Amnesty urges Nigeria to free student held over first lady tweet
Abuja – Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of a young Nigerian it said was arrested after... Read more
29 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast’s Ble Goude says he wants to make low-key return
Abidjan – Charles Ble Goude, a key figure in post-electoral violence that swept Ivory Coast 11 years ago, wants... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
Amnesty urges AU action on South Sudan war crimes court
Nairobi – Amnesty International on Wednesday urged the African Union to take “long awaited” steps toward creating a promised... Read more
24 Nov, 2022
Pastor in DRC accused of child abductions acquitted
Goma – An evangelical pastor in Democtratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who was accused of abducting children after a... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
ICC chief prosecutor visits Libya
Tripoli – The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor has met families of victims of alleged killings by a... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
Defendants, prosecutor appeal after CAR war crimes case
Bangui – Three members of an armed group who this week were convicted for crimes against humanity after a... Read more
4 Nov, 2022
CAR special court sentences three for crimes against humanity
Bangui – In a historic ruling, a UN-backed court in the Central African Republic on Monday convicted three militiamen... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Central African Republic president in storm after top judge sacked
Bangui – The president of the troubled Central African Republic, Faustin Archange Touadera, on Tuesday fired the country’s top... Read more
26 Oct, 2022
Ivory Coast ‘street general’ Ble Goude to return home after acquittal
Abidjan – The former right-hand man of Ivory Coast’s ex-president Laurent Gbagbo told AFP on Monday that he will... Read more
25 Oct, 2022
Bolivian ex-minister pleads guilty to US bribery scheme
Washington – A former Bolivian cabinet minister pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to launder bribes from a Florida-based company,... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
