Cameroon activists handed jail terms
Yaoundé – Four activists from Cameroon’s Stand Up for Cameroon pressure group received 16-month jail terms on Friday for “insurrection”,... Read more
1 Jan, 2022
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of sex trafficking
New York – British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty in New York on Wednesday of recruiting and grooming... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
Gambia court rejects challenge to Adama Barrow poll victory
Banjul – The Gambia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by the country’s main opposition to annul the... Read more
29 Dec, 2021
Trump asks Supreme Court to block release to Capitol riot probe
Washington – Former US president Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block the release of White... Read more
24 Dec, 2021
Exiled former Tunisia leader sentenced to 4 years, judicial source says
Tunis – A Tunisian court sentenced in absentia exiled former president Moncef Marzouki, a fierce critic of the power grab... Read more
23 Dec, 2021
Guinea coup leader returns after decade in exile
Conakry – The leader of a 2008 coup in Guinea arrived back in the country on Wednesday after more than... Read more
23 Dec, 2021
Trump sues New York attorney general to block fraud probe
New York – Former president Donald Trump sued New York’s attorney general on Monday in an attempt to stop her... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
Gambia’s Barrow vows term limits, reform as part of ‘legacy’
Banjul – Gambia’s newly re-elected President Adama Barrow pledged on Tuesday to introduce a presidential term limit before the end... Read more
8 Dec, 2021
South Africa MPs reject controversial land expropriation bill
Cape Town – A bid to allow South Africa’s government to expropriate land without compensation as a way to... Read more
8 Dec, 2021
In The Gambia, victims of ex-dictator hope for justice
Banjul – In a victim’s centre in The Gambia’s capital Banjul, Mariama Marong Baldeh lifts up an old photo... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
