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☆ The Africans fighting on Russia’s front line in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +18 min

In journeying to Russia, Tarimo was following the route of many young Africans, including future heads of state, since the 1960s. Tarimo also ended up treading the path of a handful of other Africans who took up arms for Wagner in Ukraine. The presidents of South Africa and Zambia are now among a group of African leaders seeking to mediate between Russia and Ukraine. In November last year, his family learned he too had died in Ukraine fighting for Wagner. He said that, like Tarimo, Nyirenda cast his desire to join Wagner as repayment for Soviet and Russian support of African anti-colonial movements.

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☆ US World Bank nominee Banga set for vote on Wednesday after 4-hour interview
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO: U.S. nominee to head World Bank, Ajay Banga stands with officials during his visit at the headquarters of Ivorian electricity company of Yopougon in Abidjan, Ivory Coast March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Luc GnagoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank’s 25-member executive board is set to vote on the U.S. nominee to run the World Bank, Ajay Banga, on Wednesday after completing a four-hour interview with the ex-Mastercard CEO on Monday, sources familiar with the process said. If approved, Banga could start in the new job in early June after the June 1 departure of Malpass. U.S. President Joe Biden nominated Banga, an Indian-born executive who is now a U.S. citizen, in late February. The World Bank has been led by an American since its founding at the end of World War Two, while the International Monetary Fund has been led by a European.

☆ Former Ivory Coast militia leader Ble Goude returns home after exile
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ABIDJAN, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Charles Ble Goude, a former militia leader who was acquitted of crimes against humanity related to his role in Ivory Coast's civil war, returned from exile on Saturday as politicians sought to reconcile after years of instability and conflict. "I dreamed of this moment from my prison cell," Ble Goude told the crowd that stood in the pouring rain. Gbagbo, who was ousted during the civil war and was also acquitted of war crimes in The Hague, returned home last year after a decade in exile. Ble Goude, who headed the notorious Young Patriots street militia during Gbagbo's presidency, was accused of inciting attacks on civilians and United Nations soldiers. Ble Goude told Radio France International last week that he expects those charges to be dropped once he returns.

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