The International Criminal Court has sentenced Jean-Pierre Bemba, the former vice-president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to 18 years in prison for rape and pillage committed by his troops, becoming the highest-level official to be sentenced at the court. Bemba, 53, wearing a blue suit and tie, watched impassively from the dock during […]
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The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) has announced the appointment of Amina J. Mohammed, Nigeria’s Environment Minister, as its new Chair, effective from April 5, 2016. A former Assistant-Secretary General and Special Advisor to the Secretary General on Post-2015 Development Planning, Ms. Mohammed will chair the Steering Committee and guide the work of […]