Countries Egypt’s Sisi pardons journalist, more than 3 000 convicts Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned a journalist who was jailed for “spreading false news”, as... Read more 28 Apr, 2022
Countries Egypt releases 41 political prisoners, says negotiator Cairo – Egypt on Sunday released 41 political prisoners from pre-trial detention, according to a politician-turned-negotiator, in a country where... Read more 25 Apr, 2022
Algeria Algeria pardons over 1 000 convicts, releases 70 Hirak detainees Algiers – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday pardoned over 1 000 convicts and ordered “clemency measures” for 70 people... Read more 4 Apr, 2022
Countries Captured jihadists in Mozambique say insurgency ‘weakening’ Mocímboa da Praia – Rare interviews with captured members of a jihadist group terrorising northern Mozambique point to low... Read more 9 Feb, 2022
Countries Egypt frees daughter of exiled Islamist preacher Cairo – Egyptian authorities on Friday released the daughter of exiled Islamist preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi after four and a half... Read more 1 Jan, 2022
Politics Top ex-aide to DRC president freed on health grounds Kinshasa – An appeals court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday ordered the release of a former top... Read more 7 Dec, 2021
Countries Lightning strikes 13 Zimbabwe prisoners having lunch Harare – A lightning bolt struck and wounded 13 male prisoners while they were having lunch at a jail in... Read more 24 Nov, 2021
News Prisoner gang rape trial opens in DRC Lubumbashi – Ten defendants accused of taking part in the September 2020 gang rape of dozens of women prisoners in... Read more 12 Nov, 2021
News ‘De-radicalisation’ offers Moroccan prisoners route to freedom Rabat – Saleh has been languishing in Moroccan jails for 19 years on terrorism charges, but he hopes to... Read more 18 Oct, 2021