Egypt jails key revolution figure Alaa Abdel Fattah for 5 years
Cairo – Egypt on Monday sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a leading figure in the 2011 revolution, to five years in... Read more
21 Dec, 2021
DRC jails rappers over songs criticising army, president
Goma – A Democratic Republic of Congo military court on Friday jailed two rappers for 10 and two years for... Read more
18 Dec, 2021
German man jailed for life over car attack on carnival
Kassel – A German man received a life sentence on Thursday for ramming his car through a carnival procession last... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
Morocco court approves Uyghur extradition to China, says lawyer
Rabat – A Moroccan court has ruled that a member of China’s Uyghur Muslim minority, Yidiresi Aishan, can be extradited... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
Jail term sought for Rwanda driver over genocide
Paris – French prosecutors on Wednesday asked for a 15-year jail term for a former hotel driver accused of... Read more
15 Dec, 2021
Morocco businessman jailed over 29 deaths in factory flood
Rabat – The owner of a Moroccan textiles workshop where 29 workers drowned, most of them women, in a flood... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
Benin court sentences opposition leader to 10 years
Porto-Novo – A special court in Benin on Tuesday sentenced one of the country’s opposition figures, Joel Aivo, to... Read more
7 Dec, 2021
Trial to begin in Madagascar over alleged coup plot
Antananarivo – A trial will begin on Monday in Madagascar for 21 people accused of planning a coup d’etat, including... Read more
6 Dec, 2021
Surgeon fined in Austria for amputating wrong leg
Vienna – An Austrian court has fined a surgeon for amputating the wrong leg of an elderly patient, a spokesperson... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
Morocco ex-minister faces trial for adultery
Rabat – A Moroccan former rights minister who has become an outspoken government critic said on Wednesday he was facing... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
