TRIAL BEGINS OF CENTRAL AFRICAN EX-PRESIDENT BOZIZE OVER WAR CRIMES. (PHOTO).

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 Trial begins of Central African ex-president Bozize over war crimes A UN-backed court in the the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president Francois Bozize, over crimes against humanity committed between 2009 and 2013. The alleged crimes committed by members of Bozize's security forces include murder, enforced disappearance, torture and rape. Bozize, 79, who seized power in a 2003 coup before being overthrown 10 years later by rebels, has been living in exile in Guinea-Bissau since March 2023. But three of his former senior military officers, Eugene Barret Ngaikosset, Vianney Semndiro and Firmin Junior Danboy, are all in pre-trial detention in the Central African Republic. Crimes against humanity The case will be heard by the Special Criminal Court (SCC), a hybrid jurisdiction located in the capital Bangui with Central African and foreign judges. In February 2024, the SCC issued an international arrest warrant for the former president ...

ETHIOPIA LANDSLIDE CLAIMS 11 MORE LIVES. (PHOTO)


 Ethiopia landslide claims 11 more lives


A landslide claimed the lives of at least 11 people in southern Ethiopia on Monday, not far from the site of a similar disaster last month, the local authority said, AFP reported.


Eleven bodies have been found in the Kawo Koisha district of the Wolaita administrative zone, and search and rescue operations are under way, the Wolaita Zone Government Communication Affairs Department said in a statement on Facebook.


It warned that the death toll was likely to rise.


The area lies to the northeast of the tiny locality of Kencho Shacha Gozdi, also in South Ethiopia regional state, which was hit by mudslides on July 21-22 that killed more than 250 people and affected several thousand more.


A series of landslides have occurred in southern Ethiopia recently as a result of heavy seasonal rains.


About a week after the Kencho Shacha tragedy, six people were killed in the Gishere district in the neighbouring Sidama regional state, local officials said.


In its report on the Kawo Koisha landslide, state-affiliated media outlet Fana Broadcasting Corporate said the South Ethiopia regional authorities had issued a warning about the risk of floods and landslides and urged residents to take precautions.


Ethiopia, the second-most populous country in Africa, is highly vulnerable to climate-related disasters.


More than 21 million people, or about 18% of its population, rely on humanitarian aid as a result of conflict and climate disasters such as flooding or drought, according to UN figures.

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