Countries

Morocco prosecutors seek double jail time for journalist on appeal

Casablanca – Moroccan prosecutors have requested the maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for journalist Soulaimane Raissouni as he... Read more

1 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina court suspends Sankara murder trial following coup

Ouagadougou – A long-awaited trial in Burkina Faso over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara is being suspended... Read more

31 Jan, 2022

Countries

Egypt sentences 10 Muslim Brotherhood members to death

Cairo – An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced to death 10 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group found guilty... Read more

31 Jan, 2022

Countries

Guinea sentences 17 to life over deadly ethnic clashes

Conakry – A court in Guinea has handed life terms to 17 fugitives accused of taking part in ethnic clashes... Read more

27 Jan, 2022

Business

South African court okays $1.6bn payout for Steinhoff claims

Johannesburg – A South African court on Monday approved a $1.6-billion (1.4-billion-euro) payout by embattled retail giant Steinhoff to settle... Read more

24 Jan, 2022

Countries

DRC court rejects bid for Joseph Kabila testimony at murder trial

Kinshasa – A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday rejected a bid to have former president... Read more

20 Jan, 2022

Countries

Court to hear prosecution appeal against ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero despite boycott

Kigali – A Rwandan court on Tuesday ruled that a prosecution appeal to increase a prison sentence against “Hotel Rwanda”... Read more

19 Jan, 2022

Countries

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero boycotts court as state seeks tougher sentence

Kigali – The hero of “Hotel Rwanda” failed to appear in a Kigali court on Monday as state prosecutors sought... Read more

17 Jan, 2022

Countries

Burkina revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara ‘shot seven times’

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, who was gunned down during a coup in 1987, was shot... Read more

13 Jan, 2022

Countries

Zulu royal succession battle gets under way in South African court

Johannesburg – One of the six widows of South Africa’s Zulu king launched a legal succession bid on Tuesday arguing... Read more

12 Jan, 2022