bbcworldservice
mardi 21 septembre 2021
Africa 54 - September 20, 2021| Development in Guinea, Court Finds Paul Rusesabagina Guilty & more Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis. Top Stories: Guinea's junta has said they will not bow to pressure from West African leaders to allow ousted President Alpha Conde to leave the country. A Rwandan court on Monday found Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, guilty of being part of a group responsible for terrorist attacks. Former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, ousted in 2019 after mass protests, was given a state funeral on Sunday (September 19) that was attended by senior officials but received little of the attention given to such occasions in the past. New York next week will see one of its first large gatherings since the coronavirus pandemic, when more than a hundred world leaders are expected to return to the United Nations for their annual meetings. VOA U.N. Correspondent Margaret Besheer reports. This week New York will see one of its first large gatherings since the coronavirus pandemic, when more than a hundred world leaders are expected to return to the United Nations for their annual meetings. The 76th session of the U.N. General Assembly is under way, and city officials and residents are girding for the commotion it will bring, along with fears of an increased risk of COVID-19 spread. Tina Trinh reports. Haitian migrants who were deported Sunday to Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, aboard three U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) flights criticized the way they were deported and their treatment during detention. The "Justice for J6 rally" took place Sa:turday near the U.S. Capitol. Law enforcement officials worried about violence similar to what occurred in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. VOA's Carolyn Presutti shows us the massive police presence to keep protesters and counter protesters apart. The US has ended its longest running foreign war, with the full withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan on August 31st. But several challenges remain, including what to do with terror suspects still detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. China's new rules for minors playing online games, the global gaming industry wonders what’s next
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