April 30
Liberia: LRA Boss Reinforces Commitment to Combat Fraud for Revenue Growth
FrontPageAfrica
Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General Dorbor Jallah has reiterated his dedication to curbing illicit practices within customs operations, including false… Read more »
Uganda: Justice Ministry Explains Hiring International Law Firms
Independent (Kampala)
The Permanent Secretary of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Robert Kasande, clarified the ministry's decision to hire international law firms for international arbitration… Read more »
Kenya: Businessman Cum Preacher, James Wanjohi Denies Sh600mn Fraud Allegations
Capital FM
A businessman cum preacher, James Wanjohi, has denied allegations that he obtained Sh 600 million after defrauding 4,000 Kenyans while promising them Visas to travel abroad. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity, Electricity Tariff Hikes, Others May Engage Lawmakers' Attention As NASS Reconvenes Today
Premium Times
The lawmakers adjourned plenary sessions on 20 March for Easter and Eid-el-Fitr break. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Nigerian Singer, Demand $200,000 Ransom
Premium Times
"...You have seven days to pay $200,000 for your artiste, or we will send out his head". Read more »
Nigeria: Court Rejects Obasanjo's Request to Relist N1 Billion Defamation Suit Against Punch
Premium Times
"The claimant is clearly under a mistaken belief that this suit already dismissed can fall under the category of a struck-out suit," the court said of Mr Obasanjo's request for… Read more »
April 29
Kenya: 5 Killed in Donkey Cart Explosion in Northeast Kenya
VOA
A bomb hidden in a donkey cart killed five people and severely injured five others in northeastern Kenya on Monday, according to interior ministry officials. Read more »
Sudan: Threat of 'Large-Scale Massacre' in Sudan's Darfur Is Imminent, U.S. Official Says
VOA
A senior U.S. official warned Monday that more than 2 million people in El Fasher, in Sudan's western Darfur region, are under imminent threat of a "large-scale massacre" from a… Read more »
Uganda: Tiktoker Accused of Insulting Museveni Granted Bail
Nile Post
Ibrahim Musana, also known as Pressure 24/7, a TikToker accused of disseminating content that ridiculed and incited hostility towards President Yoweri Museveni and Kabaka Ronald… Read more »
Liberia: Armed Police Besiege Office Of Suspended Officials
Liberian Observer
Armed officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) on Friday, April 26, besieged the head office of Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) headquarters. The police's action,… Read more »
South Africa: Corruption Allegations Rock Higher Education Ministry - South African News Briefs - April 29, 2024
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Eritrea: Waiting for Eritrean Human Traffickers' Trials in the Netherlands
JusticeInfo.net
A year and six months after a string of arrests of human traffickers accused of holding families living in the Netherlands to ransom, Dutch courts are making slow progress towards… Read more »
Nigeria: 'I Had Been Set Up' - LGBTQ+ Nigerians Battle Dating App Traps
Thomson Reuters Foundation
What's the context? LGBTQ+ Nigerians are fighting back against online dating attacks, exposing and even entrapping the criminals behind the assaults Read more »
Africa: Global Honour for Coastal Guardians Who Told Shell to Go to Hell
Daily Maverick
Two environmental activists, born in remote farm villages along the Wild Coast, have been honoured with a global environmental award for their role in halting seismic blasting… Read more »
Liberia: Man in U.S.$100k Theft Case Accuses Police of Torture
Liberian Observer
Defendant Abraham Benjamin, a Ghanaian and a pastor of the Christ Embassy International Church on trial for allegedly stealing US$100K has disclosed that he was tortured during a… Read more »
Africa: Many African Nations Are Making Progress in the Rule of Law
Africa Renewal
UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Alexandre Zouev, acknowledges progress amidst global tensions and challenges within… Read more »
Uganda: Man Shot Dead Trying to Rescue Abducted Wife, Mother-in-Law
Nile Post
A man attempting to rescue his wife and mother-in-law from criminal elements who had abducted them was shot dead on Sunday April 28 in Moroto District. Read more »
Kenya: KQ Halts Flights to Kinshasa Over Continued Detention of 2 Staff
Capital FM
Kenya Airways (KQ) will suspend flights to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) tomorrow over the continued detention of its two staff amid an allegation of… Read more »
South Africa: 14 Years After Court Order, Government Starts Building Special School in Makhanda
GroundUp
Amasango Career School's permanent premises to be completed by 2027 Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Attempting to Cross Flooded Areas to Be Charged With Attempted Suicide - CS Kindiki
Capital FM
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki now says any Kenyan who attempts to cross a flooded area will be charged with attempted suicide. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Suspect Nabbed for Poaching Zebra in Wildlife Ranch
New Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed the arrest of a Chiredzi villager in the Lowveld for allegedly killing a Zebra. Read more »
Namibia: Redforce Lodges Urgent Application
New Era
RedForce debt management company has lodged an urgent application in the High Court of Namibia, after the five-year debt-collecting contract they signed with the Walvis Bay… Read more »
Tanzania: Court Orders EFM to Pay 898m/ - Unremitted Pension Contributions
Daily News
THE High Court, Dar es Salaam Sub-Registry, has ordered the EFM Company Limited to pay over 898m/- being unremitted members' contributions from March 2019 to August 2022. Read more »
Liberia: 'The Police Tortured Me' - Defendant in U.S.$100k Misapplication Case Tells Court
FrontPageAfrica
The key defendant in the ongoing US$100,000 misapplication case at Criminal Court C recently revealed that he was tortured by officers of the Liberia National Police after he… Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists, Drug Dealers Use Crypto to Raise, Hide Over £1bn Illicit Funds, UK Laments
Vanguard
The United Kingdom (UK) government has announced a crackdown on criminals such as terrorists, drug dealers, and fraudsters who use cryptocurrency to raise and hide money. Read more »