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 ...

U.S DENIES AID TO ZAMBIA TIED TO ACCESS TO CRITICAL MINERALS. (PHOTO).


 U.S denies aid to Zambia tied to access to critical minerals


The outgoing US ambassador to Zambia, Michael Gonzales, denied claims his country's support to Africa's second top copper producer was tied to critical minerals.


Gonzales said his nation continued with interventions such as paying salaries for some 23,000 healthcare workers, adding that the US would keep providing critical lifesaving healthcare in the southern African nation.


"Further, the US has resumed almost all health assistance after last year's review, providing over $400 million, including $75 million in medication," the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation quoted Gonzales.


He added that a new chapter in US-Zambia ties had been opened based on mutual benefit and transparency.

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