Mozambican minister blames predecessor in debt scandal
Maputo – Mozambican Finance Minister Adriano Maleiane told a court on Friday that his predecessor had covered up $2 billion... Read more
12 Feb, 2022
Angola businessman goes on trial for fraud
Luanda – An Angolan businessman with ties to the nation’s former political elite went on trial Friday in Luanda over... Read more
11 Feb, 2022
Burkina Faso prosecutors seek 30 years for ex-leader Compaore over Sankara murder
Ouagadougou – Military prosecutors in Burkina Faso on Tuesday requested 30 years in jail for former president Blaise Compaore over... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
Uganda sets March trial date for author
Kampala – A Ugandan court on Monday ordered a prominent author to stand trial next month on charges of insulting... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
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 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
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
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
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
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
