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 ...

MALIAN DIPLOMATS EXPELLED FROM FRANCE OVER ARREST OF SUSPECTED FRENCH SPY. (PHOTO).


 Malian diplomats expelled from France over arrest of suspected French spy


France has suspended counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered two staff members of the Malian embassy and consulate to leave, the French foreign ministry said on Friday, AFP reported.


The move came after Bamako's arrest of an alleged French intelligence agent in August.


A spokesperson for Mali's foreign ministry declined to comment.


The suspension further exacerbates tensions between Paris and the West African country, after Mali's government severed military ties with France.


Overthrow plot


The man was arrested in August, along with two Malian generals, and accused of participating in a plot to destabilise Mali.


The French foreign ministry declined to comment on whether the man was an intelligence agent. In August it said he was a member of the embassy in Bamako and Mali's accusations against him were unfounded.


Two staff members from the Malian embassy and consulate in Paris have been declared persona non grata, while Mali declared five French embassy staff members persona non grata, the French foreign ministry added.


France's relationship with countries of the Sahel region has deteriorated in recent years following the overthrow of its allies in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

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