June 27
Nigeria: Police Arrest Alleged Culprits, Recovers Weapons, Stolen Items in Ekiti
This Day
The Ekiti State Police Command yesterday paraded 21 suspects in connection with various crimes, including armed robbery, murder, conspiracy, and cultism. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Locus Standi in Legal Proceedings
The Herald
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Zimbabwe: Son Sues Father for U.S.$250 000 Fraud
The Herald
A MAN who allegedly sold his son's property at Dandaro Village in Harare for US$250 000 without authorisation has been dragged to court where he is facing a fraud charge. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Probe Death of Man At Land Baron's Home
The Herald
Police are now waiting for post mortem results and ballistic examinations to ascertain the cause of death of a businessman, who reportedly shot himself dead outside the Borrowdale… Read more »
Nigeria: Let Nnamdi Kanu Go Home
This Day
Nnamdi Kanu was apprehended in Kenya in June 2021 by security agencies and brought home to face trial. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Concourt Nullifies SC Ruling On Former Nssa Boss Vela
The Herald
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Nigeria: Court Restrains Sokoto Govt From Removing District Heads
Premium Times
Buhari Tambuwal and Abubakar Kassim sued the Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliyu, the Attorney-General of Sokoto State and the Sokoto Sultanate Council. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Kills 2,245 Terrorists, Apprehends 3,682 Others - DHQ
Premium Times
DHQ said the military operations took place between April and June 2024. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chimombe, Mpofu Further Remanded in Custody
The Herald
Businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, who are accused of defrauding the Government of about US$7 million in a Presidential Goat Scheme, will spend another night in jail after… Read more »
June 26
Kenya: Ruto Withdraws Finance Bill After Protesters Shot Dead
allAfrica
President William Ruto withdrew the controversial Finance Bill a day after more than 10 protesters were shot dead during demonstrations in the streets of Kenya. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Wonder Why Police Are Deployed to Haiti While Unrest Churns At Home
VOA
Four hundred Kenyan security officers arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, part of a contingent of international police forces sent to quell gang violence and restore democratic rule in… Read more »
Nigeria: 2,600 Killed in 50 Benue Communities Attacks in One Year - Amnesty
Vanguard
2,600 persons, mostly women and children, have been killed following attacks on 50 Benue communities between January 2023 and February 2024, Amnesty International says. Read more »
South Africa: Why People With Green ID Books Are Struggling With New Grant Process
GroundUp
Many beneficiaries of the monthly R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant might not be paid Read more »
South Africa: Shell Didn't Consult Communities Properly About Mining the Wild Coast - but How Much Legal Protection Do South Africans Have? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal by Shell, Impact Africa and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to overturn a High Court judgment… Read more »
Africa: A Network of Hope - Shelters in Uganda Unite to Safely House LGBTQ People
Global Press Journal
Providing sexual and gender minorities with secure places to live has become more fraught since the passage of an anti-homosexuality law. Read more »
Mali: ICC Convicts Mali Insurgency Chief of War Crimes
DW
Al Hassan Mahmoud was convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during Islamist militants' one-year rule over Timbuktu in 2012. His crimes against women were… Read more »
Kenya: Security Forces Patrol Kenya's Capital After Anti-Finance Bill Protesters Shot Dead
VOA
Soldiers and police were deployed Wednesday on the streets of Kenya's capital, a day after protesters stormed the country's parliament as part of demonstrations against tax… Read more »
Ghana: Anti-LGBTQ Lawsuit Resumes On July 3, To Be Televised Live
Accra Times
Last month, the Court heard the first legal arguments in the case, allowing the proceedings to be televised Read more »
Kenya: Odinga to Ruto - Stop Killing Our Children
Nile Post
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has called on President William Ruto's administration to immediately halt what he describes as the "murders, arrests, and detention" of youths… Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Crisis - Why Failed Bomber Targeted Port Harcourt Hotel - Fubara
Premium Times
The oil-rich state has been plagued by a political crisis because of the battle for the control of its political structure. Read more »
Kenya: Finance Bill Withdrawal Means 'Significant Shortfall of Funding' - Ruto
RFI
Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would "be withdrawn" following massive protests in which at least 20 people died. But… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chimombe, Mpofu to Spend Cold Night in Prison, Locked Up On Fraud Charges
263Chat
Two flamboyant businessmen, Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, are to spend a night in prison cells after being remanded in custody following their court appearance on fraud charges. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Promise More Rallies As President Pressured to Rethink Tax Hikes
RFI
Kenyan protest leaders on Wednesday vowed to carry on marches against controversial tax hikes, a day after 13 people were killed when police opened fire on the youth-led crowds who… Read more »
Kenya: 'People Are Taking to the Streets Because They Are Desperate'
Agenzia Fides
"It was a real popular protest, initially peaceful, even if provocateurs and thugs mingled with the demonstrators", Father Alfonso Poppi, of the Priestly Fraternity of the… Read more »
Kenya: City Hall to Bear Morgue, Hospital Expenses From Tuesday Riot As 12 Lay Dead
Capital FM
City Hall has committed to clear hospital expenses for injured protestors laying in county-run hospitals and meet morgue expenses for twelve bodies. Read more »