https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00083681.html A court in Nigeria annulled charges of treason, terrorism, and possession of illegal weapons, against the Separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, they declared his arrest to be unlawful. The court decided that a lower court where the trial had begun had no jurisdiction to try him. Kanu had been unlawfully removed from Kenya, however, the government has stated that they… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00083610.html 4 individuals were tried for War crimes committed during the Liberian Civil wars. A Liberian Commander named Kunti K., Another Liberian Commander named Gibril Massaquoi, A Russian Illegal Arms Dealer named Viktor Bout, and an Unnamed Man who was allegedly associated with the War Crimes that took place in Liberia. Kunti K’s trial began about a week ago after… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00083641.html Parts of West Africa have criticized France’s relation with the Economy of the continent of Africa. Opinion Leaders in Burkina Faso, A former French colony, have accused the French of Profiteering. Profiteering is when somebody or a country unfairly and illegally gain money from a source, in this case the country is France and the source of money was… Read more »
Article: https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00083461.html President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi renewed accusations that Rwanda has been funding a rebel group called M23 in an address to the UN. This is after a recent report by the UN that confirmed the involvement of the Rwandan Military in funding M23. Tshisekedi said that Rwanda has provided “massive support both in… Read more »
Article: https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00083448.html Since July Nigeria has been undergoing major flooding, 29 of the countries’ *36 states have been affected by the flooding more than 300 people have died and it is estimated that the number of people displaced could be upwards of 500,000. NEMA (The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency) has said that the situation could worsen after the neighboring… Read more »
Link to Article: https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00083429.html For the 17th time since 1999 University Lecturers in Nigeria have gone on Strike, This occurred because the government backtracked on some of its prior agreements from 2009. One being the ASUU Agreement on working conditions of academics and the establishment of the UTAS system over the PPPIS system. Another demand is on the academic allowances,… Read more »