March 10, 2014
South Africa: Pretoria-Kigali Ties Plunge to New Low
South African intelligence officials are accusing the Rwandan Embassy in Pretoria of involvement in an attempt to assassinate an exiled Rwandan general living in Johannesburg, a… Read more »
February 24, 2014
Uganda: Museveni Signs Anti-Gay Law
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed the country's anti-gay bill into law, rejecting protests issued by leaders ranging from President Barack Obama to retired South… Read more »
February 20, 2014
Nigeria: Women's Group Receives Major U.S. Award
A Nigerian organization dedicated to promoting the rights of women in the country's legal systems has received a major award from an American foundation for its "outsized impact"… Read more »
February 17, 2014
Ethiopia: Pilot in Custody After Hijacking - Report
Authorities in Switzerland are holding the hijacker of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that was forced to land at Geneva's international airport early on Monday morning, airport… Read more »
January 23, 2014
Morocco: Parliament Repeals Controversial Rape Law
The Moroccan parliament has amended a controversial law that allowed a rapist to marry his underage victim in order to escape prosecution, according to Al Jazeera. The vote to… Read more »
December 30, 2013
Africa: Journalists Killed in Somalia in 2013
Biographies from the Committee to Protect Journalists of the media workers killed in Somalia in 2013: Read more »
November 29, 2013
South Africa: The Gangster Who Fought Back, With the Law
He's a convicted murderer with no legal training who in 2010 added "escapee" to his criminal resume. Read more »
November 28, 2013
Zimbabwe: Former British PM Denies Zimbabwe Coup Plot Claim
Former British prime minister Tony Blair has released a statement denying that he put pressure on South Africa while he was in office to help remove Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe… Read more »
November 27, 2013
Zimbabwe: Court Says South Africa Must Probe Alleged Zim Torture
A top South African court has declared that the country's police and prosecutors are obliged to investigate allegations of torture and crimes against humanity committed by… Read more »
November 14, 2013
Nigeria: U.S. Declares Boko Haram, Ansaru As 'Terrorists'
The United States has declared the Nigerian militant groups Boko Haram and Ansaru as "foreign terrorist organisations" under U.S. law. Read more »
November 13, 2013
Africa: Governments Failing in Corruption Fight
Most Africans say their governments are failing in the fight against corruption, and many believe the situation has deteriorated in the last decade, according to the continent's… Read more »
November 11, 2013
Ethiopia: Journalist's Plight Evokes Apartheid 'Terrorism' Law
The continued detention of Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega, who is serving an 18-year sentence as a convicted terrorist in Kaliti prison outside Addis Ababa, is emblematic of… Read more »
October 17, 2013
Mauritania: Modern Slavery in Mauritania
An excerpt from the Global Slavery Index published by the Walk Free Foundation: Read more »
October 16, 2013
Africa: Free Speech Equals Better Governance, Says Report
The more freely Africans can speak their minds, the more confident they are in the performance of their governments, says a report published today. Read more »
October 14, 2013
Africa: Africa Chooses to Stay Inside the Law On Kenya
African leaders have opted to adhere to the law which set up the International Criminal Court in pursuing efforts to keep Kenyan political leaders out of the court. Read more »
October 10, 2013
Libya: Prime Minister Freed After Kidnapping By Militia
Libyan state television is reporting that Prime Minister Ali Zidan has been released, hours after news agencies reported his 'arrest' by gunmen. Read more »
Libya: Prime Minister 'Arrested' by Gunmen
Libyan PM Ali Zeidan has been seized by armed men in the capital, Tripoli, according to the BBC. Read more »
October 07, 2013
Africa: Kofi Annan Defends Hague Court
Five days before crucial talks on whether African nations should pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has come out… Read more »
Africa: Failed Raid Follows Disagreements in U.S. Govt - Report
United States special forces failed in their objective of seizing a senior planner of al Shabaab operations in a "snatch-and-grab" raid on the coastal town of Barawe, American… Read more »
September 26, 2013
Liberia: Court Rejects Charles Taylor's Appeal
Appeals judges at the Special Court for Sierra Leone have upheld the 50-year sentence of former Liberian President Charles Taylor after his landmark conviction for aiding murderous… Read more »
September 16, 2013
Malawi: Anti-Corruption Official Shot
A senior Malawi government official has been shot and severely wounded in an attack the presidency says was aimed at silencing his efforts to combat corruption, local newspapers… Read more »
September 10, 2013
Africa: Report Calls for New Probe of UN Chief's Death
A commission of international jurists says there is evidence that the aircraft in which the then-United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld died in 1961 was "subjected… Read more »
Kenya: How to Follow Hague Trial
Excerpted from an announcement of the International Criminal Court: Read more »
September 02, 2013
Egypt: Ousted President Mursi to Stand Trial
Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi will be tried in a criminal court for “incitement to murder”, according to an AFP report. Read more »
August 26, 2013
Madagascar: Rajoelina Withdraws from Polls
Madagascar's leader, Andry Rajoelina, has confirmed that he will respect the decision of an electoral court, and will not stand for election in October's presidential poll. Read more »