Gambians await government action on crimes under ex-dictatorship
Banjul – The last time Fatoumatta Sandeng saw her father, he was leaving the house for a peaceful protest ahead... Read more
25 May, 2022
Guinea junta allows ex-leader Conde to leave the country
Conakry – Guinean ex-leader Alpha Conde boarded a plane for Turkey on Saturday after the junta that toppled him... Read more
22 May, 2022
Detained Algerian activist’s life in danger, Amnesty says
Algiers – The life of a prominent Algerian activist is in danger after he began his second hunger strike during... Read more
19 May, 2022
Guinea opens probe into ex-leader Conde for murder, other crimes
Conakry – Guinea has opened a judicial investigation into ex-president Alpha Conde and several other former top officials for murder,... Read more
12 May, 2022
Long-awaited CAR war crimes trial opens, then adjourns
Bangui – A long-awaited court set up to prosecute suspected war criminals in the Central African Republic began its maiden... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
CAR conflict special court: a breakthrough facing challenges
Bangui – Central African Republic’s Special Criminal Court, a hybrid court of local and foreign magistrates charged with trying... Read more
18 Apr, 2022
Firing squad or electrocution?: US death penalty in spotlight
Houston – A Death Row inmate in South Carolina forced to decide whether he wants the electric chair or... Read more
18 Apr, 2022
July riots were a ‘deliberate’ effort to derail SA’s economy, says Cyril Ramaphosa
Johannesburg – Riots and looting that rocked two major cities in July were a “deliberate” effort to derail South Africa’s... Read more
1 Apr, 2022
Singapore court dismisses mentally disabled man’s death sentence appeal
Singapore – Singapore’s top court on Tuesday dismissed a mentally disabled Malaysian man’s last-ditch appeal against the death sentence despite... Read more
29 Mar, 2022
Appeal launched over Pakistani brother’s killing of social media star
Islamabad – Pakistani prosecutors said on Sunday they have appealed to the country’s top court after a man was acquitted... Read more
20 Mar, 2022
