May 08
Ghana: Anti-LGBTQ Bill - Attorney-General Ask Chief Justice to Allow Full Media Coverage of Proceedings
Accra Times
The recommendation comes in the wake of high public interest on the controversial issue of LGBTQ criminalisation in Ghana after Parliament passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family… Read more »
South Africa: Lawyers Accuse Police of Political Arrests in Fort Hare Corruption Case - South African News Briefs - May 8, 2024
allAfrica
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Nigeria: Nigerian Police Secretly Arrest Journalist Daniel Ojukwu Over Critical Report
CPJ
Authorities in Nigeria should immediately release journalist Daniel Ojukwu and stop intimidating and arresting members of the press who investigate the government's spending of… Read more »
South Africa: Coal Mine Accused of Making 'Manifestly Scurrilous' Allegations Against Opponents
GroundUp
A coalition against mining in the Mabola Protected Environment want "scandalous" and "irrelevant" claims struck from court record Read more »
Liberia: 'War Crimes Court Should Focus On Liberia's Future'
Liberian Observer
Dr. Beth Van Schaack, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ), has emphasized the importance of focusing on Liberia's future through the establishment of the War… Read more »
Kenya: Fake Fertiliser Claims First Causality - Will Cabinet Secretary Linturi Fall?
Business Day Africa
The fake fertiliser incident has resulted in its first casualty, as attention shifts to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi in the ongoing impeachment proceedings… Read more »
Guinea: Guinea Suspends Journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita and Inquisiteur Website for 6 Months
CPJ
Guinea's media regulator should lift its suspension of the Inquisiteur outlet and journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita and allow the press to report on matters of public interest… Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara to Implement Child Protection Law
Premium Times
UNICEF is supporting Zamfara State government in developing the implementation strategy for the child protection law Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC's Actions Inimical to Yahaya Bello's Safety - CSOs
Leadership
Again, some frontline anti-corruption civil society organisations (CSOs) have said with the way the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had handled its case against the… Read more »
Kenya: Anti-Counterfeit Body to Rope in Small Traders in Fight Against Fake Goods
Capital FM
The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) has said it is committed to helping small traders fight counterfeits that hurt genuine businesses. Read more »
Liberia: A Caution to President Boakai - Beware of Pitfalls That Could Undermine Trc Recommendations
FrontPageAfrica
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, President Joseph Boakai signed Executive Order 131 (EO 131), acknowledging the joint resolution of the Liberian Legislature (JR 001/2024) supporting the… Read more »
Namibia: Anti-Poaching Unit Accused of Terror
New Era
Namibians bordering Etosha National Park say it is just a matter of time before they resort to vigilante tactics to defend themselves against the police. Read more »
Namibia: Accused Bought 20 Litres Wine - After 'Murder, Robbery'
New Era
One of the men accused of the gruesome murder of an elderly couple allegedly bought 20 litres of box wine with the stolen money from his victims. Read more »
Nigeria: We've Had More Jailbreaks Since Prisons Became Correctional Centres - - Akpabio
Vanguard
Senate President, God swill Akpabio, said yesterday that since the name of the Nigerian Prison Service was changed to Nigerian Correctional Service there have been more jailbreaks… Read more »
Zambia: Will ZRA's Tech Move Seal Tax Leaks?
Times of Zambia
World over taxing the population by governments is tasking especially with the current global technological sophistication. Read more »
May 07
South Africa: Power Utility Eskom Sues Johannesburg for Unpaid Electricity Debt - South African News Briefs - May 7, 2024
allAfrica
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Nigeria: Binance CEO Expresses Concern Over Detention of Top Official By Nigerian Govt
Premium Times
The Binance CEO claimed that the detained employee did not go to Nigeria as a 'decision-maker,' nor a 'negotiator Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Likely to Abolish the Death Penalty - How It Got Here and What It Means for the Continent [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Zimbabwe is likely to abolish capital punishment, following a cabinet decision on 7 February 2024. However, its parliament still has to endorse the move and pass the necessary law… Read more »
Liberia: VP Wants Judiciary Uphold Accountability
FrontPageAfrica
Vice President Jeremiah K. Young has stressed that the accountability of the judiciary in dispensing justice remains consequential to maintaining a government that works in the… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Supreme Court to Consider First Arguments On Anti-LGBTQ Bill Lawsuits On May 8
Accra Times
The lawsuits appear to have been one of the blockades to the signing of the bill by President Akufo-Addo - an action that has drawn much controversy Read more »
Nigeria: Binance CEO - How Nigerian Officials Demanded Bribe From U.S.
Daily Trust
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Binance, a popular cryptocurrency trading platform, Richard Teng, has claimed that some unknown persons sought a bribe of cryptocurrency from… Read more »
Nigeria: Suleja Prisons Was Built With Mud Over 100 Years Ago - Senate
Vanguard
THE Senate has said that the real reason for the reported jailbreak in Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre two weeks ago was because it was built over hundred years ago with… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest 22 Suspected Armed Robbers, 36 Rapists in Katsina
Vanguard
The Police Command in Katsina State, says within the month of April, it arrested about 22 suspected armed robbers, and 36 persons in connection to rape and sodomy cases in the… Read more »
Nigeria: 27 Lawmakers Lack Locus Standi to Impeach Fubara - Rivers Govt Replies APC
Vanguard
The Rivers State Government has lambasted the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its call on the State House of Assembly to immediately commence an impeachment process against… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Suleja Correctional Centre Was Destroyed By Rainstorm - Senate Panel
Premium Times
Some inmates escaped from the old Suleja Correctional Centre in Niger State after a rainstorm destroyed parts of the facility two weeks ago. Read more »