Justice

Although France approved the extradition of François Compaoré in February, the former president's brother has still not returned to Burkina Faso. His lawyers have appealed to the Prime Minister. It has been 22 years this Sunday, December 13th Norbert Zongo was assassinated in Sapouy, in east-central Burkina Faso. This…

In a judgment issued on Friday, December 11, the judges of this UN tribunal, which was liable for resolving disputes between states, confirmed that France had not violated the Conference on Diplomatic Relations. This continuing, initiated by Malabo, is among the aspect points within the case of the unwell - established property of his son Teodorin Obiang. A case opened in 2009 following complaints from…

Within the Central African Republic, many kids don't have a beginning certificates (as a result of they haven't been registered by their dad and mom, as a result of the battle has displaced many Central Africans, as a result of the paperwork have been destroyed ...) kids thus reside with out authorized existence. And with a view to get hold of the beginning certificates afterwards, a supplementary…

In Senegal, the verdict was announced on Tuesday morning in the case of the three fathers of a family accused of starting their children on canoes on their way to Spain. One of the youths, Doudou, a minor, died in the sea at the end of October. His father had hopes that he would become a professional football player in Europe.…

Three fathers have sued in Senegal for having their youngsters on board canoes on their method to Europe. Considered one of these younger individuals, a minor, died at sea on the finish of October: his identify was Doudou and he dreamed of turning into a soccer participant. The decision is predicted on Tuesday in Mbour, 100 kilometers south of Dakar. The prosecutor requested two years in jail.…

In Togo, Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson and Gérard Djossou were accused of gathering criminals and attacking the internal security of the state after a long hearing at night from Friday to Saturday. A threatening maneuver according to their lawyer. In Togo, Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson and Gérard Djossou, members of DMK…

Mali's Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission organized its second public hearing in one year on Saturday 5 December at the Bamako International Conference Center. For a full day, survivors of massacres, murders, torture and inhuman treatment were interviewed. Full of life, Aicha Wallet Albessaty navigates between the two waiting rooms reserved for the victims. During the first years of independence, in 1963, a Tuareg uprising broke out in the Kidal region. An uprising from the Malian army. Aicha, 9 years old,…

In Algeria, the trial of Karim Tabbou opened on Monday after several shootings. The president of the small unapproved opposition party UDS and one of the Hirak figures appeared freely before the Koléa court. He is accused of undermining the morale of the army. The prosecutor demanded three years in prison and a fine of 100,000…

Nigerian justice has confirmed the conviction of the Anglo-Dutch hydrocarbon giant Shell to $ 467 million in damages for an oil spill caused in 1970. This could be the last end of a lengthy trial. It comes after several years of legal struggle, a victory for the Ejama-Ebubu community in Rivers State in Nigeria, which will thus…

Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya has resigned as the High Representative of the African Union in Mali and the Sahel, according to RFI information. Convicted of 18 relatives in absence to life imprisonment in Burundi to assassinate his successor and the country's first democratically elected Hutu president, Melchior…