April 15
Eswatini: How International Gold Dealers Exploited Eswatini's Economic Dream
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Eswatini's king professed to have a bold plan for a thriving economic zone. ICIJ uncovered two phantom gold refineries channeling millions of dollars to Dubai through it. Read more »
Eswatini: How the King's Allies Stepped In to Help a New Bank
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Staff say they can't authorize any transactions. Clients can't open accounts. But the newcomer remains in suspended animation at the center of a political tussle. Read more »
Nigeria: How Zamfara University Students, Staff Were Rescued After 207 Days
Premium Times
Mr Laka, said the 22 people, comprising 15 students and seven workers of the university, were abducted from the university in September 2023. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Urges More Global Collaboration To Prosecute Genocide Suspects
New Times
John Bosco Siboyintore, Head of Rwanda's Genocide Fugitives Tracking Unit at the National Public Prosecution Authority (GFTU), has revealed the hurdles encountered in prosecuting… Read more »
Nigeria: Chibok and Nigeria's Unremitting Plague of Kidnappings
Premium Times
The failure to deal effectively with the fallout of Chibok has arguably opened the floodgates. Read more »
Rwanda: UN Urged to Prevent Hatred Against Congolese Tutsi
New Times
As the Diaspora of the Midwest of America gathered to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Col Raoul Bazatoha, the Defense Attaché in Rwanda's embassy in… Read more »
Ghana: Two Dead, Three Injured in Navy, Kplejoo Group Clashes in Tema Newtown
Ghanaian Times
Two men were reported dead and three injured when some Kplejoo groups clashed with the Navy at Tema Newtown during the final procession of the Kplejoo festival. Read more »
Nigeria: Missing Anambra LP Guber Candidate's Wife Cries Out
Leadership
Mrs Eucharia Agbasimalo, wife of the abducted Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate during the 2021 Anambra State governorship election, Obiora Agbasimalo, has cried out for… Read more »
Liberia: Information Minister Defends Assets Recovery Process
New Dawn
Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah has underscored the government's unwavering commitment to the asset's recovery process, dismissing suggestions that it resembles a… Read more »
East Africa: Somalia's EAC Contribution Depends On Cutting Organised Crime [analysis]
ISS
East African Community member states must support Somalia's efforts to curb destabilising criminal markets. Read more »
Eswatini: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Reveals Nation's Secrets [editorial]
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Swazi Secrets exposes the role the tiny kingdom of Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy in Africa, may have played in the regional illicit economy. Read more »
Liberia: LRA to Adopt Inter-Agency Strategy to Combat Tax and Financial Crimes
New Republic
Participants at the workshop were engaged in intensive group work in accessing Liberia tax crime investigation potential. Read more »
Rwanda: Genocidal Rape - Consolee Nishimwe's 30 Year-Journey of Pain, Justice and Healing
New Times
Ten years after the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi, Consolee Nishimwe, who was 24 at the time, fell really sick. If she had not gone to the hospital at that moment, she would have… Read more »
Rwanda: April 16, 1994 - the Atrocious Rukumberi Killings Take Shape
New Times
On April 16, 1994, Rukumberi, located in the present-day Ngoma district, experienced horrific massacres that nearly wiped out the entire Tutsi population there. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Six Suspects After Deadly Clash in Minna
Premium Times
The hooligans fought themselves with dangerous weapons before turning on other members of the community. Read more »
Liberia: House Endorses Senate's Version of Wecc Resolution
Liberian Observer
The House of Representatives has unanimously voted to accept the amended version of the Resolution to Establish the War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) of Liberia by the Senate. Read more »
Nigeria: Chibok Community, BBOG Task Govt On Release of 82 Remaining Abducted School Girls
Premium Times
The groups also demanded a formal apology from the Borno government for the unlawful cohabitation of rescued girls with alleged terrorists. Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Warns Against New Illicit Drugs Mixture 'Combine'
Premium Times
NDLEA said "Combine" is a mixture of strains of canabis, colos, loud and opioids soaked in raw gin, saying there's no shorter route to death than taking it. Read more »
Nigeria: Avoid Corrupt Politicians, Governor Nwifuru Advises New Supreme Court Judge
Premium Times
The judge was inaugurated alongside 10 other justices to the Supreme Court bench in February. Read more »
Nigeria: Betta Edu, Sadiya Farouq, Others Not Yet Cleared of Alleged Fraud - EFCC
Premium Times
EFCC clarified in a statement on Sunday that it "has not cleared anyone allegedly involved in the fraud at the humanitarian ministry. Read more »
Nigeria: After Bobrisky, More Celebrities to Face Trial for Naira Abuse - EFCC
Premium Times
Days after securing the conviction of Bobrisky, EFCC says some celebrities have been invited for investigations for naira abuse, and made useful statements. Read more »
Zimbabwe: 9 Arrested for Booing First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa for 'Sidelining' Them On Freebies
New Zimbabwe
NINE women from Watsomba in Manicaland province have landed in soup after they allegedly booed the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa for allegedly sidelining them during a donation of… Read more »
Liberia: Police Arrest Man for Chopping Nephew
New Dawn
Police in Pleebo, Maryland County Electoral District #2 have arrested a suspect believed to be in his early 40s, for allegedly chopping the arm of his nephew, Prince G. Nyemah in… Read more »
Liberia: Bridge Disaster in Baltimore Gets FBI Criminal Investigation [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The US has opened a criminal investigation into what occurred on a cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse last month,… Read more »
April 14
Ethiopia: Killing of Politician From Ethiopia's Oromia Region Sparks Fear of Unrest
RFI
In Ethiopia, the killing of a senior politician from the Oromo Liberation Front has already led to protests and is likely to aggravate tensions in Oromia, the country's largest and… Read more »