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Over 50 Anti-Corruption Activists Face Charges, Detained in Uganda More than fifty Ugandan anti-corruption activists have been charged and detained. These individuals, vocal in their protests against widespread corruption, find themselves facing legal repercussions. The demonstrations were organized to highlight the endemic graft plaguing the nation. During a rally intended to raise awareness about corruption, police intervened unexpectedly. The protesters, who aimed to call attention to the misuse of public funds, were…

In Mali, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga died on Monday 21 March in the morning, around lunchtime, at a clinic in Bamako. His death was confirmed to RFI by relatives and family members. The former Prime Minister…

I personally led an assignment from the National Human Rights Commission that visited the villa where the former president is being held. I was installed in a well furnished air conditioned living room in front of which a gym. Unfortunately, I did not have access to the rest of the villa, and especially to the bedroom he was in. Simply because he did not consider this meeting appropriate for reasons specific to him and which we respect. Ahmed Salem…

Malcolm Bidali, a Kenyan citizen, has been detained in Qatar for three weeks and the charges against him are still unknown. This security guard wrote under a pseudonym about the fate of migrant workers in the country. as reported from Dubai, Nicolas keraudren"Twenty nights of detention free of charge". On his twitter account,…

The paralysis of the judiciary, linked to a three-week strike by bailiffs and attorneys, makes the archive of opponents of the third time period very unsure. For the reason that presidential election in October, which marked the re-election of Alpha Condé for a 3rd time period, a number of hundred folks have been in custody.…

The opponent should be offered to a prosecutor through the day. He was known as to the police station on Wednesday after a grievance from the president of an official physique. Human rights defenders are involved a couple of context of repression, with the method to the anticipated legislative election scheduled for June 12.…

In Madagascar, acts of embezzlement and favoritism within the Ministry of National Education have been revealed. Nearly one billion 280 million ariary or about 283,000 euros were embezzled during the year 2018. The independent anti-corruption office was contacted to conduct the investigation. On Wednesday, 22 people were referred to the judges of the anti-corruption pole.…

Opponent and Gabonese businessman Nicolas Nguema, who was arrested since December 4, was presented to an investigating judge for the third time on Monday, December 14. After the hearing, he was taken back to the premises of the military counterattack service for further investigation. Eleven days later, we know a little more about the reasons for the opposition's arrest.…

In a 67-page report published on Tuesday, December 8, Amnesty International Nigeria is concerned about the fate of elderly people exposed to violence from Boko Haram and the Nigerian army in the state of Borno in the northeastern part of the country. This report describes the double punishment of this population persecuted by jihadists and victims of army abuse. A population completely invisible, according to this report entitled "My Bleeding Heart: The Lives of the Elderly Facing Conflict, Expulsion and Detention in…

In Côte d'Ivoire, artists Yodé and Siro have been heard by prosecutors since this morning. The famous Zouglou music duo was taken into custody on Wednesday. The two artists had already been summoned by the gendarmerie earlier this week after publicly criticizing the prosecutor, last Sunday, during a concert. as reported from…