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Liberian senators unanimously passed a bill on April 9th to establish a tribunal for crimes committed during the country's civil wars from 1989 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2003. The surprise vote in the Senate came after the lower house had already approved the long-awaited request from the international community. Many former rebel and warlords now serving as senators were among those supporting the creation of the tribunal.

First trial on April 9 in Gabon in Patience Dabany case. Former president Ali Bongo's mother filed a complaint against the top eight PDG officials, accusing them of unlawful disturbances following her removal in March. On that day, her son, former president Ali Bongo, was ousted from the party presidency, and the eight targeted by the complaint were appointed to lead the PDG.

Hague (AX) - Deqa Yasin Hagi Yusuf, the former Somali Minister of Women and Human Rights Development, successfully won her case in The Hague against a Somali Dutch citizen accused of cyber violence towards her. In November 2022, Deqa Yasin initiated the criminal proceedings, leading to a guilty verdict against the unnamed individual after several months. She appeared in court for a second time as the defendant attempted to challenge the ruling, but the court upheld its initial decision in favor of Deqa Yasin. According to…

Ethiopian courtroom extends detention of AP journalist for 3 months Cape Town, South Africa - An Ethiopian courtroom has prolonged the three-month detention for free of charge of journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro to offer police an extra 11 days to interview witnesses, saying that after that the state should formally cost him or launch him. Kiyaro, a contract journalist accredited to the Associated Press,…

Moroccan journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi was sentenced on appeal to six years in prison for espionage and rape. Radi, a 35-year-old freelance journalist known as a vocal critic of the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A person convicted of funding ISIS-Somalia activists was sentenced to fifteen years in jail by a army courtroom on Monday, following mounting proof all through his trial within the capital Somali, Mogadishu. Abdirizak Mohamed Abdi Jimale was ordered to serve the following 15 years behind bars for his position as a cash launderer for IS-Somalia, turning into the primary main convict of IS-Somalia in latest months, in keeping with the archives of the IS-Somalia. authorities. Documents supplied to the…

The West African Economic Community Court (ECOWAS) asked Mali to provide a brief justification on August 28 for the house arrest of Moctar Ouane, former prime minister of the transition, and Bah Ndaw, former president of the transition. The two personalities have been deprived of their liberty since May 24 after a military coup that removed them from their posts.…

In tonight's show, Kenya's court of appeals rejects contested offer to amend the country's constitution, after multiple deadly attacks in recent weeks, we discuss the security situation in the Sahel region, and we meet the disabled musicians of DR Congo who are planning a return and trial.…

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…

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…