Quotes

‘Some of the deportees who were received by Nidcom staff in Lagos claimed that their money and some other valuables taken from them while in detention were not given back to them upon deportation, while huge sums were also taken from their mobile apps.’

 

 –   Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) spokesman, confirming the deportation of 40 Nigerians arrested and locked up for weeks in Mozambique

 

 

'I am truly glad that French justice has condemned the French state, because the French state has been unjust – an ungrateful state.’

 

– Biram Senghor, son of an African rifleman killed in the 1944 Thiaroye massacre in Senegal, welcoming a French court ruling that the state was at fault for failing to properly investigate his death

 

 

‘The conditions for criminal prosecution are not met.’

 

– Philippe Currat, former Gambian Minister Ousman Sonko’s  lawyer, arguing in  a Swiss court during an appeal against Sonko’s crimes against humanity conviction

 

 

‘Today marks a decisive step in Ghana’s path toward a responsible, innovative, and globally competitive artificial intelligence ecosystem.’

 

– Samuel Nartey George, Minister for Communication, Digital Technology & Innovations, on Ghana’s Cabinet approving a $250m investment to establish a national artificial intelligence computer centre