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Rwanda jails the main leader of the opposition for treason and denying the genocide which scourged the country in the 1990s. Next, there are urgent calls for a reform of South Sudan's use of the death penalty as activists warn justice is not being served. Finally, China's manufacturers begin gravitating towards Africa as the low production costs become an irresistible draw.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa takes an oath before the Human Rights commission as his hearing on the July 2021 riots begins in Johannesburg. At least 350 people were killed during the unrest and thousands of businesses were looted and destroyed over several days. IMAGES
Theo Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen are set to be sentenced today in the Middelburg Magistrate's Court, South Africa, for the so called coffin assault case. They were found guilty of attempted murder, kidnapping, intimidation and two counts of assault after they forced Victor Mlotshwa into a coffin and a video of the event went viral. IMAGES
The World Food Programme's (WFP) Assistant Executive Director, Valerie Guarnieri, speaking from Rome during a UN briefing says that "27 million people have been affected by the El Nino-induced drought" in South Africa adding that almost four million children are suffering from "acute malnutrition". SOUNDBITE
Smoke billows following an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Shama near the border with Israel. The Lebanese health ministry says four Syrians were killed in the strike. Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange of fire between Israel's army and Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, a Hamas ally. IMAGES
Rescue crews work to clear rubble the morning after a deadly Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs targeting senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr. Hezbollah said that Shukr was inside the building hit by Israel the previous day and that his fate was still unknown. IMAGES
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