West-Africa
France has not yet delivered all its archives to the Sankara trial
Thirty-three years after the assassination of former Burkinabé president Thomas Sankara, the case was referred to the control chamber of…
Justice
West-Africa
soon a trial in the case of the murder of Thomas Sankara
The trial in the case of the assassination of President Thomas Sankara in 1987 and his twelve accomplices could begin…
North-Africa
lawyers demonstrate against pressure from police unions
Hundreds of lawyers demonstrated on Friday, October 16 in Tunis and went on general strike to protest against pressure on…
West-Africa
Maurice Kamto’s lawyers condemn his “de facto house arrest”
When we postpone this case to two weeks, this obviously presupposes that, during these two weeks, President Kamto will still…
North-Africa
Muammar Gaddafi’s cousin attacks Hillary Clinton in court
Following the dissemination of the declassified portion of emails from former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a wide-ranging controversy…
North-Africa
influential businesswoman “Madame Maya” convicted of corruption
Known as “Madame Maya”, this businesswoman posed as the hidden daughter of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. A court in Algiers…
East-Africa
lawsuit in opposition to mining firm for “slavery” in Eritrea won’t happen
A Canadian mining firm was getting ready to look in court docket for “slavery” and “pressured labor” in Eritrea following…
West-Africa
The presidency announces the dissolution of the disputed police unit
In Nigeria, after a week of protests in the country, the presidency approved the dissolution of the Flight Repression Squad…
North-Africa
In Sudan, six artists imprisoned since August have been released
They were fired this Tuesday. Their arrest sparked an uprising last month in Khartoum because everyone had taken part in…
East-Africa
a major lawsuit filed against Paul Rusesabagina and members of the FLN
On Monday at a press conference, the attorney general announced that he wanted Paul Rusesabagina, the film Hotel Rwanda’s hero,…
East-Africa
verdict awaited in the trial against alleged accomplices in the Westgate attack in 2013
Seven years after the attack on the Westgate shopping center in Nairobi, the verdict in the only trial since the…
