Trial that brought down a warlord: Jailed Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka founded Mai Mai rebel group that killed, raped hundreds in North Kivu
The then 34-year-old Sheka – a former miner who founded a year earlier what Goma’s chief military prosecutor called the area’s “most organised” armed group, complete with units, brigades, battalions, and companies – had given his orders. For four days and nights, his recruits discharged them.
Adani Energy Solutions: We’ve not ‘entered into any contract in connection with any airport in Kenya’
US authorities on Wednesday indicted Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and seven others, alleging they paid $265 million in bribes to Indian officials. The group denied the allegations.
Baku climate meet ends on sore note as poor nations blast $300 billion global warming deal
United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell acknowledged the difficult negotiations that led to the agreement but hailed the outcome as an insurance policy for humanity against global warming.
Moscow fires warning shot US and Britain with Russian hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine
Moscow has said it regards Ukraine’s firing of ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles into Russia as proof of direct US and British involvement in the war. It says satellite targeting data and the actual programming of the missiles’ flight paths must be done by NATO military personnel because Kyiv does not have the capabilities itself.
Fixing Man City and Arsenal: Reality of injuries and excuses, missed chances and devastating counter-attacking blows
More often than not, it’s the straightforward explanation that makes the most sense. Arsenal haven’t been their usual selves in recent weeks – carving out lower-quality chances, stringing together fewer passes, and struggling to pen their opponents and sustain pressure – and that has largely coincided with an injury to their most influential creative player.
Delayed response hands Kenyan runner Anyango six years ban for use of testosterone
The AIU said Emmaculate Anyango failed to respond to the charge before the November 1 deadline, which waived her right to a hearing, while multiple samples testing positive for banned substances ultimately led to a longer ban.
35 opposition activists in Zimbabwe face up to 5 years in prison for ‘barbecue’ meeting at their leader’s house
Amnesty International described the detention as “part of a disturbing pattern of repression against people exercising their rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression.” The rights group called for an investigation into allegations that some of the activists were tortured while in police detention.
Shoot-out at home of former intelligence boss highlight growing unease in South Sudan
South Sudan remains fragile despite a 2018 peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war in which more than 400,000 people died.
How Gautam Adani’s boast about his company being on track ‘to become world’s largest renewables player by 2030’ caught FBI attention
The alleged hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes promised to local Indian officials caught the attention of the US Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission as Adani’s companies were raising funds from US-based investors in several transactions starting in 2021.
Corrupt Solar Project: Adanis face decades in prison and hefty monetary penalties if convicted
There is a growing spotlight on Sagar Adani, a millennial scion of the company who kept track of hundreds of millions of dollars of alleged bribes to Indian officials, in notes the prosecutors described as “bribe notes”.
