Outgoing Swiss Ambassador Simone Giger got emotional after receiving a handcrafted Ghanaian watch from Warrior King Watches founder Patrick Amofah.
Germany released a list of 62 non-EU countries whose citizens could enter visa-free for up to 90 days, including the US, UK, Canada, Japan and others.
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who risks being jailed 10 years for denouncing President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine, went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday. Another Moscow councillor, Alexei Gorinov, was in July sentenced to seven years in prison for denouncing the Ukraine offensive.
Three women and 11 men were flogged Wednesday on the orders of an Afghan court after they were found guilty of theft and "moral crimes", a provincial official said. However, this is the first time that officials have confirmed such punishment ordered by a court.
French-backed NGOs in Mali fear their future is in limbo after relations between the military-run hosts and France hit the wall. "We are dismayed and angry to see French public aid exploited and NGOs entangled against their will in these games of diplomatic relations," said Olivier Bruyeron, head of Coordination SUD, a coalition of groups that includes around 40 French organisations in Mali.
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