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 ...

RUSSIA'S PUTIN REAFFIRMS TIES WITH SOUTH AFRICA IN FREEDOM DAY MESSAGE. (PHOTO).


 Russia's Putin reaffirms ties with South Africa in Freedom Day message


Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Freedom Day, reaffirming the strength of ties between Moscow and Pretoria, according to a message shared by the Russian Embassy in South Africa, TRT Afrika reported.


In a letter, Putin highlighted the high level of relations between Russia and South Africa, noting their cooperation across trade, the economy, science, technology, and humanitarian fields, as well as joint efforts at international platforms such as last year’s BRICS Summit in Kazan.


“I am confident that we will continue to develop the Russia–South Africa strategic partnership in every possible way,” Putin said, adding that such collaboration “fully meets the interests of our friendly peoples and is consistent with the goals of strengthening international security and stability.”


Putin also extended wishes of good health, happiness, and prosperity to Ramaphosa and the people of South Africa.


South Africans celebrate their 'Freedom Day’ every April 27, when they remember their country's pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of the racial segregation and oppression under White-minority apartheid rule.

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