DR Congo has filed a criminal case against Apple accusing it’s European subsidiaries of illegally using blood minerals in its supply chain. Kinshasa says that the tech giant knowingly bought supplies from conflict zones. The complaints against Apple have been lodged in Paris and include allegations of war crimes, laundering, frgery and disappointment. Source link
As we commemorate International Migrants Day, FRANCE 24’s Genie Godula welcomes former US Ambassador Mark C. Storella, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. Source link
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed legal challenges against a controversial anti-LGBT bill, clearing the way for President Nana Akufo-Addo to sign it into law. The legislation, among Africa’s strictest, criminalizes promoting LGBT rights, despite warnings it could jeopardize billions in international financing. Source link
Film critic Emma Jones tells us why she loved the tender, bittersweet romance at the center of “We Live in Time”, as Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star as a London couple confronted with the brevity of life. We also discuss the new-gen version of “Nosferatu” as director Robert Eggers casts a stylishly spooky Lily-Rose … Read more
France’s highest court on Wednesday upheld former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s corruption conviction, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year. Sarkozy, who denies all wrongdoing, faces additional legal battles, including an upcoming trial over alleged illegal Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential campaign. Source link
🔴France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy loses final appeal against graft conviction Source link
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected two legal bids to block a controversial bill punishing the country’s LGBTQ+ community for engaging in sexual acts. The law, known as the Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, was approved by Parliament in February. It provides for a prison sentence of six months to three years for sexual … Read more
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the value of the Syrian currency increased against the US dollar, but commodity prices remain high. Residents say that traders are taking advantage of the situation and official monitoring bodies are not stopping it properly. Click here to see the full story in Kurdish. Source link
A mental health worker who is working to give psychological first aid in the south of Gaza has spoken to FRANCE 24 from there about the horrors of what is happening in the region, and how she and her colleagues go about trying to help. Zahra Legris is Mental Health Activity Manager for Médecins Sans … Read more
