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Jammeh-era victims warily welcome death sentence for Gambian ex-spies
Jammeh-era victims warily welcome death sentence for Gambian ex-spies
by  AFP

When Muhammed Sandeng first learned that his father, political activist Ebrima Solo Sandeng, had been tortured to death at the Gambian national spy agency's headquarters, he felt one emotion above all else. The accused blamed Solo Sandeng's murder on Jammeh's private death squad despite it taking place on the intelligence agency's grounds.

France's Macron to mark 80th anniversary of WWII round-up of Jews
France's Macron to mark 80th anniversary of WWII round-up of Jews
by  AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Sunday mark the 80th anniversary of the wartime round-up of Jews in France at a former railway station used to deport them to Auschwitz. Then in 2017 Macron, newly elected as president, reaffirmed France's responsibility for the round-up in a speech marking its 75th anniversary and in the presence of then Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu. bur-jri/jj/oho

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