South African former President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters after appearing at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File PhotoFoundation says admission routine check-upZuma had argued jail would put him at great riskZuma’s graft trial set to resume on TuesdayJOHANNESBURG, Aug 6 (Reuters) – South Africa’s jailed former president, Jacob Zuma, was taken to hospital for medical observation on Friday, prison authorities said, days before he was due to appear in court for a corruption trial.Officials did not go into details on the condition of the 79-year-old, who is serving a 15-month sentence for contempt…
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Issued on: 04/08/2021 – 15:13 South Sudan’s vice president Riek Machar has been ousted as head of his party and the national armed forces, according to party rivals who accuse the rebel-turned-politician of no longer representing their interests. Machar, a pivotal figure in South Sudan’s struggle for independence and subsequent civil war, was deposed following a three-day gathering of senior members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) in the country’s far north, the party’s military wing has announced.Party chief of staff, First Lieutenant General Simon Gatwech Dual, was declared interim leader of the opposition movement that governs the troubled country in…
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Power’s past advocacy for humanitarian intervention, including with U.S. military force, has fallen out of favor in recent years as public confidence in Washington’s ability to reshape distant lands wanes. U.S. forces will conclude a 20-year occupation in Afghanistan in September, and the military will formally end combat operations in Iraq by the end of the year, Biden said last week. The two missions have cost thousands of lives, trillions of dollars and fallen far short of U.S. ambitions to bring about stability, democracy or prosperity. The protracted chaos and bloodshed in Libya following the ouster of Moammar Gaddafi in…
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South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni resigned, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.