes in Libya: UN calls for urgent end to human rights violation
This week, a UN backed fact finding mission in Libya released it’s final report on Human rights in the country. After three years of investigations, the findings are dire. The situation is deteriorating, a wide array of war crimes and crimes against humanity have been commited. The perpetrators range from …
Read More »Lagos: Artist Adebayo Ayodeji keeps Yoruba drimming alive
In Lagos, a Nigerian artist is harking back to the rythms of heritage by getting kids to learn the traditional percission of the Yoruba tribe.. Adebayo Ayodeji fears that this aspect of musical history risks falling silent and has been running workshops to keep children playing to their ancestral beat. …
Read More »Nigeria’s ‘coconut head generation’: Documentary debunks clichés surrounding youth
In Nigeria, a phrase is said to be used by some older people to describe the younger cohort. They call them the « coconut head generation »: an insult meaning lazy and apathetic. Our guest, filmmaker Alain Kassanda, has taken that name for his documentary, which goes a long way to show …
Read More »Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko convicted to two-month suspended prison
A short while ago, acourt in Dakar, Senegal has sentenced opposition leader Ousman Sonko to a 2-month suspended sentence on charges of defamation. Yesterday, tensions were running high in the Senegalese capital when security forces fired tear and stun grenades to disperse supporters of Sonko. Sam Bradpiece, FRANCE 24’s correspondent …
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