Quotes

'The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis has sent a wave of grief and anger around the world. The US was built on African slavery and indigenous genocide and remains a fundamentally racist country.'

– Analyst Imraan Buccus

‘We are happy, it's important that these restrictions are lifted. We are waiting for the date of his return. We will welcome him.’

– The Ivorian Popular Front Party (FPI) spokesperson Franck Anderson on news that the International Criminal Court said the country’s former President Laurent Gbagbo can leave Belgium under certain conditions following his acquittal last year over post-election violence that killed 3 000 people.