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the author of the constitutional court proposes a contract

This is a new episode of the soap opera Matata Ponyo. Former Prime Minister Joseph Kabila is still claimed by the Congolese justice system for alleged embezzlement. The prosecutor of the Constitutional Court offered a deal to Augustin Matata Ponyo. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda Wa KamandaThe Constitutional Court wants to…

the Court of Cassation decides in the case

In France, the Court of Cassation on Wednesday ruled on the appeal of Teodorin Obiang, Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, convicted last year of having built up a fraudulent legacy of more than € 150 million. Is it French law or Equatorial Guinea that must apply to Teodorin Obiang? This is essentially the question that must…

Jacob Zuma remains silent in court

Following the violence and looting, former President Jacob Zuma will appear on Monday, July 19, for corruption in one of the many cases for which he is charged. These are arms agreements signed with the French industrialist Thalès in the 1990s. It is Jacob Zuma's first public appearance since he has been behind bars. The former president appears for video conferencing for health reasons but also for…

Japanese court sentences two Americans to prison

A Tokyo court on Monday sentenced US Army veteran Michael Taylor to two years in prison and his son to one year and eight months for helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan, where he had been jailed. allegations of financial misconduct. Michael Taylor and his son Peter pleaded guilty and…

ex-candidate Mahamane Ousmane brings the court in

According to one of the lawyers from the latest presidential candidate Mahamane Ousmane, a petition against the state of Niger was submitted to ECOWAS court last week. Mahamane Ousmane, RDR Tchanji candidate in the last presidential election, claimed victory over Mohamed Bazoum. According to the final result of the…

African Court of Human Rights dismisses

The African Court of Human Rights rejected the claims of the former Minister of Economy and the Benin opponent Komi Koutché. In 2020, the man won his case on the international arrest warrants issued by Spain and Interpol against him, at the request of Benin. He accused the International Court of Justice of questioning Benin's conviction of 20 years in prison for embezzlement of public funds by 2020, in…

Niger condemned by the court in

Niger was ordered by the ECOWAS court to pay damages to a human rights defender for "arbitrary and illegal detention". It's a first. The West African Economic Community Court (ECOWAS) this week ordered Niamey to pay 50 million CFA francs to Sadat Sadat Ilya Dan Malam. His lawyer announced it on the evening of Thursday, June…

the military court retains its jurisdiction

On January 7, 2019, in Gabon, a command group led by Lieutenant Kelly Ondo Obiang took control of national radio to broadcast a message about the takeover of a group of young officers. The involvement of loyalist forces quickly put an end to the coup attempt. Two years later, Kelly Ondo and his aides appear before the special military court.…

The Constitutional Court rejects the request from

The Congolese Constitutional Court has upheld the dismissal of Zoé Kabila as governor of Tanganyika province. A decision was announced on Friday 18 June at the end of a public hearing. The little brother of the former president, fired in early May by a majority of the province's deputies, had taken legal action. as reported…

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