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 ...

PRES. TINUBU DEPARTS FOR FRANCE AHEAD OF THE AU SUMMIT IN ADDIS ABABA. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 STATEHOUSE PRESS STATEMENT

 

PRESIDENT TINUBU DEPARTS FOR FRANCE AHEAD OF THE AU SUMMIT IN ADDIS ABABA

 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Paris, France, on a private visit en route to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.

 

In Addis Ababa, President Tinubu will join African leaders at the 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU Heads of State, scheduled from February 12th to 16th, 2025.

 

The president will arrive in Addis Ababa early next week for the African Union summit.

 

While in France, President Tinubu will meet with his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron.

 

 

Bayo Onanuga

Special Adviser to the President

 

(Information and Strategy)

 

February 5, 2025

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