Hague-based ICC rules it has jurisdiction over former Philippine President Duterte case

Hague-based ICC rules it has jurisdiction over former Philippine President Duterte case

The defence argued that the ICC lacks jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed in the Philippines, on the grounds that the country is no longer a State Party to the Rome Statute, the Court’s founding treaty.

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Barcelona coach Flick explains why he intends to stay on, desire to win Champions League

Barcelona coach Flick explains why he intends to stay on, desire to win Champions League

Barcelona’s Champions League campaign ended last week despite a dramatic 2-1 away win over Atletico Madrid.

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Policymakers, industry leaders and start-ups meet in Algerian capital to explore Africa’s digital transformation acceleration

Policymakers, industry leaders and start-ups meet in Algerian capital to explore Africa’s digital transformation acceleration

ICT Africa Summit kicked off on Tuesday in Algiers, Algeria, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders and start-ups to explore Africa’s accelerating digital transformation and the future of its technology ecosystem. Smart cities, digital infrastructure and telecommunications development are among the key themes of the summit, alongside efforts to modernise urban...

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Sierra Leone woman who overstayed her visa titillates Eldoret court with ‘I forgot to renew my visa’ after falling in love with western Kenya man

Sierra Leone woman who overstayed her visa titillates Eldoret court with ‘I forgot to renew my visa’ after falling in love with western Kenya man

In her defence, Sam tickled the court when she said she fell in love with a man from western Kenya during her holiday in the country, which made her to forget to renew her tourist visa.

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Evergreen music: Compose or decompose, promoter rebukes ‘lazy’ Congolese artists for bastardising original works

Evergreen music: Compose or decompose, promoter rebukes ‘lazy’ Congolese artists for bastardising original works

Congolese Rumba legend Luambo Luanzo Franco’s music is the most bastardised, with songs recorded in the 1980s dominating live shows and club music today.  

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Stand-off over Ikolomani gold heads to Kakamega County Assembly as resistance rises

Stand-off over Ikolomani gold heads to Kakamega County Assembly as resistance rises

The petitions were filed last December by Nelly Madegwa of Msingi Adili, Nickson Murabwa (KCC), Brenda Oyiko(The Kaki Comm), Eliud Wanjala (Shabokee Stars) and Audrey Bigatih of G-to-W.

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Israeli soldier kicks up worldwide storm after knocking down Jesus Christ statue in Lebanon with sledgehammer

Israeli soldier kicks up worldwide storm after knocking down Jesus Christ statue in Lebanon with sledgehammer

Locals say the statue was on a crucifix outside a family home on the edge of Debel, one of the few villages where residents have remained during Israel’s war with Hezbollah.

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Is Pope Leo’s ancestry African? Census records trace his geology to mulatto, Black, Creole or free person of colour

Is Pope Leo’s ancestry African? Census records trace his geology to mulatto, Black, Creole or free person of colour

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the “sorrow and great suffering” Angolans endured for centuries as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugal’s colonial rule. Leo travelled to the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima, nestled...

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PBO boss: Kenyan civil societies at the risk of winding up unless they wean themselves from foreign donations

PBO boss: Kenyan civil societies at the risk of winding up unless they wean themselves from foreign donations

Public Benefit Organisations Regulatory Authority (PBORA) Director General Laxmana Kiptoo, speaking during the marking of PBO Week in Mombasa, said the sector must embrace innovation amid declining donor support.

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Prospect of permanent ceasefire in Middle East recedes as stop-and-go situation in Strait of Hormuz heightens uncertainty

Prospect of permanent ceasefire in Middle East recedes as stop-and-go situation in Strait of Hormuz heightens uncertainty

Following the ceasefire in Lebanon – once a major flashpoint in the early days of the US-Iran truce – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was completely open to all commercial vessels.

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