By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Tens of thousands of Polish nationalists took part on Wednesday in the annual Independence march in Warsaw. The gathering, held every 11 November to commemorate independence in 1918, comes days after deadly shootings in Krakow, according to France 24 Afrique.
Meta has deactivated British actor Russell Brand’s Instagram and Facebook accounts after his conviction for rape and sexual assaults. The removal came a few days after his conviction and followed a violation of the platforms’ rules, according to a Meta spokesperson cited by TMZ.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Source: Citizen Digital ·
Emmanuel Macron presided in Paris on 11 November over the ceremony marking the 108th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice. The French president notably paid tribute to Georges Clemenceau, rekindled the Unknown Soldier’s flame and had the names of five soldiers who died for France read out, according to Radio France Internationale.
🇫🇷 France · Source: AGP Gabon ·
The trial of Prince Epenge, spokesperson for the Congolese opposition coalition Lamuka, opened on Wednesday 11 November in Kinshasa on a charge of “spreading false rumours”. He is being prosecuted after saying that activist Manassé Lomboto was murdered on the sidelines of a demonstration on 15 September, an accusation disputed by the public prosecutor’s office, according to France 24.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: France 24 ·
The trial of more than 1,200 people prosecuted for illegal gold mining opened on Wednesday in Conakry, with the defendants arrested in the gold-producing region of Siguiri, in north-eastern Guinea. Local officials have also been suspended for facilitating the activity, while the closure of illegal mines has led to the departure of tens of thousands of West African gold miners, according to Africanews.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Africanews ·
Colette Kress takes interim leadership of NvidiaNvidia has temporarily handed leadership to Colette Kress, its chief financial officer, after the resignation of Jensen Huang, the group’s co-founder and leader for 33 years. The transition comes as US authorities suspect a woman linked to Megaspeed of intelligence activities for Beijing, according to Reuters.
Washington names pastor John Mark Burns ambassador to KinshasaThe White House has submitted to the Senate the nomination of South Carolina pastor John Mark Burns as US ambassador to Kinshasa, ending a year-long vacancy. The request was received on 10 November and awaits Senate confirmation, according to Jeune Afrique.The week in Africa
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