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Mame Mandiaye Niang: la CPI «représente un idéal de justice internationale qu'on ne peut pas effacer»
Il est le magistrat sénégalais qui tient tête à Donald Trump. Depuis le départ forcé de Karim Khan il y a trois mois, Mame Mandiaye Niang est le procureur par intérim de la Cour pénale internationale, et il subit les foudres des États-Unis, qui reprochent à son tribunal d’avoir lancé des poursuites contre deux dirigeants de l’État israélien. « Nous sommes dans la tempête et c’est un test de résilience », confie-t-il à RFI. La CPI est-elle face à une menace existentielle ? En ligne de La Haye, aux Pays-Bas, le magistrat répond aux questions de Christophe Boisbouvier.
Trafic d'or : près de 6 kg de lingots d'or interceptés à Ivato, le président de la Refondation évoque « un réseau »
Près de 6 kilos de lingots d'or ont été interceptés à l'aéroport international d'Ivato ce week-end. Une saisie qui pourrait toutefois ne représenter qu'une infime partie d'un trafic beaucoup plus vaste. Présent sur les lieux, le président de la Refondation de la République de Madagascar, le colonel Michaël Randrianirina, a soulevé de sérieuses interrogations sur la fréquence des sorties clandestines d'or et sur l'existence éventuelle de plusieurs réseaux opérant depuis le principal aéroport du pays.
D'après les éléments évoqués par le chef de l'État, l'individu impliqué dans cette affaire n'en serait pas à sa première opération. Il aurait effectué jusqu'à deux voyages par semaine avec des quantités d'or comparables. Une fréquence qui laisse penser à une activité organisée plutôt qu'à une tentative isolée. Le colonel Michaël Randrianirina s'est ainsi interrogé sur les cargaisons qui auraient pu franchir les différents contrôles sans être découvertes. Il a également posé la question de l'existence d'autres réseaux susceptibles d'utiliser les mêmes circuits. freshyourfeel.org
Le président de la Refondation a par ailleurs fait allusion, sans entrer dans les détails, à une autre sortie portant sur au moins 16 kilos d'or. Cette révélation ajoute une nouvelle zone d'ombre autour de la surveillance des mouvements d'or à Ivato. Le chef de l'Etat a alors lancé une possible "complicité" avec des employés au niveau de l'aéroport. En tout cas, il a annoncé l'ouverture des investigations qu'il suivrait personnellement, afin de déterminer la fréquence réelle de ces opérations, leurs bénéficiaires et surtout les éventuelles complicités ayant permis leur réalisation.
L'enquête devrait ainsi dépasser le seul cas de la cargaison récemment saisie. L'objectif affiché est de remonter l'ensemble de la chaîne, depuis les personnes chargées de transporter l'or jusqu'aux commanditaires, sans écarter la possibilité de ramifications au sein même de l'administration. Un dispositif permanent de surveillance doit également être instauré à l'aéroport afin de renforcer les contrôles.
Autre sujet soulevé par Michaël Randrianirina : les conditions de travail des agents chargés de la sécurité. Certains perçoivent 1 500 ariary de l'heure. Une rémunération jugée particulièrement faible par le président de la Refondation, qui estime qu'une telle situation peut accroître la vulnérabilité face aux tentatives de corruption. Des explications sont ainsi demandées à Ravinala Airports.
Les affaires de trafic d'or à Madagascar ne sont malheureusement pas récentes. Elles n'ont jamais cessé sous les différents régimes politiques dans le pays. Des sources concordantes, issues de diverses tendances politiques, ont évoqué l'implication des hauts responsables de l'Etat dans ces affaires. Mais les difficultés qui s'imposent au niveau de la vérification de ces faits très délicats, obligent souvent à tout mettre au conditionnel. Toutefois, il s'agit bien d'un secret de polichinelle.
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Jefferson-Wooden and Bednarek complete sprint doubles on final day at World Athletics Ultimate Championship
The World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 reached a thrilling climax on Sunday (13) as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and US compatriot Kenny Bednarek completed sprint doubles in the last track finals of the competition.
Jefferson-Wooden won the highly anticipated 200m showdown with Gabby Thomas, clocking 21.47 to move to third on the world all-time list. Bednarek, meanwhile, ran a world-leading 19.52 to take the men’s 200m title.
World record-holder Alison dos Santos of Brazil produced the third-fastest time in history, 45.98, to win the men’s 400m hurdles. Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi was an equally popular winner, taking the men’s high jump title with a world-leading 2.37m.
World mile record-holder Josh Kerr of Great Britain & NI capped his season by winning the men’s 1500m in 3:29.35. Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw was even more dominant in winning the women’s 5000m, finishing two seconds ahead of her nearest opponent.
Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage threw a Hungarian all-comers’ record of 91.09m to win the men’s javelin. Saly Sarr of Senegal won the women’s triple jump by just two centimetres with a leap of 15.06m.
Elsewhere, USA’s Jasmine Jones won the women’s 400m hurdles in a season’s best of 52.45. USA were clear winners of the mixed 4x400m in 3:08.32, and Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati produced a well-timed finish to take the men’s 800m in 1:41.91.
