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
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
‘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
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
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
Algerian opposition figure sentenced to two years’ jail
Algiers – An Algiers court on Sunday sentenced an opposition figure to two years behind bars on charges including insulting... Read more
10 Jan, 2022
Ship captain’s sentence for Mauritius oil spill commuted
Port Louis – The captain and first mate of an oil freighter that crashed into a coral reef off... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
