Somalia
Somali Court Sentences Woman to Six Years for Al-Shabaab Funding
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Somali court has sentenced a woman to six years in prison for financing the militant group…
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Somalia
Puntland State Court Issues Death Sentence to Woman for Killing 14-Year-Old Sabiriin Saylaan
GALKAYO, Somalia — A Puntland State court on Monday sentenced Hodan Mohamud Diiriye to death for the murder of 14-year-old…
East-Africa
Court Reinstates Somalia’s Nine East African Legislative Assembly Delegates After Legal Challenge
EACJ lifts injunction, reinstates Somalia’s nine EALA delegates after months-long dispute NAIROBI, Kenya — The East African Court of Justice…
Somalia
Galgaduud military court hands death sentence for killing Guricel businessman
Galgaduud court hands down death sentence in Guricel businessman killing A regional military court in central Somalia sentenced a 20-year-old…
Somalia
Somalia Upholds Right to Strike at UN Court, Earns Trade Union Praise
Somalia stakes a moral claim in The Hague over the right to strike When Somalia’s ambassador stood at the International…
Southern-Africa
Lesotho Court Dismisses Families’ Claim Over Dam Resettlement Payouts
Lesotho court forces five displaced families to share compensation with host community — a ruling that raises bigger questions about…
East-Africa
Attorney General transfers child abuse case to Banadir Regional Court
Somalia moves to prosecute alleged child abuse filmed for social media; court orders detention Somalia’s top prosecutor has referred a…
Southern-Africa
South Africa’s Highest Court Rules Husbands May Adopt Wives’ Surnames
South Africa’s top court strips a colonial rule from the registry — and opens a conversation about names, identity and…
East-Africa
Zambian Court Sentences Two Men Over Witchcraft Plot to Assassinate President
Zambian court jails two for using “witchcraft” to target president — a case that cuts across law, belief and politics…
West-Africa
Nigerians Sentenced to Prison by U.S. Court for Covid-19 Fraud Scheme
The Ripple Effect of Fraud: Three Nigerian Men Sentenced in U.S. Unemployment Scheme In an unsettling yet revealing chapter of…
East-Africa
Jubaland Court Hands Clan Elder a Five-Year Sentence for Al-Shabaab Alliance
Kismayo (AX) — In a significant turn of events, a military tribunal in Jubaland on Monday handed clan elder Hassan…
