Issued on: 19/01/2024 – 13:23Modified: 19/01/2024 – 13:24 An historic trial opened on January 8 for the West African nation of The Gambia. Ousman Sonko, a former high-ranking member of the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh, is in the dock in Switzerland for a series of alleged crimes against humanity committed between 2000 and 2016. Victims of the dictatorship have high hopes for the trial. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Sakho and Simon Martin report. From 1994, when Yahya Jammeh came to power in a bloodless coup, The Gambia lived in fear as the country plunged into dictatorship. For 22 years, all Gambians suffered from…
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Back to homepage / Shows / Eye on Africa Issued on: 19/01/2024 – 23:16 12:16 Thomas Kwoyelo faces more than 90 charges in Uganda. © AFP A historic trial gets underway in Uganda, where a child soldier-turned commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army faces justice. Thomas Kwoyelo is the first LRA commander to be tried by a Ugandan court. Also, Zambia steps up its efforts in its fight against cholera. The current outbreak has already killed more than 400 people since October. And what a day it’s been at the Africa Cup of Nations! Senegal get their place in the…
Aissam Dam, an 11-year-old boy, grew up in a world of profound silence. He was born deaf and had never heard anything. While living in a poor community in Morocco, he expressed himself with a sign language he invented and had no schooling.Last year, after moving to Spain, his family took him to a hearing specialist, who made a surprising suggestion: Aissam might be eligible for a clinical trial using gene therapy.On Oct. 4, Aissam was treated at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, becoming the first person to get gene therapy in the United States for congenital deafness. The goal…
Home » Spanish Vocabulary » Spanish Adverbs: An Introductory Guide Plus 50 Common Adverbs Spanish adverbs aren’t too difficult to understand, especially if you already know a bit about Spanish adjectives. Adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. For example, in the sentence “She walked very slowly past the house,” both “very” and “slowly” are adverbs. Learning about adverbs will let you understand more details and descriptions in Spanish sentences, and also help you communicate with more nuance in your own Spanish speech and writing.Contents Download: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF…
Squishy Taylor and the City-wide Ghost Plague – Adelaide Fringe 2024 Are you searching for a thrilling and captivating activity that will keep your entire family on their toes? Look no further than Squishy Taylor and the City-Wide Ghost Plague – an incredible adventure delivered straight to your doorstep! With this at-home experience, you will receive a mysterious package in the post filled with cryptic clues and puzzles, all aimed at uncovering the truth behind the spooky apparitions that have been spotted around the city. Based on the much-loved books by Ailsa Wild, Squishy Taylor and the City-Wide Ghost Plague…
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in Saturday following a disputed December election, promising to unite the Central African country during his second five-year term and to protect lives in the conflict-hit eastern region. Issued on: 20/01/2024 – 14:55Modified: 20/01/2024 – 20:05 2 min “I am taking back the baton of command that you entrusted to me. We want a more united, stronger and prosperous Congo,” Tshisekedi, 60, said during the inauguration ceremony attended by several heads of state. His first inauguration in 2019 marked Congo’s first democratic transfer of power since the country’s independence from Belgium in 1960.Tshisekedi won…
Issued on: 20/01/2024 – 16:18Modified: 20/01/2024 – 16:30 02:09 Tens of thousands of supporters attended Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi’s inauguration ceremony. “The main opposition leaders called for a nationwide protest against the election today”, said Emmet Livingstone, France 24’s correspondent in Kinshasa, DR Congo, “but at least in Kinshasa, the call to protest appears to have gone completely unheeded”. Read more on related topics:
Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Saturday published a final list of 20 candidates for the February 25 presidential election that excludes jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade. Issued on: 21/01/2024 – 07:16 2 min Those listed include Prime Minister Amadou Ba, chosen by President Macky Sall as his successor after Sall announced in July that he would not seek a third term.Also named were former prime ministers and rivals Idrissa Seck and Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne, the ex-mayor of Dakar Khalifa Sall and Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, presented as a substitute candidate…
Issued on: 23/01/2024 – 11:26Modified: 23/01/2024 – 12:15 01:43 Cameroon on Monday launched the first malaria vaccination programme to be offered nationwide and as a matter of routine, in a step the WHO has described as “historic”. Read more on related topics:
Issued on: 23/01/2024 – 11:32Modified: 23/01/2024 – 12:17 01:48 Public transport in Senegal has been given an upgrade with a fleet of new all-electric buses – the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa. It is hoped that the buses will help the capital Dakar cope with a rapidly expanding population over the coming years. Read more on related topics: