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Chad military leaders appoint former opponent PM
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» N'DJAMENA - Chad's transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday appointed one of his leading opponents, who recently returned from exile, as prime minister.
Ireland takes UK to European court over 'Troubles' amnesty law
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» DUBLIN - Ireland announced legal action on Wednesday against the UK government in the European Court of Human Rights over a law granting immunity to combatants in the Northern Ireland conflict.
Chad votes on new constitution ahead of promised end of military rule
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» N'DJAMENA - Polls opened in a Chadian referendum on a new constitution on Sunday, with the vote seen as a key step towards elections and the return of civilian rule promised, but postponed, by the ruling military junta.
Ivory Coast ex-PM Guillaume Soro says ending exile
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast's former prime minister Guillaume Soro, sentenced to life in prison for undermining national security, on Sunday said he was ending his self-imposed exile that began in 2019.
Israel rebuffs US call for pause to Gaza fighting
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories - Israel's unrelenting offensive against Hamas battled on into its fifth week with no sign of slowing on Saturday, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Arab foreign ministers in search of a diplomatic opening to ease the crisis.
Kenya's Mau Mau veterans seek royal redress from Charles III
AFP, Published on 25/10/2023
» THIKA (KENYA) - More than six decades after Gitu Wa Kahengeri was jailed, tortured and denied food in a British-run labour camp in Kenya, the anti-colonial fighter says he is still waiting for justice.
Armenia, Azerbaijan join Iran-hosted talks aimed at reconciliation
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» TEHRAN - Armenia and Azerbaijan joined talks Monday in Tehran seeking to ease tensions between the arch foes, which soared with Baku's lightning offensive to retake the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
European leaders urge Serbia-Kosovo dialogue at Balkan summit
AFP, Published on 17/10/2023
» TIRANA - European leaders urged dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia after a recent spike in tensions, as they gathered at a regional Balkan summit on Monday in the Albanian capital Tirana.
Anger, sorrow as Indigenous Australians weigh referendum defeat
AFP, Published on 15/10/2023
» SYDNEY: Aboriginal Australians on Sunday voiced anger and sorrow over the rejection of a landmark push for Indigenous rights and recognition, which was spurned by the country's white majority in a binding national referendum.
Australian Indigenous rights referendum defeat likely
AFP, Published on 14/10/2023
» SYDNEY - The first polls have closed in Australia's bitterly fought referendum on Indigenous rights, with early results suggesting voters are set to reject reforms to the 122-year-old constitution.