THE AFRICAN

    showing soldiers executing two women at close range, kneeling and blindfolded, along with a girl and a baby two years ago had caused massive outcry in Cameroon. But there is even more outcry now. At the time, the government denied any involvement before recanting and arresting seven soldiers. Four of them have now received a 10-year prison sentence for the killing. Another, sentenced to two years. The last two acquitted. Human rights group  are disgusted. Maximilienne Ngo Mbe is the Director  the Network of Human Rights Defenders in Central Africa. "A ten-year prison sentence is not only weak, it is insignificant. It is not only insignificant, but it is insignificant because those who get ten years are not, in fact, those who ordered the murders."  the human rights campaigner explains. The defence counsel however in fact wants to appeal the verdict. Me Sylvestre Mben is a lawyer for the incriminated soldiers. He says  "we should not forget a legal provi...

  A Huge Decision Head of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, Colonel Assimi Goïta, issued a nationally televised announcement pronouncing Ba N'Daou, previously the Minister of Defence, as the Malian transitional president appointed by a committee set up by the junta in power since ousting — in a coup d-état, ex-president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18th NEWS BUSINESS SPORT CULTURE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NO COMMENT PROGRAMMES CORONAVIRUS WEATHER   MALI A Huge Decision Head of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, Colonel Assimi Goïta, issued a nationally televised announcement pronouncing Ba N'Daou, previously the Minister of Defence, as the Malian transitional president appointed by a committee set up by the junta in power since ousting — in a coup d-état, ex-president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18th. The new president is expected to serve as head of state for several months before a return of civilians to power. The Colonel ...