By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Santiago Peña, former president of Paraguay, has been charged over his alleged links to the collapse of Ueno Bank, which left millions of customers without access to their money. The proceedings follow his impeachment and placement in pre-trial detention, according to France 24 and Paraguayan authorities.
Former Paraguayan president Santiago Peña was placed in pre-trial detention after being charged in connection with the collapse of Ueno Bank, according to Judge Hernan Otazu. Peña is to be held at a military facility of the presidential guard in Asuncion after being placed under house arrest, AFP reports.
🇵🇾 Paraguay · Source: Seneweb ·
Former Paraguayan president Santiago Peña appeared before prosecutors on 7 November, the day after his successor Pedro Alliana was sworn in, to explain the banking crisis that led to his ousting. Peña, president since 2023, had been removed from office by Parliament, according to SeneNews.
🇵🇾 Paraguay · Source: SeneNews ·
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has tasked former military chief Gadi Eisenkot with trying to form the next government. Eisenkot, who now leads the Yashar! party, is due to officially receive the mandate on Sunday after parliamentary elections that gave neither him nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a clear majority, according to France 24.
🇮🇱 Israel · Source: France 24 ·
Former Mozambican Defence Minister Tobias Dai was honoured at his funeral in Maputo after his death on 2 November. President Daniel Chapo praised his role in the liberation struggle, the organisation of the armed forces and peace processes, according to Agência de Informação de Moçambique.
🇲🇿 Mozambique · Source: Agência de Informação de Moçambique ·
33 killed in strikes near Sanaa blamed on RiyadhStrikes near Sanaa killed 33 people and wounded 39 on 7 November, according to the Houthi-controlled Health Ministry, which blamed Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities said they were examining reports of the bombardments, while rescuers searched for survivors under the rubble.
Kano seizes 3.18 million pregabalin capsules and arrests suspectThe multi-agency task force in Kano State, northern Nigeria, seized about 3.18 million pregabalin capsules in Sabon Gari, Kano, and arrested a 34-year-old man, Gregory Ogbuji. The operation followed information from the public, according to Lamara Garba, secretary of the agency’s media committee.The week in Africa
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