Prosecutors in Congo push for death penalty for three Americans implicated in coup attempt
Six people were killed during the botched coup attempt led by the little-known opposition figure Christian Malanga in May that targeted the presidential palace and a close ally of President Felix Tshisekedi. Malanga was fatally shot for resisting arrest soon after live-streaming the attack on his social media, the Congolese army said.
Probe into $7 billion corruption in state corporations paint a gloomy picture of South Africa’s economy
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appears on behalf of the ruling African National Congress party at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into state corruption in Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 29, 2021. Credit: AP
Haiti army wants to takeover mantle of fighting gangs to cover gaps created by delayed deployment of UN multination force
Haiti’s government has not said how many soldiers it aims to hire nor how many have applied so far, but documents published online by the defence ministry show that at least 3,000 people were selected in mid-August and asked to submit documents as they await physical and mental tests.
Trump faces revised US indictment in election subversion but the ex-president wants entire case thrown out
Bradley Moss, an attorney who specialises in national security, said the revised indictment reflects “a clear effort by the Justice Department to narrow the scope of factual information” to address the Supreme Court’s ruling on immunity.