Day three event reports
Women’s 400m hurdles
Men’s javelin
Men’s 400m hurdles
Men’s high jump
Women’s 5000m
Women’s triple jump
Men’s 800m
Mixed 4x400m relay
Men’s 1500m
Men’s 200m
Women’s 200m
Spectator figures
The World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 welcomed more than 60,000 spectators across the weekend, with all sessions completely sold out.
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Springboks thrilled with SA support in US, hope Americans embrace rugby
Head coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi said they were blown away by the support the Springboks received in the United States for their fourth Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test against the All Blacks.
Over 68,000 spectators attended the match between South Africa and New Zealand at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, with many in the crowd donning green and cheering the Springboks as they beat the All Blacks 43-28 to win the series 3-1.
This followed a warm welcome at the airport and regular interactions with fans in the week ahead of the game.
Erasmus was initially reluctant to expect a big attendance at the 70,000-capacity neutral venue. He told the media the Springboks had played in front of empty stadiums during Covid-19, and doing so would not be new.
As it turned out, there was plenty of support from South African travellers and expats, which bodes well ahead of the 2031 World Cup in the US.
‘So many South Africans’
“There’s a hell of a lot of people here and it’s awesome,” the coach said afterwards.
“It’s nice to have so many South Africans. I don’t know how they afforded it or how they got in here. But it’s awesome to go all over the world and there are so many South Africans.”
Kolisi added: “It was super special. On our way to the game, the amount of green jerseys we saw, the amount of people we saw lining up at Nando’s. It was crazy.
“At the hotel too, when we went to the captain’s run and today around the bus… That’s who we do it for. Those who can afford to come here and those who are home.”
The Bok captain said during a stoppage when the referee’s microphone stopped working, they soaked up the crowd singing and cheering for them.
“We are super grateful for all the people who bought tickets and travelled. Hopefully we made it special for them.
“We just want to please South African people. We want them to be happy. I know we sometimes piss off people all over the world by the way we play… but we really care most about South African people.”
Springboks hope rugby takes off in US
Erasmus also said he and his coaches were impressed by the quality of the facilities.
“The professionalism of how the hotel handled us with recovery and the food. They’re apparently used to getting seven buses to a match like this. We had one bus.
“The changeroom had 63 seats. I think we can learn a hell of a lot from getting rugby more professional.”
He said sporting codes and the media should work together to educate Americans about rugby, which can be difficult to grasp with all its laws if you do not grow up with it.
“If one can get that right, we would be in a lovely place.”
Kolisi also hoped the sport would grow in the US before the 2031 World Cup. He said seeing the passion of the South African and New Zealand fans would be a motivating factor.
“Also the manner that we played, and the respect that we have for one another as a team. I think it’s a game that Americans will enjoy.
“They love physical sport. My favourite sport is ice hockey because they have moments…” Kolisi chuckled.
“I really think the more teams get to play here and the more that is invested in their rugby, hopefully the more it will grow.”
OPINION: Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry gave us everything we hoped it would
Well, what a few weeks of rugby it has been.
It flew by, but what a wonderful series. And at the end of it, the Springboks are still boss!
In a year from now, the 2027 World Cup will be two weeks away from kicking off and you can be sure the Boks will have a target on their backs, as has been the case for a few years now.
But, coach Rassie Erasmus will want nothing else, because it seems the Boks thrive under pressure and when they’re written off.
In the last few weeks when the All Blacks were beating second and third string URC sides and edged the Boks at Ellis Park in the first Test, many might have felt the writing was on the wall.
But, as they’ve done so many times under Erasmus, they hit back, winning the next three Tests to take the Greatest Rivalry series.
It was a deserved win, because the Boks were the better team. Period.
All Blacks outplayed
Not in a long time has a New Zealand side seemed so average as the one put out by Dave Rennie. Yes, they played some sparkling rugby at times, scored some pretty tries, and there’s no doubt they have some quality players, but this All Blacks team didn’t scare the Boks like teams of the past did.
Rennie’s side was perhaps a bit soft upfront, and when the pressure was on and when the Boks’ power game came to the fore, they didn’t have an answer.
But, they’ll get stronger, more determined and they’ll look to build greater depth and they’ll challenge the Boks again. As it should be … and I can’t wait for the next instalment of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry in New Zealand in 2030.
And hopefully there can be more proper tours in future … imagine England coming here for four Tests; that would also be fun.
For now, we can and should again celebrate the Boks who, despite not being at their best, won the series 3-1.
Rugby is alive and well
There were ups and downs, there was a bit of bickering, and there were refereeing issues, again … but overall, what a wonderful few weeks of rugby.
Plenty of lessons would have been learned, mainly about the “midweek games’ and perhaps making it a three-Test series next time, but Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry lived up to the hype and gave us everything we hoped it would.
South African and New Zealand rugby fans were fully invested in the series, but so was the rest of the watching world. And you can’t ask for more than that.
Rugby in South Africa is truly alive and well. And long may this Boks-All Blacks rivalry continue.