Africa
Nigeria: Court sends 'super cop', Abba Kyari, co-defendants to prison after bail denial
Abba Kyari, popularly known as Nigeria's ‘super cop’, a reputation he earned for investigating big c...
Kenya: Court declares abortion-related arrests, prosecutions illegal
The court noted in its ruling that abortion care is a fundamental right under the Constitution of Ke...
Kenya: Digital lenders barred from accessing customers contacts under new law
According to the Central Bank of Kenya (Digital Credit Providers) Regulations, 2022, a digital credi...
Conduct speedy trial of rape case-ECOWAS court to Nigeria
The applicant, a Nigerian woman filed a suit at the court against Peter Okoro for raping her somewhe...
Nigeria: Employees of startups to get 35% tax exemption as Reps pass bill for second reading
The bill, an executive bill sent to the House of Representatives on March 3 by President Muhammadu B...
‘Ogoni nine’ Nigerian widows lose case against oil giant Shell
The widows believe a Nigerian operating company, that was part of the Shell group, had bribed the wi...
Tanzania leader agrees to drafting of new constitution after polls
A statement from the authorities said a new constitution will be among other long-term issues that w...
Brazilian hacking group demands $15M after cyber attack on SA's credit bureau, TransUnion
A Brazilian hacker group, N4aughtysecTU, has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on a server o...
U.S. sanctions one of Africa’s biggest gold refiners for allegedly contributing to conflict in DRC
Belgian gold trader Alain Goetz and his Ugandan-based African Gold Refinery Ltd, are said to be key ...
Nigeria passes bill to tighten money laundering laws
The bill makes it mandatory for banks and other financial institutions to report any single transact...
Zimbabwe passes Marriages Amendment Bill, bride price mandatory
The amended law empowers marriage officers to find out whether a bride price was paid....
US agency sues woman for refusing to refund $65,683.50 mistakenly paid for 1998 terror attack
The money was supposed to go to a Mary Njoki Muiruri, but due to a mix-up in middle names, the money...
Nigeria bans foreigners from dealing directly with farmers, plans to draft law for same
The new directive by the government is said to prevent foreigners, usually Chinese and Lebanese nati...
US bans Kenyan politician and family over corruption
The US says while in office he "solicited bribes and kickbacks in exchange for awarding government c...
Nigerians banned from going to fight in Ukraine
This follows reports of alleged recruitment of volunteers in the country to fight on the side of Ukr...
Nigerian lawmakers reject bill to regulate foreign education for public officers’ children
The bill by Mr Ogun proposed that a public officer can only send his/her children or wards to foreig...
Kenya atheists seek ban on school prayer days
The group says the prayer days are in contravention to students’ rights....
KPMG, PWC, others barred from providing legal services in Nigeria
The suits were before Honourable Justices O. O Oguntoyinbo and M. Shitu Abubakar of the Abeokuta Div...
Kenya and Zimbabwe banned from world football by Fifa
A Fifa ban means the two countries cannot take part in international competitions until the suspensi...
Kenyan schoolgirl jailed over Schools fire deaths
The 18-year-old committed the offence in 2017 aged 14 in her first year at the prestigious Moi Girls...
Unmarried police can’t fall pregnant – Nigeria court
Justice Inyang Ekwo said he found no compelling reason “to disrupt the discipline of the force”....
Tanzanian football body bans journalist for allegedly publishing false information
The federation says Shaffih Dauda cannot be involved in any football matters inside or outside the c...
Ex-drug inmates blamed for Guinea-Bissau failed coup
Umaro Sissoko Embaló said a former navy admiral and two of his aides were involved in a well-funded ...
Thomas Sankara: Prosecutors seek 30 years for Compaore in murder trial
The court was asked on Tuesday to find him guilty in absentia of an “attack on state security”, “con...
DR Congo issues death sentences for murder of UN experts
Swedish-Chilean Zaida Catalan and American Michael Sharp were abducted and killed in the Kasai regio...
