Africa

Nobody will move us over anti-gay law - Museveni

Mr. Museveni insisted the signing of the law was a done deal, defying calls to have it repealed...

South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant

Obed Bapela's remarks come amid intense speculation over whether South Africa stands by its invitati...

Lagos court grants wives equal rights over husbands’ properties

The court ruled that “indirect contributions of a wife to the marital property should not be quantif...

Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu sworn in as new president

Tinubu becomes the 16th president of Nigeria....

Britain clashes with European judges over plan to send boat migrants to Rwanda

Last June, judges at the European Court of Human Rights, imposed a last-minute injunction preventing...

Two rescued after shootout at US convoy in Nigeria

The attack happened on Tuesday in the south-eastern district of Ogbaru, which has been under curfew ...

Nigeria's government charges Chinese citizens over alleged illegal mining

In the charges with scanty details, the prosecution accused the defendants of illegal mining activit...

Namibia's Supreme Court gives legal status to same-sex marriages

The court ruled that the marriages of two same-sex couples who got married in South Africa and Germa...

Tunisia opposition leader jailed for a year

The Ennahda party leader, who is a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, has been detained since la...

Nigerian woman sues father to stop forced marriage

Fatima Aliyu’s lawyer told a Sharia (Islamic) court in Kaduna state that she already had someone she...

Senegal court extends opposition leader’s jail term

Ousmane Sonko - who was found guilty of defaming the country's tourism minister - received a two-mon...

Nigeria's Senate passes bill increasing retirement age of High Court judges

The bill seeks to extend the retirement age of High Court judges from 65 to 70 years....

South Africa considers quitting ICC after Putin arrest warrant

Recently, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine....

Court declines to unfreeze Félicien Kabuga's assets in Kenya

The Kenya anti-corruption court rejected Mr Kabuga’s son Nshimyumuremyi Donatien's plea to allow his...

Ugandan MP arrested over charcoal looting

Police accuse the MP of mobilizing and inciting locals to illegally intercept trucks carrying charco...

Hushpuppi's accomplice pleads guilty to internet fraud; agrees to pay $8 million to victims

Mr Woodberry was arrested in Dubai on June 10, 2020, alongside Ramon Hushpuppi Abbas, currently serv...

Nigeria says Tinubu to be sworn in despite court cases

Groups dissatisfied by the outcome of the 25 February presidential election are agitating for an int...

UK: One in 10 judges reports experience of bullying

More than two thirds of all judges who experienced bullying, harassment or discrimination in the pas...

Kenya fines loan app over debt shaming

Kenya's Office of Data Protection said it received close to 150 complaints against Whitepath Ltd on ...

Malawi ex-minister jailed over passport scam pardoned

Uladi Mussa was sentenced in 2020 to six years in prison over corruption linked to the illegal issui...

Nigerian rooster loses court battle over noise complaint

The court in the northern city of Kano declared the cockerel a nuisance to the neighbourhood for its...

Ex-Paralympian Oscar Pistorius who murdered girlfriend denied parole in South Africa

The six-time Paralympic gold medallist has expressed his deep remorse for killing his girlfriend in ...

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to be freed after 25-year terrorism sentence commuted

Rusesabagina, an outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame, is best known for saving hundreds of Rwa...

South Africa's opposition party vows to 'protect' Putin from ICC arrest

The ICC, which South Africa is a signatory to, has accused Mr Putin of war crimes, which include the...

Uganda passes bill making it a crime to identify as LGBT

Those found to have committed "aggravated homosexuality" could face the death penalty if Uganda's pr...