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Seleka leader stands trial at the ICC

Seleka leader stands trial at the ICC

Mahamat Abdel Said appears before the ICC on war crimes charges

Focus on Africa · BBC World Service

September 26, 202232m 12s

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Show Notes

Mahamat Abdel Said, leader from the Seleka rebel movement in the Central African Republic, has appeared before the International Criminal Court for the first day of his war crimes trial.

Also, Ugandan authorities confirm that twenty-three people have now died of ebola. Other patients are awaiting diagnosis, but now, some doctors and nurses are striking.

And it's twenty years since nearly two thousand people drowned on the Joola ferry in Senegal. We hear from a survivor and family members who want closure, but why is one of the World's worst shIpping disasters not known by many?

Those stories and more in this podcast with Bola Mosuro.