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A court in Chad jailed former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra for 20 years Saturday, convicting him of hate speech, xenophobia and having incited a massacre.The court in N’Djamena jailed Masra, one of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno’s fiercest critics, for his role in inciting inter-communal violence in which 42 people were killed …

Chad court jails ex-PM, opposition leader for 20 yearsSat, 09 Aug 2025 21:13:37 GMT Read More »

A court in Chad jailed former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra for 20 years Saturday, convicting him of hate speech, xenophobia and having incited a massacre.The court in N’Djamena jailed Masra, one of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno’s fiercest critics, for his role in inciting inter-communal violence in which 42 people were killed …

Chad court jails ex-PM, opposition leader for 20 yearsSat, 09 Aug 2025 18:06:52 GMT Read More »

A notorious criminal kingpin has entered into another truce with Nigerian authorities in Zamfara state, wracked by years of deadly violence and kidnappings — yet doubts remain about whether it will lead to lasting peace.Gangs locally known as “bandits” have for years been terrorising communities in northwest and central Nigeria, raiding villages, kidnapping residents for …

Inside an infamous Nigerian bandit’s most recent ‘peace’ accordsSat, 09 Aug 2025 05:43:21 GMT Read More »

Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have multiplied their attacks in the past weeks, causing mass displacements ahead of the possible resumption of construction on TotalEnergies’ huge natural gas project in the region.A group affiliated with the Islamic State group, which has led a bloody insurgency in Cabo Delgado province since 2017, claimed responsibility for seven …

Mozambique insurgency grows at ‘sensitive’ time for TotalEnergies’ returnSat, 09 Aug 2025 05:41:20 GMT Read More »

In Sudan’s war-scarred capital Khartoum, Red Crescent volunteers have begun the grisly task of exhuming the dead from makeshift plots where they were buried during the fighting so their families can give them a proper funeral.Teams of workers in dust-streaked white hazmat suits comb vacant lots, looking for the spots where survivors say they buried …

Volunteers help families give Khartoum war dead proper burialsSat, 09 Aug 2025 03:11:22 GMT Read More »

The International Criminal Court on Friday unsealed an arrest warrant for a Libyan militia member accused of war crimes including murder and torture between 2016 and 2017.The court said there were “reasonable grounds to believe” that Saif Suleiman Sneidel was responsible for war crimes of murder, torture and “outrages upon personal dignity”.The November 2020 warrant found …

ICC unseals Libya war crimes warrant for militia officerFri, 08 Aug 2025 16:49:14 GMT Read More »

If Earthlings are ever going to colonise Mars, they won’t be able to do so on an empty stomach — and Temidayo Oniosun thinks a helping of Egusi soup, a Nigerian staple, might just hit the spot.Space in Africa, the Lagos-based firm Oniosun founded, is expecting its Egusi melon seeds to splash down in the …

Nigerian scientists await return of Egusi seeds sent to spaceFri, 08 Aug 2025 15:20:47 GMT Read More »

Evann Guessand said he “didn’t think twice” when offered the chance to sign for Aston Villa after completing a move from Nice on Friday.The Ivory Coast forward will reportedly cost Villa an initial £26 million ($35 million) with a further £4.3 million in add-ons.Guessand scored 13 goals and registered 10 assists in all competitions as …

Guessand says he jumped at chance to join Aston Villa after sealing moveFri, 08 Aug 2025 11:14:38 GMT Read More »

Faith Kipyegon said she believes a woman will break the four-minute barrier for the mile “in this generation or the next”, and the challenge is what keeps her training.The Kenyan came up short in her specially arranged attempt in June to become the first woman to smash through the four-minute barrier, clocking 4min 06.42sec in Paris.”My goal …

Kipyegon says a woman will run a sub-four minute mileFri, 08 Aug 2025 07:45:17 GMT Read More »

Adam Issa struggled to explain why he quit his fisherman’s job to join one of the many jihadist groups holed up in the hundreds of islands of Lake Chad.”Some of my friends who joined Boko Haram told me that I would make a lot of money with them,” the baby-faced 20-year-old said, eyes fixed firmly …

Jihad or exile: Lake Chad’s abandoned youth face impossible choiceFri, 08 Aug 2025 05:44:57 GMT Read More »