Day: September 5, 2021

South Africa’s Former President Zuma Placed on Medical Parole

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s jailed former president Jacob Zuma has been placed on medical parole because of his ill health, the government’s correctional services department said on Sunday.Last month prison authorities said Zuma, serving a 15-month s…

Key Dates in Guinea Since Independence

CONAKRY, GUINEA – Army officers on Sunday staged a coup in Guinea. Here are some key dates in the history of the troubled west African country since independence from France in 1958.1958: IndependenceOn October 2, 1958, Ahmed Sekou Toure declares indep…