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Added on the 24/09/2018 14:00:06 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Rwandan dissident politician Diane Rwigara celebrates her acquittal with her mother and other supporters. She has been found not guilty of forgery and inciting insurrection, charges that saw her imprisoned for over a year.
President Paul Kagame holds his final rally ahead of the legislative and presidential elections next week. Long-time leader Kagame is widely expected to extend his iron grip on the Great Lakes nation. IMAGES
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny appears in a Russian court via video link at a pre-trial hearing. His team says authorities are preparing a major new trial against him. IMAGES
Following a closed-door trial, a Russian court announces it finds Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza guilty of high treason, spreading "false" information about the Russian army and being affiliated with an "undesirable organisation", resulting in a 25 year jail sentence. IMAGES
Rwandan President Paul Kagame, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin, and Rwandan and African officials inaugurate the start of construction of BioNTech's messenger RNA vaccine production facility in Kigali, Rwanda. IMAGES