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Bolivia's Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo announces arrests have been made in connection with the alleged drug trafficker Sebastian Marset Cabrera's case, at a press conference in Santa Cruz. Marset Cabrera is wanted on drug charges in Uruguay, his native country, as well as Paraguay, Brazil and the United States. IMAGES
The UN's highest court rules that a landmark case filed by the Gambia, accusing Myanmar of genocide of minority Rohingya Muslims, can proceed. International Court of Justice president Joan Donoghue declares the tribunal "finds that it has jurisdiction (...) to entertain the application filed by the Republic of the Gambia". SOUNDBITE
Gambia's electoral commission announces the preliminary results in the country's presidential elections, in which incumbent President Adama Barrow is leading. Barrow, who ousted dictator Yahya Jammeh five years ago, is well ahead of his main challenger Ousainou Darboe in results published in the afternoon by the electoral commission for almost 40 districts, out of 53 nationwide. IMAGES
Liberian President George Weah announces a state of emergency and a lockdown of four states, including Montserrado, where the capital Monrovia is located, in order to contain the spread of coronavirus. New cases have been registered in the past days in this country still recovering from the 2014-2016 Ebola crisis. IMAGES
The American singer Lady Gaga announces a concert against the coronavirus pandemic, which will take place and be broadcast worldwide on April 18. The announcement was made at a virtual press conference organised by the World Health Organization (WHO), in which Lady Gaga participated. SOUNDBITE
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