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 ...

KENYA, CHINA UPGRADE TIES AMID 'TURBULENT INTERNATIONAL SITUATION'. (PHOTO).


 Kenya, China upgrade ties amid 'turbulent international situation'


China and Kenya announced they had upgraded ties to a "new level" on Thursday during a meeting between President Xi Jinping and Kenyan President William Ruto in Beijing, as they both pledged to create an "all-weather" China-Africa community.


Xi said they had agreed to "lead the development of China-Africa relations and unity and cooperation of the Global South," according to a media pool report.


The decision was made "in the face of a turbulent international situation", the Chinese president was quoted as saying, TRT Afrika reported.


The decision was made "in the face of a turbulent international situation", the Chinese president was quoted as saying.


Africa is a key focus of Xi's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013 to extend China's geopolitical and economic influence through global infrastructure development.


Kenya has been a key BRI recipient, and Nairobi has taken a slew of loans from China to finance infrastructure construction projects that have made China the East African nation's biggest bilateral lender.


Among the projects, China is helping fund the development of a modern railway line from the port of Mombasa into the hinterland.


Kenyan officials have been engaging with their Chinese counterparts to secure funds for more projects, including the extension of that railway line to the border with Uganda.

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