Angolan business mogul jailed 9 years for fraud
Luanda –An Angolan businessman with ties to the country’s former political elite has been sentenced to nine years in... Read more
26 Mar, 2022
Peru’s former president Fujimori returns to prison after hospital stay
Lima – Disgraced former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori returned to prison after an 11-day hospitalisation with heart problems, his daughter... Read more
15 Mar, 2022
Planned auction of key to Nelson Mandela’s prison cell halted
Johannesburg – The planned auction of the key to the prison cell that once held South Africa’s first black president... Read more
8 Jan, 2022
Imprisoned Chadian rebel killed in jail, says NGO
N’Djamena – Chadian security forces killed a prisoner linked with the African country’s rebel groups and seriously injured five others,... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Central African Republic president awards minister accused of war crimes
Bangui – A Central African Republic minister and former top rebel suspected of involvement in a 2018 civilian massacre... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
Nigeria prison attack leaves 11 dead, 250 inmates escape
Jos – At least 11 people were killed and more than 250 inmates escaped after gunmen attacked a prison in... Read more
29 Nov, 2021
Oscar Pistorius moved to new prison as part of his parole process
Johannesburg – South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has moved to another prison as part of his parole process after... Read more
29 Nov, 2021
Police officer shot dead as prisoners escape en masse from a crowded old DRC prison
Matadi – Inmates have escaped en masse from a crowded old prison in the western Democratic Republic of Congo, officials... Read more
22 Nov, 2021
Kenya boosts security after recapture of ‘dangerous’ escapees
Nairobi – Kenya on Thursday announced heightened security measures after the recapture of three “dangerous” inmates who had escaped... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Kenyan police capture ‘terror’ prison escapees
Nairobi – Kenyan police on Thursday said they captured three terror inmates who had escaped from a high-security jail in... Read more
18 Nov, 2021
