April 09
Sierra Leone: Ferry Captain Remanded for Alleged Murder
Concord
Alimamy Sesay, a 50-year-old assistant captain at the PM Ferry, was remanded in custody on Thursday, April 4th, 2024, by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No. 2 for… Read more »
South Africa: Ship in Wales Searched for Joshlin Smith, but Six-Year-Old Still Nowhere to Be Found
Daily Maverick
A Gauteng couple's report to the international Human Trafficking Hotline Web Chat led to the Panamanian ship Frontier Asuka, which left Saldanha Bay harbour days after Joshlin… Read more »
Tunisia: Intimate Partner Violence Accounts for Almost Five Percent of Reported Violence Cases in Q1 2024 (Report)
Tunis Afrique Presse
A report by the Tunisian Social Observatory under the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) reveals that intimate partner violence accounted for 4.56% of all cases… Read more »
Liberia: Asset Recovery Team Admits Wrongful Procedure in Seizure As Supreme Court Orders Them to Use Lawful Means
FrontPageAfrica
The Supreme Court of Liberia has denied a Writ of Prohibition filed before it on Monday, August 8 by Gracious Ride to halt the operation of the Asset Recovery Task Team. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Controversy Over Kush Fight - Attorney-General, DPP React to IG's Allegations
Concord
Expressing frustrations over the lack of proper coordination in the fight against drug abuse in the country, the Inspector General of Police, William Fayia Sellu made several… Read more »
Liberia: Justice Kaba Dashes Gracious Ride's Hope
Liberian Observer
Gracious Ride was on Monday, April 8 rendered hopeless when Associate Justice Yussif Kaba declined to place a permanent stay order on President Joseph Boakai's Assets Recovery… Read more »
Namibia: Police Urged to Take GBV Reports More Seriously
Namibian
Usakos mayor Irene Simeon-Kurtz has urged the police to take cases of gender-based violence (GBV) reported to them more seriously. Read more »
Uganda: President Museveni Extends Byabashaija's Term As Prisons Chief
Independent (Kampala)
President Yoweri Museveni announced the reappointment of Johnson Byabashaija as the Commissioner General of Prisons for an additional two-year term. This decision follows the… Read more »
South Africa: Mk's Mpofu and IEC's Ngcukaitobi Wrangle Over Zuma's Election Disqualification
Daily Maverick
Judges at the Electoral Court sitting in Johannesburg on Monday listened to arguments for and against former president Jacob Zuma's disqualification from standing for public… Read more »
Gambia: With All the Publicity Given in Combating Drugs Like Kush Has a Lab Been Built?
Foroyaa
Drug abuse and fake drugs are both threats to health and life. Laboratories are necessary to test fake drugs from being used and the rehabilitation of drug abusers must be linked… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Recaptured On the Act - Armed Robbers Caught After Escaping 88-Year Sentences
Concord
In a stark reminder of the repercussions of the November 26 prison break, the Sierra Leone Police last week apprehended three notorious armed robbers who had previously been… Read more »
April 08
Chad: Kidnappings in Chad Could Spark Regional Security Crisis [analysis]
Premium Times
The Chad-Cameroon-CAR border area is a powder keg of crime that needs swift action from all three governments. Read more »
Mali: In Mali, a Teenage Activist Advocates Against Child Marriage
Spotlight Initiative
With a determined step, Aminata Fofana walks into the courtyard and sits down on a chair. The teenager unlocks her phone with a swipe of the screen and starts a conversation with… Read more »
Zambia: Zambian Police Summon Priest After Critical Sermon [press release]
HRW
Authorities Should Ensure Freedoms of Association, Assembly, and Expression Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Reflects On 30 Years Since the 1994 Genocide - Observing a Solemn Week of Mourning
Nile Post
Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame, has emphasised that Rwanda's tragedy serves as a warning, highlighting the potential consequences of division and extremism if left unaddressed. Read more »
Liberia: National Bar Association Backs War Crimes Court Establishment
Liberian Observer
Members of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) have reaffirmed to campaign vigorously for the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court for justice for victims of… Read more »
South Africa: Sexual Harassment in the Courts Is an Open Secret
GroundUp
But the Chief Justice has still not taken steps to deal with it Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa's Appointment of New RBZ Boss Illegal, Invalid - - Lawyers Demand Immediate Reversal
New Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent appointment of John Mushayavanhu as Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor has been challenged, with lawyers declaring it illegal and… Read more »
Rwanda: We Will Not Tire Demanding Proper Recognition of Genocide Against the Tutsi
New Times
Thirty years after the Genocide against the Tutsi, a chilling silence hangs over a crucial aspect of this horrific event, considered among the worst atrocity to take place in… Read more »
West Africa: AG Speaker Barau Says - 'We Are Resolute to Uphold Peace and Stability'
Foroyaa
The Acting Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Hon Barau Jibrin, has said that the representatives of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament, are resolute to uphold peace and… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Remands Emefiele in EFCC Custody Over Abuse of Office
Vanguard
A Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday remanded a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, in the custody of the Economic and… Read more »
Nigeria: Emefiele in Court for Fresh Arraignment
Vanguard
The immediate-past governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja to face charges of alleged abuse of office. Read more »
Liberia: Gracious Ride Fails to Heed Supreme Court's Ultimatum
Liberian Observer
Associate Justice Yussif Kaba of the Supreme Court has scheduled a conference for Monday, April 8, to address Gracious Ride Transport Service's non-compliance with the court's… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Former Central Bank Boss Denies Fresh Corruption Charges
VOA
Nigeria's former central bank governor on Monday pleaded not guilty to fresh charges brought against him by the country's anti-corruption body, Read more »
Gambia: Magistrate Remands 10 Defendants in Manduar Forest Saga
Foroyaa
Principal Magistrate Anna O. Mendy of Brikama Magistrate's Court has remanded the Chairperson of the Manduar Village Community Development and nine (9) others. They were detained… Read more »