Expert: Iran faces acute spare parts shortage and relies on black market to keep its aircraft in air
President Raisi was seen as a protégé to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a potential successor for his position within the country’s Shiite theocracy. Under the Iranian constitution, if a president dies, the country’s first vice president – in this case, Mohammad Mokhber – would become president.
Flight threat: Nigerian judge denies separatist leader, arrested in Kenya, bail for a second time
However, in a dramatic reaction in court on Monday, Kanu yelled out that he would not stand trial in any Nigerian court after his bail request was denied. Kanu’s IPOB campaigns for the secession of southeastern Nigeria where the majority belong to the Igbo ethnic group. Nigerian authorities have labelled IPOB a terrorist organisation.
Some respite for WikiLeaks founder Assange as he wins right to appeal against extradition to US
The brief ruling from the bench followed arguments over Assange’s claim that by releasing the trove of confidential documents he was essentially a publisher and due the free press protections guaranteed by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
Explainer: Why ICC prosecutor’s office is zeroing in on Israeli PM Netanyahu and Hamas leaders
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said in October last year the court had jurisdiction over any potential war crimes carried out by Hamas fighters in Israel and by Israelis in the Gaza Strip.
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan applies for arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu, three Hamas leaders
Karim Khan said that he believes Netanyahu, his defence minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders – Yehia Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh – are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel.
Eulogising Ugandan patriot, Prof Rubaihayo, who raised alarm over Rwandan Tutsi infiltration of state and was jailed for it
My association with Professor Patrick Rubaihayo grew from weak to strong to excellent. I would always check on him at his office in the Faculty of Agriculture and forestry and he would check on me at the Faculty of Science. He taught me a lot about Uganda politics, since I had been out of the country for about two decades. He also convinced me to accept that the best politicians are scientists. At that time, he did not know like I did that science is one with three dimensions – natural, social and arts (or humanities).
South Africa’s Constitutional Court disqualifies ex-president Zuma next week’s elections citing criminal past
Zuma was South African president from 2009-2018 but resigned under a cloud of corruption allegations. He made a return to politics last year with a new party and has been fiercely critical of the ruling African National Congress party he once led.
London court to decide whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited to US
The US has provided those reassurances, though Assange’s legal team and supporters argue they are not good enough to rely on to send him to the US federal court system.
Official: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
An Iranian official earlier said the helicopter carrying Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was completely burned in the crash on Sunday.
Smartphone companies scramble for growing market in Africa, but put at risk users personal data
Literacy rates that are below the global average, and lack of services in many African languages – some 2,000 are spoken across the continent, according to The African Language Program at Harvard University – are other reasons why a smartphone isn’t a compelling investment for some.
