February 13, 2009
Liberia: Sirleaf Testifies to Truth Commission
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf testified before the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Thursday, where she denied being part of any rebel group during… Read more »
February 12, 2009
Sudan: Africa Urges Suspension of Bashir Arrest Warrant
African and Arab governments are expected to press the United Nations Security Council to defer the indictment of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on war crimes charges on the… Read more »
February 11, 2009
Sudan: UN Chief Warns Govt Over Indictment
United Nations chief Ban Ki-Moon has warned the Sudanese government against harming UN peacekeepers if the International Criminal Court (ICC) decides to indict President Omar… Read more »
February 09, 2009
Central Africa: Rwanda Needs Internal Talks to End DRC War
In a surprise move last month, Rwanda detained its erstwhile ally, the Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, who led an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo late… Read more »
January 23, 2009
Central Africa: Rwanda Arrests DRC Rebel Nkunda
Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was arrested in Rwanda late Thursday night, Rwandan and Congolese authorities announced on Friday. Read more »
January 12, 2009
South Africa: Top Court Sparks Upset Over Zuma, Mbeki
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has opened the way for prosecutors to reinstitute corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, the man selected by the ruling African National… Read more »
January 09, 2009
Sudan: Pluses and Minuses of War Crimes Charges
Attempts to charge Sudan's leaders with war crimes in Darfur have dramatically changed the country's political scene, says a new report by the British think tank Chatham House. Read more »
January 06, 2009
Zimbabwe: Rights Group Names And Shames Judges, Lawyers
Human rights lawyers in Harare have issued a blow-by-blow account detailing how the actions - and inaction - of named Zimbabwean judges, magistrates and state lawyers have… Read more »
December 12, 2008
South Africa: New Party Inflicts Defeat on Ruling ANC
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has suffered a defeat in the courts in its bid to prevent a breakaway party from appropriating the statement of principles which… Read more »
December 04, 2008
South Africa: Tutu, De Klerk Call for Arms Deal Probe
South African Nobel Peace laureates Desmond Tutu and F. W. de Klerk have called on President Kgalema Motlanthe to appoint a judicial commission of inquiry into the country’s… Read more »
November 20, 2008
Sudan: Prosecutor Accuses Darfur Rebels of War Crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC), which is already considering charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arising out of the war in Darfur, has now been asked to… Read more »
November 18, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: War Crimes Suspect Finally Faces Trial
The first suspect to face war crimes charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) - Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo - is now scheduled to go on trial next… Read more »
October 24, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: What Went Wrong With Historic War Crimes Case?
More than 30 months after the history-making arrest of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo - the first suspect to be sent to The Hague in the Netherlands to face war crimes… Read more »
September 25, 2008
South Africa: New President Removes Health Minister
New South African President Kgalema Motlanthe has unexpectedly removed controversial Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang from her portfolio. Read more »
September 24, 2008
South Africa: Hell Breaks Loose Within Ruling ANC
The rifts run deep. After South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) forced President Thabo Mbeki to resign last weekend, nearly half his cabinet chose to follow him,… Read more »
September 18, 2008
Africa: Decision-Makers Play Key ICT Role
African decision-makers in government, the private sector and civil society will play an important role in helping achieve the goal of connecting all African villages with… Read more »
South Africa: Bitter Struggle Against Mbeki Escalates
The bitter confrontation between structures of the South African government and the ruling party appeared set to intensify on Thursday as President Thabo Mbeki's cabinet rejected a… Read more »
September 17, 2008
South Africa: Prosecutors Renew Case Against Zuma
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has attacked national prosecutors for appealing a court ruling which dismissed corruption charges against ANC leader Jacob… Read more »
September 16, 2008
Sudan: Mbeki Joins Bashir to Reject War Crimes Charges
South African President Thabo Mbeki has backed Sudan’s rejection of an international prosecutor’s bid to indict President Omar al-Bashir on charges of genocide and war… Read more »
September 15, 2008
Zimbabwe: Full Text of Power-Sharing Agreement
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ZIMBABWE AFRICAN NATIONAL UNION-PATRIOTIC FRONT (ZANU-PF) AND THE TWO MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) FORMATIONS, ON RESOLVING THE CHALLENGES FACING… Read more »
September 12, 2008
South Africa: Judge Declares Zuma Prosecution Invalid
A South African judge today declared invalid on procedural grounds a decision to prosecute Jacob Zuma, president of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), on… Read more »
August 26, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: Justice or Peace? War Victims Speak
In Africa's worst conflicts, victims' voices are rarely heard during the elite debate that treats peace and justice as though they were an either-or. Read more »
August 21, 2008
Liberia: Prosecution Wraps Up Examination of TF1-367
The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org Read more »
Liberia: Witness, Former Mining Commander, Continues Testimony
The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org Read more »
Liberia: Charles Taylor Back in Court - Summary Wednesday, 20 August 2008
The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for www.charlestaylortrial.org Read more »