May 02
Namibia: From Self-Confessed Cocaine Addict to Murder Suspect
Namibian
Wentzel Maasdorp, the alleged suspect in the murder case of Delia Maasdorp (40), who was found dead in her flat in Klein Windhoek on Sunday, was a cocaine addict for almost 13… Read more »
Kenya: Migori Court Assistant to Be Charged With Obtaining a Bribe
Capital FM
The Public Prosecutor has approved charges against a Court Assistant in Migori who obtained a Sh20,000 bribe promising an accused person a lenient sentence Read more »
Ghana: Man Accused of Gh¢65,739 Police Recruitment Scam Granted Bail
Ghanaian Times
The Circuit Court in Dansoman has granted GH¢70,000 bail to 33-year-old unemployed man, accused of collecting GH¢65,739 under the guise of recruiting two people into the… Read more »
May 01
South Africa: ANC Veteran Disappointed Over State Capture Leaders on Party List - South African News Briefs - May 1, 2024
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Uganda: Bobi Wine Pushed for Sanctions Against Speaker Among - UK Lawmaker
Nile Post
Alex Sobel, the Labour MP for Leeds North West, has revealed that Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine and the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), lobbied for… Read more »
East Africa: Former Rwandan Opposition Leader Asks Court to Allow Her Run in Elections
RFI
Rwanda's historic opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, has filed a case before the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking a re-establishment of her civic rights,… Read more »
South Africa: Village Activists Take Marikana Mining Company to Court
GroundUp
Tharisa Mines is trying to gag us, say Oridile Kgatea and Rodney Kotsedi Read more »
Africa: Apartheid Victims Demand Reparations
DW
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, dozens of South Africans have set up a protest camp outside the Constitutional Court. They are demanding reparations for human rights… Read more »
Kenya: Six Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed Following KDF-Led Ambush in Lamu
Capital FM
Six Al-Shabaab fighters were on Wednesday killed in Kumba, Lamu County, following a multi-agency security operation led by the Kenya Defence Forces. Read more »
Kenya: Top Officials Arrested Over Fake Fertilizer
Capital FM
Top officials of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) are set to face charges Thursday in the fake fertiliser scandal. Read more »
Eritrea: Dialogue On Integration of National Values Into Legal Framework Concludes
Shabait
The two-day dialogue that took place at the Asmara Palace Hotel, organized by the Ministry of Justice under the theme "Values and Justice," aimed at integrating Eritrean values… Read more »
Liberia: Activist Couple Recalls Attack for LGBTQ+ Rights, Sgbv
FrontPageAfrica
An activist couple living in the suburbs of Paynesville has been alarmed over repeated threats on their lives due to their open acceptance of people from the LGBTQ+ community in… Read more »
Liberia: Activist Couple Recalls Attack for Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights, SGBV
Liberian Observer
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Liberia: Senate Places 'Mining Cartel Ringleader' On Its Radar
Liberian Observer
Gao Feng, a Chinese national, dubbed the "Real Minister", due to his significant sway within the mining sector of the country, has come under the radar of the Liberian Senate, with… Read more »
Liberia: Supreme Court Declines to Hear LTA Commissioners' Suspension Case
Liberian Observer
The Supreme Court on April 30 declined to hear a Bill of Information filed by the Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) and the Chairperson of… Read more »
Uganda: UK Sanctions Ugandan Speaker Overlooked By Museveni
Business Day Africa
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on Ugandan politicians, including Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, in response to corruption charges alleging embezzlement from… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Four Suspects Over Killing of Rival Cult Member
Premium Times
The police said the suspects confessed to being members of Black Axe confraternity. Read more »
Nigeria: State Policing and the Way Forward
Vanguard
The theory of the natural law states that human being possesses an intrinsic sense of right and wrong that governs reasoning and behaviour. The concepts of natural law are ancient,… Read more »
Nigeria: Man Kills 2-Year-Old Boy, Harvests His Internal Organs in C'river
Vanguard
A man, who operates a laundry shop at Ikang, Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, has allegedly killed a two-year-old boy left in his care by his mother and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Rauzhi Owes It All to Brother-in-Law
The Herald
Bulawayo Chiefs hitman, Never Rauzhi, is the go-to man when one needs a solid relationship with a broth-er-in-law. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Money Changers - Two Denied Bail, Others Await Ruling
The Herald
The first two completed bail applications of the 65 suspected money changers arrested over a week ago in Harare were thrown out yesterday after the State began to summon… Read more »
April 30
South Africa: Gauteng Health Department Concerned Over Rise in Teenage Pregnancies - South African News Briefs - April 30, 2024
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Nigeria: The ICC On Nigeria - Years of Words, but No Action
JusticeInfo.net
How did Africa's most populous country get buried in the recesses of the ICC? Focusing on Ukraine and Gaza, Prosecutor Karim Khan seems to have forgotten a case opened by his… Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorism Trial - Detained Miyetti Allah Leader Seeks Bail
Premium Times
Mr Bodejo, a leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, who is held in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) in Abuja, faces terrorism charges, including establishing an… Read more »
Namibia: Pressure Group Accuses Environment Ministry Of Covering Up 'Murder' of Fisherman
Namibian
The Namibian Lives Matter Movement (NLMM) claims the environment ministry is protecting anti-poaching unit officials who allegedly murdered Lubinda Samupwa (24) in the Nkasa Rupara… Read more »