By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
British comedian Russell Brand was found guilty of rape and three sexual assaults by a jury at Southwark Crown Court in London. He was acquitted of two further counts of rape and attempted sexual assault, then remanded in custody pending sentencing on Monday, according to several media outlets including Deadline.
Two of the three Russian diesel cargoes bound for the United States were diverted, according to Matt Smith, a Kpler analyst. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill asked ports and terminals in her state to refuse the tankers under threat of sanctions, Le Monde reports.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Le Monde ·
British General Anthony Harper and Cameroonian General Saly Mohamadou discussed strengthening security cooperation between their two countries. Training on improvised explosive devices and drones is under way or planned for Cameroonian troops and those from other countries, according to Actu Cameroun.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Actu Cameroun ·
Hong Kong’s High Court sentenced Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison for “collusion with foreign forces” under the national security law, Human Rights Watch and Bénin Web TV report. France 24 recalls that he pleaded guilty in September and had already spent nearly six years in detention. Wong was already serving a four-year-and-eight-month sentence in the opposition primaries case, according to Bénin Web TV.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China · Source: Human Rights Watch ·
A fire in a residential building in Brooklyn, New York, killed six people and injured nine, including two civilians in critical condition and three firefighters. Emergency services deployed more than 230 responders and are investigating the cause of the blaze, according to city fire and police departments.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
Curfew changed to 10pm–4am in Hamile, GhanaThe Ghanaian government has shortened the curfew imposed on Hamile and nearby communities in the Lambussie District, from 10pm to 4am instead of 6pm to 5am. The measure, effective on 5 November, maintains the weapons ban and aims to prevent further violence, according to authorities.The week in Africa
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