The couples all had interesting stories that brought all of them together. One of the couples who met in a club in Zurich has been married for many years now.
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Blinken asks Egypt for rights progress before climate meet
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday for Egypt to free political prisoners as leaders prepare to visit for the global climate summit. Rights groups estimate that some 60,000 political prisoners are behind bars in Egypt, which starting next week will welcome more than 90 world leaders including President Joe Biden for COP27.
Equatorial Guinea president launches bid for sixth term
Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has ruled his country with an iron fist for 43 years, launched his bid for a sixth term on Thursday in a first campaign event. "An old friend is better than a new one," added the president's deputy and son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.
Senegal opposition leader appears in court in rape case
Senegal's main opposition leader appeared in a Dakar court over rape accusations for the first time on Thursday, with a lawyer calling the case a state "conspiracy" that should be dropped. Sonko hopes the case will be dropped entirely due to the "non-existent acts" he is accused of, Ly added.
Defendants, prosecutor appeal after CAfrica war crimes case
Three members of an armed group who this week were convicted for crimes against humanity after a landmark trial in the Central African Republic have filed appeals, the court said on Thursday.
Millions at risk of severe hunger in South Sudan: UN
Almost eight million people in South Sudan, or two-thirds of the population in the deeply troubled country, are at risk of severe hunger, the United Nations warned on Thursday.
Guinea junta gives order to prosecute ex-president Conde
Guinea's ruling junta on Thursday ordered prosecutors to take legal action against former president Alpha Conde, whom it overthrew in a 2021 coup, and more than 180 other officials and ex-ministers, notably for alleged corruption.
A home for the dead: The quest for burials in flood-stricken Chad
First came the torrential rains, which burst river banks, swept away homes and upended hundreds of thousands of lives. The World Bank says 42 percent of the 16 million population live in poverty, while the United Nations says 5.5 million need emergency humanitarian aid.
Irish tougher under Farrell, says Springbok boss Erasmus
Rassie Erasmus stirred things up in Ireland in 2019 when he labelled their Rugby World Cup team 'softies' but South Africa's director of rugby says the present team are quite the opposite. Erasmus's world champions face Ireland -- presently ranked world number one -- at Lansdowne Road on Saturday with added spice as he put it that they are both in the same pool at next year's World Cup.
Kenyan athletics mired in new doping scandal
Kenya's athletics reputation is once again taking a pummelling after the suspension this year of an unusually large number of long distance runners for suspected doping. Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) head Sarah Shibutse attributed the surge in cases in part to the long Covid-enforced lull in competitions that left runners idle.
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