Africa
Kenyan lawyers protest against Ruto's threats on judges
President Ruto came under a barrage of criticism last week after he threatened to disobey court orde...
UN court hears South Africa genocide case against Israel
The ICJ will deliver only an opinion on the genocide allegation as the case is not a criminal trial,...
Liberia's ex-chief justice sentenced to life for murder
The four were arrested and indicted in June last year in connection with the death of Charlotte Musu...
Betta Edu: Nigerian poverty minister suspended over money in personal bank account
Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Betta Edu was suspended on Monday following pu...
Gambian ex-minister goes on trial in Switzerland for murder
Ousman Sonko fled there in 2016, shortly before Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, accused of heading a...
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after killing girlfriend
Officials confirmed Pistorius was "at home" on Friday morning, having served half of his more than 1...
Sierra Leone ex-President charged with high treason
The charges come after gunmen recently attacked a barracks and prison in the capital Freetown. Numer...
Nigeria seeks to ban degrees from Kenya, Uganda in crackdown
This comes days after the West African country suspended the accreditation of degrees from Benin and...
France jails former Rwandan doctor 24 years for genocide
On Wednesday, December 19, he was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and participatio...
Isabel dos Santos: Angolan billionaire hit with £580m asset freeze
Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of a former president, is being sued by telecoms firm Unitel....
Kenya fines Carrefour franchise Majid al Futtaim $7m
The regulator said it had abused "its superior bargaining position" over two suppliers....
Uganda court hears challenge to harsh anti-gay law
It imposes severe punishments on those convicted of same-sex acts including the death penalty for so...
Nigerian court orders Nnamdi Kanu to stay in jail
The court also ruled that his terrorism trial at a lower federal court should continue....
Sierra Leone ex-president a suspect in coup attempt - police
Mr Koroma, who was granted bail on Saturday, has been under house arrest....
Ugandan serial killer sentenced to 105 years in prison
Musa Musasizi was sentenced on Wednesday after pleading guilty to the murder of three women said to ...
Niger junta refuses to free ex-leader and have sanctions dropped
His relatives say they have had no information about him since he tried and failed to escape from de...
ECOWAS Court launches training manual for lawyers, CSOs
Vice-President of the Court, Justice Gbéri-Bè Ouattara launched the manual last Friday during a capa...
South African woman jailed for 50 years for $28m theft
Hildegard Steenkamp siphoned off the money over a 13-year period from the healthcare company she wor...
Sierra Leone: President Bio appoints new Chief Justice
Justice Browne-Marke was named as replacement of Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards on Thursday, Dece...
Nigeria court convicts and sentences four Boko Haram financiers
According to the charge filed by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, DPPF, Mr. M....
Guinea-Bissau's parliament dissolved after 'coup bid'
Heavy battles raged in the early hours of Friday in the capital Bissau between members of the nation...
British-Nigerian hacker pleads guilty to $6m fraud in US court
Idris Dayo Mustapha, 33, was part of a hacking ring that infiltrated email and brokerage accounts of...
Kenya Parliament bans suits loved by President
Speaker of Parliament Moses Wetangula said Kaunda suits, as well as traditional African clothes, wer...
Niger coup leaders repeal law against migrant smuggling
The legislation allowed authorities to take action against smugglers who transported migrants throug...
Sierra Leone lifts curfew after breakout from Freetown's Pademba Road Prison
There will be a new nine-hour night-time curfew beginning at 21:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Monday,...
