By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Al Jazeera
The International Criminal Court is dropping its investigation into alleged crimes by American soldiers in Afghanistan to focus instead on the Taliban since 2021. According to court documents published on Friday, the decision, taken on Thursday, cites ‘significant limitations’; the prosecutor has already lodged an appeal.
The International Court of Justice is due to deliver its ruling on Thursday in the case brought in 2017 against Myanmar, which is accused of violating the genocide convention regarding the Rohingya. The judgement will address state responsibility rather than individual guilt, as ASEAN countries meet from 15 to 17 November in the Philippines, according to Taarifa.
🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) · Source: Taarifa ·
The United States suspended all take-offs from its airports on Friday 13 November after a communications outage affecting an old analogue system. The FAA then lifted the ban and authorised departures to resume, according to Business News.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Defimedia ·
At least eleven Palestinians were killed on Thursday in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, according to La Presse de Tunisie. Six of them died in a strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, a day described as the deadliest since Israel’s legislative elections of 27 October.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Source: La Presse de Tunisie ·
On Saturday, Wales got the better of the All Blacks, 35-28, according to IOL. It is their first victory over New Zealand since 1953, 73 years ago. The result leaves the race for the Twickenham final for the Southern Hemisphere wide open, as South Africa were beaten by France on Friday evening.
🇳🇿 New Zealand · Source: IOL ·
Emmanuelle Mignon compares Teddy Riner to ‘Tintin in the Congo’Emmanuelle Mignon, former chief of staff to Nicolas Sarkozy at the Élysée, compared Teddy Riner’s visit to Delafontaine Hospital in Saint-Denis with the world of ‘Tintin in the Congo’. She explained the reference as the idea of discovering an unfamiliar environment, during an appearance on France Inter on 14 November, according to France Inter.The week in Africa
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