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Gambia President Yahya Jammeh halts death row executions

September 15, 2012 12:29
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Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has put a stop to plans to execute all of the country's death row prisoners, after his initial announcement at the end of August caused international furor.

Gambia executes 9 after vowing to kill all death row prisoners

News DeskAugust 25, 2012 07:45
Dozens more inmates "are under threat of imminent executions today and in the coming days," Amnesty International said.

Gambia's Fatou Bensouda sworn in as new ICC chief prosecutor

News DeskJune 15, 2012 09:32
The ICC has been criticized for the fact that all suspects wanted or on trial at the court are African.
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Iran's African diplomacy backfires

Tehran sought African allies, but a shipment of arms alienated many.

Iran's efforts to win new friends and allies in Africa have backfired.

Senegal severed diplomatic ties with Iran today, accusing Tehran of supplying weapons to separatist rebels in its southern Casamance region who killed three Senegalese soldiers this week.

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