Guillaume Soro, a candidate for president in Ivory Coast and former rebel leader, was convicted in absentia on Tuesday of embezzlement and sentenced to 20 years in prison, the judge in the case said. The verdict was announced after a trial that lasted only a few hours and was boycotted by Soro’s lawyers, who have… Read More Ivory Coast presidential candidate Guillaume Soro sentenced to 20 years imprisonment
Nigeria will begin a “phased and gradual” easing of more than four weeks of lockdowns in the national capital and the largest city on May 4, President Muhammadu Buhari said in an address on Monday. Lagos and Ogun states and the federal capital territory of Abuja entered lockdowns to tame the spread of the new… Read More Nigeria to begin ease of lockdown in Lagos, Abuja on May 4
Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Tuesday it has started using Oracle Corp’s cloud computing service to help handle the surge in online video call volumes brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic. As corporations and schools shift to remote work and billions of people subject to stay-at-home orders seek ways to remain connected, Zoom… Read More Zoom enlists Oracle cloud services following video calls surge
