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Côte d’Ivoire: Former PM Soro sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting coup
Guillaume Soro has already been convicted of embezzlement and was sentenced last year to 20 years in prison
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Investigation underway into disappearance of Cameroon’s $335m COVID-19 fund
According to local media reports from Cameroon, about $335 million of Cameroon’s coronavirus relief fund has gone missing
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ECOWAS Court finds Mali in violation of widow’s right to dignity, awards victim USD 181,000 for damages
The case was filed in November 2019 by Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and Malian partner Association pour le Progrès et le Défense des Droits des Femmes au Mali (APDF), on behalf of the victim.
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Black Met police chief wins her job back after tribunal says sacking was unfair
Supt Robyn Williams was dismissed in March 2020 after being convicted for possessing a child abuse video that she was sent unsolicited via WhatsApp and never viewed.
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Ivory Coast’s ex-President Gbagbo returns home after ICC acquittal
Mr Gbagbo has been living in the Belgian capital Brussels since his release from detention three years ago.
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Kelvin Odenigbo: Family demand ‘the truth’ from Belarus over death
Club doctors said an autopsy found “no violent marks on the body and there are no traces of alcohol in Kelvin’s blood.”
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Mozambique prison prostitution exposé prompts inquiry
Mozambique’s Justice Minister is to investigate reports that staff at a women’s prison have been forcing inmates into prostitution.
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South Sudan Blocks UN Peacekeepers from Volatile Areas
Nicholas Haysom was appointed by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres earlier this year to oversee the activities of 14,500 U.N. soldiers and 2,000 police in the country
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Nigeria ‘Won’t Prosecute Citizens Still Tweeting’
Most Nigerians have been tweeting since the ban came into effect last Friday, using virtual private networks to bypass a block on Twitter
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Man in court for allegedly causing wife’s miscarriage
He was said to have gotten angry after his wife told him there was no food after making the demand upon arriving home at night.
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