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The Duran: Episode 961
France's Marine Le Pen Acquitted in Case Over Violating Hate Speech Laws
https://sputniknews.com/europe/202105041082797685-frances-marine-le-pen-acquitted-in-case-over-violating-hate-speech-laws/

As most of you doubtless know, I am in Chicago in the United States attending the Integrity Media Awards.

I have a packed schedule, with meetings and events today and the main event tomorrow. On Friday I am flying back to London, where I will arrive on Saturday morning.

Unfortunately that makes it impossible for me to host a Live Stream either today or on any other day this week.

My big apologies to everyone for this, but looking forward very much to our Live Stream and engagement with you all next week.

The Rio Times Africa Intelligence

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

By Matthias Camenzind, Publisher

Senegal hid US$11 billion of debt. The bill reaches Western portfolios.

In February, Dakar ruled out a restructuring. On Tuesday, the World Bank's president said he wants Senegal's case completed faster than any before. Senegal's eurobonds belong to the benchmark emerging-market bond indices — the ones tracked by pension funds and ETFs from Zurich to New York. This is not a faraway story with a French name. It is a line item in Western portfolios.

A militia in eastern Congo now taxes aid agencies — and Western governments pay the aid

The ore funding it ends up in every smartphone — US$800,000 a month from one mine

The Dangote sale, day two: easy to enter, hard to value — even for foreign buyers

Sudan's aid money runs out on 30 September — the shortfall lands on Western donor budgets

Nairobi will host Africa's first World Athletics Championships in 2029

For expats and travellers: the SADC UniVisa is approved — and still not on sale

The state of the continent

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Von der Leyen, Kallas constitute Europe’s biggest catastrophe — MEP

"They have turned the European Union into a Nazi war machine," Lubos Blaha said

BRATISLAVA, September 16. /TASS/. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas are Europe’s biggest catastrophe since World War II, Slovak European Parliament member and deputy chairman of the largest party in the country’s ruling coalition Lubos Blaha said on his Telegram channel.

"Von der Leyen together with Kallas - this is the biggest catastrophe Europe has faced since World War II. They have turned the European Union into a Nazi war machine," the politician wrote. "People are already fed up with this European Union, and I am not surprised."

Blaha criticized von der Leyen’s State of the Union address. "Her speech on the state of the European Union today confirmed that she is completely detached from reality," he wrote.

https://tass.com/world/2188543