Sudan’s Bashir awaits his fate in corruption trial Khartoum (AFP) – A verdict in the corruption trial of Sudan’s ex-president Omar al-Bashir is expected Saturday, eight months after the military deposed the strongman during unprecedented mass protests against his three-decade rule. Bashir is charged with illegally acquiring and using foreign funds. If found guilty, he Read more
Nairobi (AFP) – Former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi, who ruled the country with an iron fist between 1978 and 2002, has died aged 95, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Tuesday. Moi’s 24-year rule saw his country become a one-party state where critical voices were crushed, corruption became endemic and tribal divisions were stoked and turned Read more
Abbey accused of cultural insensitivity over artefact looted in 186 The interior of Henry VII’s Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey. At the back of the altar is an inlaid sacred tablet which was looted from Ethiopia. Photograph: Werner Forman Archive/Rex/Shutterstock At the back of an altar in Westminster Abbey is a looted tablet deemed so Read more
