Deadly clashes in Chad: Confusion after attack on intelligence office • FRANCE 24 English

Hello and welcome on board this is iron Africa I’m Clarice Fortune our top stories several people were killed in Chad in an attack on the National Security agency’s Office the government blames an opposition party more than 52 million EUR in reparations for tens of thousands of victims of Ugandan Commander Dominque

Angen who serving 25 years in prison for war crime and crimes against humanity Ghana’s Parliament passes a bill to restrict LGBT C rights if it comes into effect the present sentence of up to three years will be served for anyone convicted of supporting lgbtq plus several people were killed in Chad

In an attack on the National Security agency’s office in a capital the government blamed an opposition party and internet connectivity was disrupted in the country throughout the day this comes hours after Chad announced it will hold presidential elections on May six on May 6 Lauren berer has the

Details racing through the streets of the chadian capital heavily armored vehicles laid Siege to the headquarters of the psf Socialist Party after a day of heavy fighting the building’s bullet-ridden facade stood witness to the violence and intensity of the clashes earlier in the day chadan authorities had accused the psf of

Carrying out several attacks against lawmakers and Intelligence Officers an assassination attempt against the president of the Supreme Court was committed by the finance Secretary of the psf Socialist Party which led to his arrest however the situation took a dramatic turn after a deliberate attack was perpetrated by his

Accomplices led by psf President Yaya Doo against National Security Agency headquarters killing several people Socialist Party leader yayad dowo has denied all responsibility in the attacks and denounced an attempt to sideline him ahead of the presidential election Wednesday’s turmoil came a day after the Electoral commission set an

Official date for the vote with the first round set to take place on May 6th and while his candidacy hasn’t been officially confirmed the name of Muhammad Idris debio is likely to be the ballot named head of the transition by the military following his father’s

Death in 2021 he had vowed to return to civilian rule within 18 months but ended up extending the transition period by another two years more than 52 million euros were granted to more than 40 thousands of victims of an next Ugandan rebel commander a compensation ordered by the international criminal court marking the

Highest reparation order ever issued for an individual tens of thousands of individuals suffered tremendous harm due to the unimaginable atrocities committed during and in the aftermaths of the four attacks um we have spoken about that um a moment ago for in length similarly over 100 women and

Girls and thousands of children boys and girls under the age of 15 suffered profound multifaceted harm as a result of being kid kidnapped many were later subject to sexual and gender-based crimes and or forced to serve as lra soldiers being kept in captivity with cruel methods of physical and psychological coercion the chamber

Is satisfied that setting the amount of Mr onan’s liability for operations at an amount of 5 to m 429,000 is fair Equitable and appropriate and takes into account the rights of the victims and those of the convicted person Dominque anwen the former commander of the Lord’s resistance Army

Was convicted three years ago of crimes against humanity and war crimes now how will the money be paid to the victims CLA explains approximately 50,000 Ugandan victims of the Lord resistance Army’s crimes are to be compensated with about $800 us each the international criminal court mandated these record setting

Reparations following the conviction of Dominic angen a former Child Soldier turned commander who was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2021 on 60 counts including crimes against humanity a child abduction rape and murder the L operated in Northern Uganda in the ’90s and 2000s the group is attributed with

Several massacr and the Abduction of at least 25,000 children to become soldiers or sex slaves its founder the INF famous Joseph Cony has still not been found to this day he’s a condemned Commander Dominic angen who’s currently serving his sentence in Norway lacks the resources to pay leading the IC to order

Its own trust fund for victims to secure the needed 52 million us through fundraising private donors and states the judges acknowledged that the dispersement of the funds may be subject to significant delays required to gather the sums and that a portion may never be paid out monusco peacekeeping forces are

Leaving di Congo the UN Mission handed over its first base to National Police near the Rondon and borian borders the flags of the United Nations and Pakistan were replaced by those of the Dr RC kesa had declared the UN Force ineffective in protecting civilians from the armed groups present in the

East Ghana’s parliament passed a bill that restricts further LGBT people’s rights it imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as lgbtq plus the legislation was sponsored by a coalition of Christian Muslim and traditional leaders shalat explains it’s a move that has sparked a

Wave of concern among rights activists on Wednesday Ghana’s parliament passed an anti-lgbtq Bill one of the toughest of its kind in Africa the UN Human Rights Chief expressed alarm at the development I call for the bill not to become low I urge the Canadian government to take steps to ensure

Everyone can leave free from violence stigma and discrimination regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity gay sex is already illegal in Ghana carrying a maximum prison sentence of 3 years the bill now also imposes up to 5 years in jail for those advocating for lgbtq rights opposition lawmaker Sam

George the main sponsor of the bill urged the president to Ascent to it there is nothing that deals with lgbtq better than this bill that has just been passed by parliament we expect the president to walk his stock and be a man of his words Ghana is among many

African countries that have restrictive policies against lgbtq communities according to the ilga around 30 African countries currently ban homosexuality in morania Nigeria Uganda and Somalia those in samex relationships could face the death penalty South Africa is the only country on the continent allowing gay marriage which Ghana’s president has said he will never

Allow while in office observers say the bill is unlikely to be validated before a general election at the end of the year in Tunisia s weing dates back to the 14th century but today no one raises silk worms anymore except for this young entrepreneur he creates original

Products made from silk cocoons liia blz am and fadil alza Report tucked between the Hills and Lakes of benim in tunisia’s Northwest Ahmed zal’s green houses has a unique animal silkor worms in these troughs silkor worms grow through their whole life cycle from larvae to cun on this second breeding bed the

Worms are a little more advanced they’re in the last larval stage they’ve already started weaving silk thread to produce silk worm cocoons here we see a worm which is beginning to have transparency we say a worm which is ready to drool but that means to give

The final product the Cocoon it is woven with the help of little structures placed on the ground to help the worms they feed on mury leaves throughout their life cycles it will spin 1500 M about 1 and 1 12 km of thread per cocoon which gives a

Very solid material it’s one of the strongest materials in the world outside workers Harvest Mur Le leaves the essential source of protein to feed the worms Ahmed exports part of the silk he produces but he also creates his own brand of decorative products and silk lampshades from the unprocessed cocoons

We saw in the greenhouse the great thing about this material is that instead of spinning weaving and requiring an entire industrial chain which is energy intensive and which unfortunately pollutes the environment we have focused on its purest form all handmade and which doesn’t require any chemicals to produce this crafts fair silk Shades

Attract customers I’m really surprised with the result it seems like cotton it’s light it’s beautiful to look at it’s a real Discovery Ahmed is targeting the local and foreign markets and already exhibited his products in Paris it’s not the end of iron Africa thank you for for watching more news to

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In tonight’s edition: Several people are killed in Chad in an attack on the national security agency’s office. The government blames an opposition party. Also, the ICC orders more than €52 million in reparations for tens of thousands of victims of Ugandan commander Dominic Ongwen, who’s serving 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity. And Ghana’s parliament passes a bill to restrict LGBT rights.

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