Comoros ex-leader Sambi on trial for high treason
Moroni – Former Comorian President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, who has spent four years in detention over graft allegations, on... Read more
22 Nov, 2022
DRC ex-presidential adviser on trial for corruption
Kinshasa – A former adviser to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) went on trial on... Read more
15 Nov, 2022
Morocco jails activist over social media posts, says family
Rabat – A Moroccan court has sentenced human rights activist Rida Benotmane to three years jail for “contempt of... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
Comoros ex-president to face charges of high treason: lawyer
Moroni – Former Comorian President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi will be tried on charges of high treason, his lawyer and... Read more
8 Nov, 2022
Algeria jails journalist over ‘false news’
Algiers – An Algerian court has jailed a journalist convicted of “spreading false news” in an article about dates... Read more
27 Oct, 2022
Ugandan ivory trafficker gets life term in landmark ruling
Kampala – A Ugandan court has sentenced an ivory trafficker to life in prison in a landmark ruling hailed... Read more
23 Oct, 2022
Algerian journalist released after year in jail: rights group
Algiers – Algeria gave prison time to a journalist charged with “spreading false information” but released him as he... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
Defendants in Italian ambassador murder case in DRC request bail
Kinshasa – Five defendants accused of involvement in last year’s murder of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
Alleged accomplices on trial over Vienna jihadist shooting
Vienna – Six men accused of helping a gunman who carried out Austria’s first deadly jihadist attack went on... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
DRC colonels condemned to death for murder of two Chinese workers
Bunia – Six people, including two army colonels, were condemned to death by a Democratic Republic of Congo military... Read more
16 Oct, 2022
