Eight youths have been given prison sentences ranging from 10 to 20 years for assaulting police offcers by throwing petrol bombs at their cars during clashes in Viry-Chatillon, a town 21 km to the south east of Paris, in 2016.

After two decades on the run, a Rwandan suspect in the genocide against the Tutsis has appeared on front of a French court. Felicien Kabuga says all charges he faces are lies. and in Cameroon Covid19 has upset the financial situation in the country. A drop in international money transfers is affecting many families. And finally Nolywood is back in action, Nigerian cinemas remain closed but the film industry is finding ways to creep back to work.

The fourteen defendants included the former partner of one of the attackers, weapons dealers and childhood friends. Most said the did not know of the terrorist intent and were only trying to aid in a less severe crime.

French energy company Total has withdrawn workers from a $20 billion gas project in the southern African country after a nearby jihadi attack.

A court in France ruled the US tech giant must show exactly how it combats online attacks. Anti-discrimination groups say the social media company drags its feet on removing discriminatory content.

DR Congo Launches Controversial Auction For Oil And Gas Blocks. The Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday launched a controversial auction of 30 oil and gas blocks, despite warnings that drilling in the country's rainforests and peatlands could be environmentally catastrophic.

A French court has rejected a demand to suspend a controversial oil and gas project largely owned by energy giant TotalEnergies in East Africa. But a lesson could be drawn from the verdict.