President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to establish a long-awaited war crimes tribunal to provide justice for victims of Liberia’s two civil wars, characterized by widespread massacres, torture, and sexual violence.
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BURKINA FASO: Compaoré Apologises To Sankara’s Family
Former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for the 1987 assassination of pan-Africanist icon Thomas Sankara, has apologised to the ex-leader’s family after years of denial.
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UK: Fifty-Year-Old Divorce Law Changed
In what has been described as the biggest reform of divorce laws for 50 years, couples in England and Wales will not have to either separate for at least two years – increasing to five if one party does not consent – or allocate blame to legally end their marriage.
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