Tag: Africa

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila sentenced to death

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Desk Report: The country’s military high court has sentenced former Congolese President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for treason and war crimes. The verdict was announced on Tuesday (September 30) local time. The court’s ruling said that Kabila was found guilty of treason, murder, torture, sexual violence and inciting rebellion for supporting the M23 rebel group active in eastern Congo. The court’s chief judge, Lieutenant General Joseph Mutombo Katalai, said that the death penalty was the maximum penalty under Article 7 of the military criminal code. In addition to…

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Botswana declares state of emergency due to shortage of medicines and medical equipment

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Desk Reports : The Botswana government has declared a nationwide public health emergency in the face of a severe shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment. President Duma Boko Haram made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Monday. According to a report by the British media outlet BBC, he has launched a multi-million pound plan under the supervision of the military to address the supply crisis. “We have a limited budget, so we have to be very careful to make up for this shortfall,” the president…

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