release

Nigerian gunmen released the remaining students of more than 100 students kidnapped from an Islamic seminary in northwest Niger state nearly three months ago, the school principal said on Thursday. Heavily armed…

The Court for the Suppression of Economic Crime and Terrorism on Friday rejected the request for the provisional release of the opponent Reckya Madougou, and the rejection decision was sent to his lawyers on Saturday. On July 9, the French lawyer Pierre Stasi went to Cotonou and submitted this request to his Beninese colleagues, given that "the file was empty and their client was placed in total isolation in the Missérété prison. as reported from Cotonou, Jean-Luc Aplogan The order was issued on Friday and announced to…

Four Guinean opponents - key leaders of Cellou Dalein Diallo's UFDG who have been imprisoned for several months - will benefit from this supervised provisional release this Saturday, July 17th. A freedom that allows them to seek treatment, according to a statement from Guinea's prison administration read in the Guinean state media.…

Loïc Djeukam, known as "Shakiro", and Roland Mouthé, known as "Patricia", had been weakened in prison since February. Shakiro and Patricia were arrested on suspicion of homosexuality in February last year while eating at a restaurant because they were wearing dresses, stilettos and make-up. They were sentenced on April 11 to a maximum sentence of five years and a fine of 200,000 CFA francs in the first instance for "attempted homosexuality". The two transgender women were finally released on bail by the judges on…

Following the release in early May of 40 people detained since the October 2020 demonstrations around Guinea's presidential election, Amnesty International recalls that 57 detainees, arrested under the same circumstances, are still behind bars. NGOs demand respect for their rights and for criminal proceedings. "Despite these…

In Gabon, following a 48-hour ultimatum, authorities sent the army to stalls from street vendors in the capital. The goal is to get rid of all traders who sell illegally on the sidewalk. It is within the framework of a clean-up operation called "Free the sidewalks" that the soldiers acted on Sunday, June 20 from kl. 4. They started the operation at PK12 outside Libreville.…

Laurent Gbagbo gave his first official announcement since returning to Côte d'Ivoire last Thursday, 17 June. In a statement, the former president said "to worry about the violence being waged in the country", referring to the clashes the day of his arrival between his supporters who came to welcome him at the airport and the forces in order. Throughout the day, the supporters spread tear gas around…

In Uganda, 18 activists from Bobi Wines' party, including three very close opponents, were released on bail on Monday, June 14, after nearly six months in prison. Arrested during the election campaign in December last year, the opposition and many human rights groups demanded their release. as reported from Uganda,Lucie…

In Guinea, it's a sigh of reduction for journalist Amadou Diouldé Diallo, who's regaining his freedom after nearly three months within the Conakry Civil Jail. as reported from Conakry, Moctar BahHis detention was linked to an outing he made throughout a broadcast on a neighborhood radio station during which he claimed that the…

In Senegal, the new permit application from Hissène Habré was rejected on March 29 on Sunday, April 18. The former Chadian president was sentenced in 2016 to life in prison by an African court for crimes against humanity during his reign from 1982 to 1990. Since his conviction, he has served his sentence in Cap Manuel Prison in Dakar. He had already benefited in April 2020 from a 60-day release from…