Egyptian authorities have ordered the closure of independent news outlet Mada Masr after a court convicted editor-in-chief Lina Attalah of operating without a licence. Attalah was briefly detained and later released after…
Suspected perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic (CAR), including senior officials, risk evading justice unless…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has asked the Supreme Court to annul amendments to the country’s provisional Constitution,…
A High Court ruling blocking the extradition of self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife to South Africa has been welcomed by…
Dhusamareb (AX) — Somalia’s electoral commission has formally confirmed the winners of Galmudug State’s parliamentary election after the Supreme Court endorsed the…
Somalia: Military court chief recalls father’s killing amid 2017 Mogadishu bombing trial MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s top military court judge has described…
The Supreme Court has blocked a bid to broadcast a criminal trial live, ruling that the challenged procedural restriction cannot be appealed…
The Lagos State High Court has allowed a coroner’s inquest into the death of Nkanu Esege, son of celebrated Nigerian author Chimamanda…
Somalia: Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to New Constitution MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case contesting…
South Africa’s government plans to ask the courts to clarify how it must give effect to a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum…
Hargeisa (AX) — Writer Adan Sahan was sentenced to three years in prison by a Hargeisa district court on Tuesday after prosecutors…
