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 »
March 08, 2023
Kenya: Courts Uphold Gay Rights, But Struggle Continues
The decision by Kenya's Supreme Court, that the country's NGO co-ordination board must register an organisation with the words 'gay' and 'lesbian' in the name, has unleashed a… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Africa: Malawian Judge Unravels the Challenges of Foreign Adoptions
The Malawian judge who some years ago authorised singer Madonna's adoption of two girls has now delivered a thoroughgoing critique of the legislation surrounding adoptions in that… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Lesotho: Court Rules Out Mandatory Death Penalty for HIV+ Rapists
A decision by the constitutional division of Lesotho’s High Court has found controversial provisions in that country’s sexual offences law, unconstitutional. In… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Namibia: Court Condemns Police, Soldiers Who Beat Civilians
The case of Jane Owoses might cause outsiders to scratch their heads because of the assault she suffered at the hands of police, for no good reason. But for those who live in… Read more »
October 04, 2022
East Africa: Rwandan Genocide's Radio Station Chief Finally Goes on Trial
One of the last main suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide is on trial at the UN tribunal in The Hague. Félicien Kabuga is charged with genocide and crimes against humanity… Read more »