Farouk Chothia

1 week ago | aol.com | Farouk Chothia

Belgian prosecutors say they are seeking to put on trial a 92-year-old former diplomat over his alleged role in the 1961 killing of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba. Etienne Davignon is accused of involvement in the "unlawful detention and transfer" of Lumumba and his "humiliating and degrading treatment", the prosecutor's office said. He has not yet commented but has previously denied wrongdoing.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Farouk Chothia

Mali begins building Russian-backed gold refinery Mali presidencyGen Assimi Goïta says a long-awaited dream is becoming a realityMali's military junta has started building the West African state's first-ever gold refinery in partnership with a Russian conglomerate, the Yadran Group. The project would embody Mali's assertion of its "economic sovereignty", and ensure the nation benefited from its mineral wealth, military leader Gen Assimi Goïta said.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Farouk Chothia

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan's government has been accused of becoming increasingly repressive as it campaigns to remain in office. In its post, the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) said that X, then known as Twitter, faced a similar shutdown in the run-up to the 2020 election, and the "recurrence" of restrictions raised "serious concerns about the openness of digital space" in Tanzania.

3 weeks ago | espanol.yahoo.com | Farouk Chothia

Farouk Chothia - BBC NewsSe actualizó el 3 de junio de 2025, 6:55 a.m.·4  min de lecturaEl fundador de Microsoft, Bill Gates, dijo que la mayor parte de su fortuna se destinará a mejorar los servicios de salud y educación en África durante los próximos 20 años. Gates, de 69 años de edad, afirmó que "al liberar el potencial humano a través de la salud y la educación, todos los países de África deberían encaminarse hacia la prosperidad".

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Farouk Chothia

Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to AfricaReutersBill Gates, who founded tech giant Microsoft, is the fifth-richest person in the worldMicrosoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his $200bn (£150bn) fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years. The 69-year-old said that "by unleashing human potential through health and education, every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity".