October 17
Rwanda: Lawyers Seek Release of $10m Online Forex Fraud Case Suspect
New Times
Davis Manzi, the man being prosecuted for allegedly defrauding Rwandans of Rwf 10 billion, reappeared in court on Thursday, October 17 to appeal against a 30-day remand handed him… Read more »
Uganda: Human Trafficking Crisis Hits Rwizi - Police Intensify Crackdown
Nile Post
The Rwizi Region is witnessing a troubling surge in human trafficking, with recent statistics indicating 10 reported cases of child trafficking, 8 instances of abduction and… Read more »
Liberia: Koffa 'Removed' As Speaker, but Uncertainties Linger
Liberian Investigator
Forty-seven members of the House of Representatives have reportedly signed and read a petition to remove Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa as Speaker. The petition was read on Thursday at the… Read more »
Liberia: Weah Accuses Boakai Govt of Plotting Speaker's Ouster With Stolen Funds, Warns CDC Lawmakers
Liberian Investigator
Former President George Manneh Weah, in a statement issued on Thursday, accused the Unity Party-led government under President Joseph Boakai of using "ill-gotten funds" from… Read more »
South Africa: Criminal Charges for Previous Head of Gauteng Department of Social Development
GroundUp
Matilda Gasela is facing corruption and fraud charges for tender irregularities when she was head of the agriculture department Read more »
Ghana: Speaker Declares Four Seats Vacant - NDC Holds Majority in Parliament
Accra Times
The four MPs are Cynthia Mamle Morrison for Agona West, Kwadjo Asante for Suhum, both NPP MPs who have filed to contest the next parliamentary election as independent candidates… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Removed From Aviation Watchlist As Compliance Score Rises - Keyamo
Vanguard
Festus Keyamo, Nigeria's minister of aviation and aerospace development, has announced that the country's compliance score on the Cape Town Convention (CTC) index has improved from… Read more »
Kenya: Impeached and Hospitalized, Gachagua Looks to Courts As Last Hope
Capital FM
Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's fate now lies in the hands of the courts following the Senate's vote to remove him from office. Read more »
Liberia: Rep. Goshua Withdraws From Speaker Ouster, Says He Was Spying On Plotters
Liberian Investigator
Grand Bassa County Representative Thomas A. Goshua has withdrawn his support for the petition to oust Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, calling the move an attack on Koffa's bold push… Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua Impeached As Kenya's Deputy President
Capital FM
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has made history as the first Deputy President in Kenya to be impeached. Read more »
Sudan: Two Sudanese Nationals Charged in U.S. Cyber-Attack Operation
Dabanga
Two Sudanese citizens have been charged with leading Anonymous Sudan, a cybercriminal group behind tens of thousands of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. DDoS attacks… Read more »
Kenya: Anxious Wait - Gachagua Delays Senate Trial, Lawyers Scramble
Capital FM
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua kept the Senate in suspense on Thursday afternoon after failing to appear on time for his impeachment trial. Read more »
Liberia: Minister Grigsby Accused of Rigging Wash Commission Nomination for Foster Son
Liberian Investigator
Minister of State Sylvester Grigsby is embroiled in allegations of nepotism, accused of skewing the nomination process for a key position at the Water Sanitation & Hygiene… Read more »
Liberia: Chief Justice Seeks Power to Appoint Magistrates
Liberian Observer
Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh is seeking support from the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) to play a significant role in the appointment of Stipendiary and Associate… Read more »
Africa: West's Favourite African Leader Faces Rule of Law Crisis At Home
Business Day Africa
When accountancy CEO, Hakainde Hichilema, was finally elected President of Zambia (on his sixth attempt) in 2021, international observers breathed a sigh of relief. Here was a man… Read more »
Kenya: Mutuse Hard-Pressed By Senators to Substantiate Evidence in Gachagua Impeachment Trial
Capital FM
The impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua faced scrutiny in the Senate as questions were raised about the strength of evidence presented by Kibwezi West MP… Read more »
Liberia: Supreme Court Issues Caveat to Magistrates On Case Timelines
Liberian Investigator
The Supreme Court of Liberia, on Monday, October 14, 2024, issued a stern warning to magisterial courts, urging strict adherence to the prescribed time limits for resolving cases.… Read more »
Liberia: Protesting Ex-EPs Officers Disrupt Ministry of Justice Operations, Demand Benefits
Liberian Investigator
The Ministry of Justice's vicinity in Monrovia descended into chaos on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, as dismissed officers of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) staged a… Read more »
Malawi: DPP Vice President, Alfred Gangata, Threatens Lawyer Alex Kamangira - 'Your Future Is At Stake.'
Nyasa Times
Vice President of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Alfred Gangata has, once again, made a shocking threat to human rights lawyer Alex Kamangila vowing: "Your… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Fishermen Freed From Madagascar Jail After 4-Month Ordeal for Fishing in Foreign Waters
Capital FM
Three Kenyans imprisoned in Madagascar for over four months have returned home, thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Blue Economy, the Kenya Maritime Agency, and various human… Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Raises Alarm Over Increased Wildlife Smuggling, Arms Import
Vanguard
Records 20 shipments of arms in 6yrs Read more »
Zimbabwe: Gweru Council Faces Financial Reporting Delays, Backlog Dating From 2014 to 2021
263Chat
The failure of local government authorities to submit financial accounts to the Auditor General is raising concerns about transparency and accountability in Zimbabwe's public… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Mung Bean Legislation Debate Underscores Farmers' Vulnerability
IPS
Kenyan farmers have faced a turbulent year, caught between legislative changes and a devastating scandal. While the country's Mung Bean Bill, aiming to regulate the lucrative mung… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Magnate, Akinduro, Sues EFCC for Unlawfully Declaring Him Wanted
Vanguard
....Demands N5bn Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram in Viral Video, Executes Two Red Cross Staff, Woman in Borno
Vanguard
The unconfirmed video clip, yesterday, indicated that some armed members of Boko Haram have gruesomely murdered two Red Cross staff, in Ngoshe Community of Gwoza Local Government… Read more »
