September 14, 2021
Cape Verde: Alex Saab Defence Team Confident of Achieving his Release
The Legal Process is Far From Over in Cape Verde” – Femi Falana Read more »
September 09, 2021
Cape Verde: The Constitutional Suicide Of Cape Verde
There are moments in the history of every nation when, claiming their freedom, the men and women who make up the heart of that nation unite in order to find a state, protect their… Read more »
September 02, 2021
Cape Verde: Constitutional Court 7-Day Delay In Decision Continues To Detain Venezuelan Diplomat.
Barlavento Court, concerned about Alex Saab declining health, initiates immediate transfer to capital city, Praia. Read more »
August 30, 2021
Nigeria: Naturgy Settles Arbitration with NLNG, Alleges Discriminatory and Antitrust Practices Against IOC Shareholders
It's been reported by Blueprint newspaper of Nigeria, that there is uneasy calm at the headquarters of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), the state-controlled liquefied… Read more »
August 27, 2021
Cape Verde: Venezuela Negotiations Progressing - Cape Verde Risks Destabilising Discussions At An Important Juncture
To illustrate how seemingly random events can be connected, there is a saying that the flap of a butterfly’s wings in the Amazon rainforest can cause a hurricane off the… Read more »
August 26, 2021
Cape Verde: The Media Myth of 'Once Prosperous' and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez
The following piece is adapted from the authors' new book, Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media and 20 Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela, published by Monthly Review… Read more »
August 23, 2021
Cape Verde: The Case Of The Arbitrary Detention Of Alex Saab Emblematic Of The Negation Of The Rule Of Law: Constitutional Hope
In a few moments the Constitutional Court will render its decision on the basis of the appeal lodged by the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab invoking no less than 12 unconstitutional… Read more »
August 19, 2021
Cape Verde: Alex Saab Seeks Justice before Disciplinary Bodies in Cabo Verde against Several Justices of the Barlavento Court of Appeal and the Prosecutor General
Today, 19 August, the Defense Team of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab has lodged two complaints, for the commencement of disciplinary proceedings, to the Superior Council of the… Read more »
August 16, 2021
Cape Verde: Alex Saab will Make Statements about his Allegations
On 9 August 2021, Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab’s Cabo Verde defense team submitted a criminal complaint against Luís José Tavares Landim, Prosecutor General of… Read more »
August 11, 2021
Cape Verde: Alex Saab Defence Team Denounces Illegal Listening Operation
“The Supreme Court of Cape Verde has declared that Alex Saab is free. It has now said on several occasions that because he is under house arrest then he is not ‘in… Read more »
Cape Verde: Alex Saab Files Criminal Complaint Against José Landim, Natalino Correia And Judiciary Police Inspectors
The defence team of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab who has been imprisoned for over a year in Sal awaiting the outcome of an extradition process to the United States, has filed… Read more »
August 09, 2021
Cape Verde: Alex Saab's Defense Wins Procedural Victory In Us Court
Defense Confident That This Could Lead to Recognition of Diplomatic Immunity by US Courts Read more »
August 06, 2021
Cape Verde: Justices Joao Pinto Semedo, President, Aristides R. Lima, and Jose Pina Delgado of the Cape Verdean Constitutional Court are urged to follow the rule of law and release Alex Saab.
Today at an international press conference, addressing the Alex Saab case, it was confirmed that Cape Verde is violating an impressive array of international norms such… Read more »
August 04, 2021
Cape Verde: Statement Of The Defense Team Of H.E. Alex Saab
We understand that the Cabo Verde Public Prosecutor’s Office in their submission to the Constitutional Court dated 28 June, 2021 at p. 26. has asserted that diplomatic… Read more »
July 29, 2021
West Africa: Detention Of A Wrong Person Nullifies Detention
In its judgment of March 15, 2021 the Ecowas Court of Justice detailed the extensive violations of Cape Verdean law (along with international law) that occurred in the arrest and… Read more »
July 21, 2021
Cape Verde: Defense Team Of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab Questions Cape Verde'S Decision On United Nation Human Rights Committee'S Decision
In its decision of June 29, 2021 delivered via email to the defense on 20 July, 2021 the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde considered that “there is no international… Read more »
July 07, 2021
Cape Verde: Alex Saab Challenges Indictment In U.S. Court
Today, legal team, Baker Hostetler representing Mr. Alex Saab Moran filed his Opening Brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, challenging a decision… Read more »
July 02, 2021
Cape Verde: Letter to Juan Gonzalez
Mr Juan Gonzalez,Special Assistant to the President,Senior Director Western Hemisphere,National Security Council,White House1600 Pennsylvania AvenueWashington DC Read more »
June 29, 2021
Nigeria: BUA Group Chairman Rabiu Named President of Nigeria-France Business Council
The Chairman of Nigeria's BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, is promoting an expanded business partnership between Nigeria and France for mutual benefits. Read more »
June 24, 2021
West Africa: ECOWAS Court Dismissed Cape Verde's Motion to Set Aside Judgment for Release of Alex Saab
In its judgment delivered on 15 March 2021, the ECOWAS Court of Justice declared illegal the arrest and detention of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Nain Saab Moran, ordered his release… Read more »
June 16, 2021
Cape Verde: A President's Doctorate Devalued?
Today, His Excellency President Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca of Cape Verde will be receiving a PhD Honoris Causa by Portucalense Infante D. Henrique University in the great city… Read more »
June 09, 2021
Cape Verde: The United Nations Human Rights Committee orders Cape Verde to immediately suspend the extradition of Ambassador Alex Saab to the United States of America
In a decision on interim measures dated today, the United Nations Human Rights Committee calls on Cape Verde to ‘refrain from extraditing Mr. Alex Saab to the United States… Read more »
May 31, 2021
Cape Verde: Powerful U.S. Union Condemns Cape Verde Over Continued Illegal Detention of Alex Saab and Demands Immediate Release
In clear evidence that the international community is waking up to the illegal arrest and detention of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Nain Saab Moran, the Boston School Bus Drivers Union… Read more »
May 27, 2021
Cape Verde: "We are Confident that the Constitutional Court will finally provide Alex Saab the Justice he has been denied for eleven months" – Jose-Manuel Pinto Monteiro
Arbitrarily detained in Cabo Verde since June 12, 2020, pending his extradition to the United States of America, Ambassador Alex Saab tirelessly continues his fight for his freedom… Read more »
April 15, 2021
Cape Verde: H.E. Alex Saab, Venezuelan Ambassador, and Legal Team Confirm International Laws are being ignored by Cape Verde
Illegality and Injustice: 308 Days of Contempt Read more »