West-Africa
Burkina Faso Restores Death Penalty as Military Junta Tightens Control
Burkina Faso’s unelected parliament has unanimously approved a new penal code that brings back the death penalty for crimes including high treason,…
Topic
Legal and Judicial Affairs
Southern-Africa
Immigrant Beaten to Death in Durban, South Africa
A man whose identity has not been released was killed by a crowd of about 50 people in Durban, prompting a police…
West-Africa
Liberian House to Investigate Reported U.S. Deportation Deal
The reported transfer of U.S. deportees to Liberia has prompted the House of Representatives to seek greater scrutiny of an arrangement that…
Central-Africa
Survivors of Cameroon Train Crash Still Seek Justice 10 Years Later
A decade after Cameroon’s worst rail disaster, the victims of the Eseka crash are still waiting for justice. The derailment killed 79…
East-Africa
Corruption and Weak Borders Drive Cartel Expansion Across Africa
Latin American drug trafficking groups are deepening their presence in Africa, turning the continent into a key transit route for cocaine and…
North-Africa
Fifteen Years Later, Gaddafi’s Legacy Still Extends Far Beyond Libya
Muammar Gaddafi’s death in 2011 did not end the arguments over his rule. Fifteen years on, the former Libyan leader’s political legacy…
North-Africa
Senegal to Wait Until Late November for Ruling on AFCON Title
Senegal’s AFCON 2025 triumph has been thrown into legal uncertainty after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) overturned the result and awarded…
Southern-Africa
Mbeki Denies Deal to Protect Apartheid-Era South African Generals
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has rejected claims that he secretly met former apartheid-era military and police generals to block prosecutions…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF to Discipline MPs Over Missed Amendment Vote
Zanu-PF is preparing disciplinary action against Members of Parliament who missed key sittings held to consider the Constitutional Amendment No. 3 Bill.…
East-Africa
Critic from Rwanda Found Beheaded in Uganda
Robert Kabera, a former Rwandan army sergeant major who became a prominent critic of President Paul Kagame, was found beheaded on the…
Central-Africa
Cameroonian Army Outposts Alone Cannot Secure Lake Chad
Cameroon is creating a new Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) unit for the Lake Chad region as jihadist attacks intensify and continue to…
