January 07, 2008
Liberia: Charles Taylor Trial Gets Under Way
The war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor finally got under way at The Hague in the Netherlands on Monday. Read more »
Liberia: Citizens Lose Interest in Taylor Trial
The trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, is set to resume on Monday. But Boakai Fofana of allAfrica's Monrovia… Read more »
December 05, 2007
Liberia: New Study Spotlights Sexual Violence
Preliminary findings of a new study by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Columbia University may have given relief workers the evidence they say they need to focus… Read more »
Africa: UN Chief Calls for Arrests of War Crimes Suspects
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the international community to do more to help arrest leaders indicted on war crimes charges. Six Sudanese and Ugandan… Read more »
November 30, 2007
Uganda: Judicial System Fails Women, Says Amnesty
Human rights group Amnesty International today accused the Ugandan judicial system of failing to act against the widespread rape and sexual abuse of women in the north of the… Read more »
October 28, 2007
Nigeria: Sharia Court Bans Satirical Play
Early in October, Shehu Sani started preparations for the opening of his third play, The Phantom Crescent. He wanted to perform it outside, in a park in Kaduna, where people could… Read more »
October 05, 2007
South Africa: Arrest Warrant Issued for Police Chief
An arrest warrant has been issued for South Africa's police chief and the president of Interpol Jackie Selebi. Read more »
September 13, 2007
Liberia: Bush Extends Stay for Liberians in U.S.
Thousands of Liberians facing deportation from the United States were granted an 18-month extension by a presidential order published by the White House on Wednesday. Read more »
September 11, 2007
Zimbabwe: Fierce Mugabe Critic Resigns Over Scandal
Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo, the fierce critic of the Mugabe government who faces court action over an allegation that he had an affair with a married woman, has resigned his… Read more »
August 21, 2007
Congo-Kinshasa: New Democracy Must Build on Local Leaders
With conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo cooling, and warriors aspiring to become democrats, the country’s new constitution is coming under increased scrutiny. Read more »
August 20, 2007
Liberia: Taylor Trial Adjourned to 2008
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial in The Hague, Netherlands was adjourned until January 7, 2008 at a hearing Monday. Read more »
August 19, 2007
South Africa: Minister's Remorse Opens Way to Prosecutions for Apartheid Crimes
In an extraordinary sequel to South Africa's truth and reconciliation process, an apartheid-era cabinet minister and a former national police chief have been sentenced to… Read more »
August 16, 2007
South Africa: Fired Deputy - Who's to Blame?
The dismissal of the Deputy Minister of Health was a wretched day for South Africa. The country lost one of its strongest unifying forces in the struggle against the AIDS pandemic. Read more »
Congo-Brazzaville: President's Son Loses Graft Court Case
The High Court in London has dismissed an attempt by Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso, son of the president of the Republic of Congo, to have documents linking him to allegations of… Read more »
August 14, 2007
Liberia: Taylor Seeks to Postpone Trial Again
The special court trying the former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, will next week consider an application by defence lawyers to postpone the trial until January next year. Read more »
July 20, 2007
Ethiopia: 38 Political Prisoners Released
The Ethiopian government released 38 members of the opposition from jail on Friday. Read more »
July 16, 2007
Botswana: Police Arrest Gana and Gwi, Says Rights Group
Botswana police have arrested 21 Gana and Gwi hunter-gatherers for hunting on their ancestral land, says an activist group which campaigns for the rights of indigenous people. Read more »
July 13, 2007
Chad: No Special Court for Habré, Says Senegal
The Senegalese government on Thursday announced that the trial of former Chadian President Hissene Habré will not take place in a special court as initially suggested. Read more »
July 03, 2007
Liberia: Charles Taylor Appears at Trial
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor made his first appearance for his war crimes trial at a hearing at The Hague today. However, the trial’s proceedings were postponed… Read more »
June 26, 2007
Congo-Brazzaville: Electoral Fiasco Upsets Voters
Major voting irregularities marred the first round of parliamentary elections in Congo-Brazzaville Sunday. Read more »
June 25, 2007
Liberia: Taylor Trial Delayed Again
The trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on war crimes charges was again delayed today by wrangles over his legal representation. Read more »
June 19, 2007
Lesotho: Govt Eases Curfew After Attacks on Politicians
The Lesotho government has slightly eased the curfew it imposed in the capital, Maseru, last weekend after attacks on the homes of leading politicians. Read more »
June 13, 2007
Guinea: PM Presses for International Support
After widespread unrest in Guinea earlier this year, during which more than 100 people died, President Lansana Conté, who has ruled the country since seizing power in a coup… Read more »
June 04, 2007
West Africa: Website Launched to Cover Taylor Trial
Civil society groups today launch a project to provide daily news and expert analysis of the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Read more »
June 01, 2007
Senegal: Police Seize Radio Station Equipment
Sixty armed Senegalese government security agents raided the headquarters of a radio station yesterday, the Senegalese newspaper Wal Fadjri reported. Read more »