May 25

• Hague Court Ruling Body Challenges African Union Over Kenya [guest column]

  allAfrica

  The relationship between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations Security Council has generated much discussion, criticism and controversy. Read more »

• AU Endorses Country for UN Non-Permanent Seat

  Vanguard

  Nigeria yesterday recorded a major diplomatic victory at the on going conference of the African Union, AU, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as her candidacy for the non-permanent seat in... Read more »

• AU Summit Considers Draft Resolution on Withdrawal From ICC

  The Star

  The African Union Summit will today consider a draft resolution calling on African states to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. Read more »

• Rape in Africa - Is It the Tip of the Iceberg? [opinion]

  The Star

  Keeping a file of random clippings is an old-fashioned thing to do, but sometimes it offers you unexpected connections. Sometimes it's a connection that you don't even want to see.... Read more »

• Coal Mining Still Harming Communities [analysis]

  OSISA

  It is deeply depressing to see how little has changed in the coal fields of Mozambique in the 18 months since the publication of a damning report into the poor behaviour of... Read more »

• Activists Arrested As Disturbing Crackdown On Media Continues [press release]

  AI London

  The Ugandan authorities must end an attack on freedom of expression that has left several media outlets shut by security forces for a fifth day, Amnesty International said today... Read more »

• No Justice for Protester Killings - Full and Impartial Investigations Needed for Wau Deaths [press release]

  HRW

  South Sudan state authorities have failed to carry out adequate investigations into the killing of eight peaceful protesters in December 2012 by government security forces, Amnesty... Read more »

• Court Reserves Judgment in Poll Date Case

  The Herald

  THE Constitutional Court yesterday reserved judgment in a case in which it was expected to rule on the appropriate date for the holding of harmonised elections. Read more »

• Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On Election Date Petition

  SW Radio

  On Friday the Supreme Court reserved judgement in the case in which a Harare man was seeking an order to force President Mugabe to announce the date for elections. Read more »

• Reject Kenya's Attempt to Shield Its Leaders From Accountability [press release]

  AI London

  The African Union (AU) must throw out the resolution tabled by the Kenyan government calling for the International Criminal Court's (ICC) case to be referred for trial in Kenya,... Read more »

• Mangoma Acquitted for 'Wishing Mugabe Dead'

  SW Radio

  Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma has been acquitted in a case where the state was accusing him of insulting President Robert Mugabe and 'wishing him dead.' Read more »

• FG Okays Commercialisation of Federal Housing Authority

  This Day

  The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has approved the commercialisation of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA). Read more »

• Wife Killer Given 30 Years in Jail

  Namibian

  NAMIBIAN society is sick and tired of men who resort to deadly violence as a way of expressing their anger and disappointment when their relationships with women do not work out,... Read more »

• Police Foil Lynching of Delta Community Chairman

  Vanguard

  It was pandemonium in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, as police in the area led by the Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Kenneth Akubue, battled for over five... Read more »

• Ondo Guber Poll - Oke Losses Again As Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal

  Vanguard

  The Supreme Court, Friday, dismissed an interlocutory appeal that was filed against Governor Olusegun Mimiko by the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in... Read more »

• NGF - Amaechi Floors Jonathan

  Vanguard

  The Governor of Rivers State, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, CON, was yesterday re-elected as the chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, NGF."Amaechi, whose re-election was... Read more »

• Cynthia Osokogu's Mouth Was Stuffed - Pathologist

  Vanguard

  The Lagos State Chief Pathologist and Chief Examiner of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital LASUTH, Professor John Obafunwa, Friday told an Ikeja High Court that the late... Read more »

• My Life Is in Danger, Woman Detained By Bank Manager Over Loan Cries Out

  Vanguard

  Mrs Rose Abbey, the petty trader who was allegedly beaten and detained in a Micro Finance Bank at Ipaja area of Lagos, last month, following her inability to offset N17,000 loan,... Read more »

• This Is War

  Vanguard

  Are we then at war? Can we admit it at last? The proclamation that slapped a state of emergency on three States --Yobe, Adamawa and Bornu -- would seem to suggest that much... Read more »

• Police, Judiciary Urged to Be Neutral in Rivers Political Crisis

  Vanguard

  YOUTHS of Rivers have enjoined the Police and the judiciary to be neutral in the political crisis rocking the State. Read more »

• Maletzky to Appeal After Contempt Sentence

  Namibian

  ONE of the more active litigants in Namibia's High Court, August Maletzky, says he will appeal to the Supreme Court after he was given a suspended sentence for contempt of court on... Read more »

• Vagrant Rapes Minor Girl

  The Herald

  A 22-year-old vagrant was on Wednesday arrested for raping a 12 year-old street girl in a toilet at Harare Gardens. Read more »

• Rawal Denies She's a Gatekeeper for the State

  Capital FM

  The nominee for Deputy Chief Justice Kalpana Rawal was on Friday put to task by Parliament's Justice and Legal Affairs committee over her past judgements. Read more »

• Iryn Namubiru Free At Last

  New Vision

  Singer Iryn Namubiru, who has been under Japanese police custody over allegations of drug-trafficking, has finally been freed after the court found her innocent. Read more »

• Mother of Nine Commits Suicide in Zamfara

  Vanguard

  45-year-old house wife, Malama Hadiza Sani of Gada Village in Bungudu Local Government area of Zamfara has allegedly committed suicide. Read more »