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A former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was arrested on Tuesday, April 20, in Brazzaville. An arrest at the request of the authorities in his country who suspect him of embezzlement of public funds. as reported from Brazzaville, Loïca MartialWilly Bakonga, the outgoing Minister of Education of the…

A former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo was arrested on Tuesday, April 20, in Brazzaville. An arrest at the request of the authorities in his country who suspect him of embezzlement of public funds. as reported from Brazzaville, Loïca MartialWilly Bakonga, the outgoing Minister of Education of the Democratic…

In Chad, the Interior Ministry announces the arrest of several party leaders and activists who are said to be prepared to disrupt the presidential election next Sunday. In a statement released Thursday night, following warnings from the opposition indicating the arrest of several leaders of the protest, the Ministry of Public Security announces the dismantling of a terrorist network.…

Kenyan police said on Tuesday they had arrested three suspects and recovered a cache of weapons during a security operation in Garissa County, which borders Somalia. Rono Bunei, northeastern regional police chief, said the three suspects were snatched while transporting eight rifles, 2,104 bullets and 20 liters of petrol along a busy road in the Lagdera area when they were caught after a four-hour chase. Bunei said police patrolling the area spotted the saloon car around 5pm on Monday before the driver moved off,…

Wanted by justice to explain his involvement in the Chebeya affair, former Congolese police chief John Numbi has fled abroad and is now under arrest warrant. NGOs are asking the Congolese government for his extradition to Kinshasa following his flight from the DRC. as reported from Kinshasa,Kamanda Wa Kamanda MuzembeHe was…

In Uganda, strong mobilization on social networks after the arrest on Tuesday of lawyer and human rights activist Nicholas Opiyo, as well as four other lawyers, all suspected of money laundering. The five men remain in police custody and many human rights defenders demand their release. with our correspondent in Kampala, Lucie…

The Bissau-Guinean authorities issued an international arrest warrant on Friday, December 18, against former Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira, a failed presidential candidate on December 29, 2019 and president of the African Guinea's Independence Party and Cape Verde (PAIGC). as reported from Bissau,Allen Yero EmballoThe…

Ghislain Kikangala, coordinator of the Office of Prevention and Fighting Corruption (APLC), was placed under a preliminary arrest warrant on Friday, December 18, after several hours of questioning by the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Kinshasa Court of Appeal. Gombe.

According to her, military justice made this decision the day after the funeral of the former head of military intelligence who died in late February under circumstances that have not yet been clarified. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda MuzembeA few days after her husband's funeral on Sunday, December 8, in…

Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson and Gérard Djossou are still being held on Monday, November 30, in the intelligence service. Investigations continue to determine the circumstances under which the destabilization project they are accused of were prepared and their authors. During this time, condemning reactions to these arrests are multiplied.…