Senegal opposition leader Sonko detained over snatched phone
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, whose jail sentencing in June sparked violent protests, was detained on Friday following ...
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Witchcraft accusations in Ghana could be banned by new law
ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's parliament on Friday passed a bill to protect people accused of witchcraft, making it a crime to abuse them or send them awa...
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Niger soldiers say President Bazoum's government has been removed
(This July 26 story has been corrected to remove an extraneous letter from the jump headline) By Moussa Aksar and Boureima Balima NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger
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Niger military council takes control, names Tiani as leader
By Moussa Aksar NIAMEY (Reuters) -Leaders of a coup in Niger declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as the new head of state on Friday days after saying
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Senegal opposition leader Sonko detained over snatched phone
Senegal opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, whose jail sentencing in June sparked violent protests, was detained on Friday following a scuffle with security forces stationed outside his home, his lawyers and the state prosecutor said. Sonko, 49, said in a post on Friday on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that soldiers had filmed him with their phones on his way back from mosque prayers, prompting him to snatch one of the devices and ask them to delete the footage. The Friday arrest is not linked to the two-year prison sentence Sonko was handed on June 1 for immoral behaviou...
Source: yahoo.com