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Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks on the second day of hearings in a case filed by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya population, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands … Continue reading Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: Gambia’s genocide case at World Court misleading
Sudan’s former president Omar Hassan al-Bashir sits inside a cage at the courthouse where he is facing corruption charges, in Khartoum, Sudan August 31, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s ousted long-time leader Omar al-Bashir was summoned for … Continue reading Sudan’s Bashir questioned over 1989 coup that brought him to power
Ethiopians stand next to a billboard congratulating Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed for winning the Nobel Peace Prize in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri OSLO (Reuters) – The world’s leading military powers and militant groups are both … Continue reading Nobel peace laureate Abiy to say militants, global powers threaten Horn of Africa
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria holds a presidential election on Thursday which protesters say offers no real choice and will keep in power the ruling hierarchy they have been trying to oust in 10 months of demonstrations. Demonstrators take part in … Continue reading Algeria set for presidential election denounced by protesters as charade
OSLO (Reuters) – Militant groups and global military powers both pose a threat to peace and stability in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for forging a peace … Continue reading Nobel peace laureate Abiy says militants, global powers threaten Horn of Africa
SEOUL (Reuters) – Seoul police have asked prosecutors to consider pressing charges against a member of hit South Korean boyband BTS over an October car crash, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing police officials. Jung Kook, the group’s main … Continue reading Police ask for charges against singer in K-pop band BTS over car crash: Yonhap
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at the U.N.’s International Court of Justice on Tuesday to defend her country over charges of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, as back home thousands of people rallied … Continue reading As Suu Kyi looks on, Gambia asks UN judges to stop genocide in Myanmar
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A senior United Nations official urged Ethiopia on Monday to stop shutting off the internet without legal basis and revise a draft law meant to curb hate speech to ensure it protects freedom of speech. David … Continue reading U.N. expert urges Ethiopia to stop internet shutdowns, revise hate speech law
GISENYI, Rwanda (Reuters) – An Ebola survivor has fallen ill with the disease for a second time in eastern Congo, the Congolese health authorities said on Sunday, saying it was not yet clear if it was a case of relapse … Continue reading Congo authorities say Ebola survivor falls ill a second time
(Reuters) – The U.S. military believes that an unarmed American drone reported lost near Libya’s capital last month was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses and it is demanding the return of the aircraft’s wreckage, U.S. Africa Command … Continue reading U.S. says drone shot down by Russian air defenses near Libyan capital
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police officers were among those killed when gunmen suspected to be from Islamist militant group al Shabaab attacked a bus on Friday near the border with Somalia, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s office said on Saturday. The vehicle … Continue reading Kenya police officers among 10 killed in bus attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police officers were among those killed when gunmen suspected to be from Islamist militant group al Shabaab attacked a bus on Friday near the border with Somalia, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s office said on Saturday. The vehicle … Continue reading Kenya police officers among 10 killed in bus attack
