August 14, 2023
Niger: Military to Prosecute Bazoum for 'High Treason'
Niger's military says it will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for treason, hours after a group of senior Islamic scholars said the country's coup leaders are open to… Read more »
April 04, 2023
Kenya: Top Court Repudiates Kenyatta, Asserts Independence
Kenya's highest court has delivered a decision that strongly defends the independence of the judiciary and, by extension, the independence of the mechanism by which judges are… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Lesotho: Chief Justice Deplores Growing Police Brutality
The frustration of Lesotho's Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane at continuing police brutality against ordinary citizens of that country is plainly evident in a new decision. Just as… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Kenya: Court Allows Comment on Election Challenges
Kenya's Supreme Court has been given a lesson on observing the separation of powers and not 'usurping' the legislative power of Parliament. Strangely enough, this lesson has come… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Namibia: Supreme Court Strikes Major Blow for Media Freedom
In a new judgment of extraordinary importance for freedom of expression and media freedom in Namibia, that country’s highest court has confirmed the development of the common… Read more »