August 14, 2023
Niger: Military to Prosecute Bazoum for 'High Treason'
Niger's military says it will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for treason, hours after a group of senior Islamic scholars said the country's coup leaders are open to… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Africa: Russia Revolt Impacts Wagner's Operations in Africa
A revolt by the Wagner force in Russia poses a diplomatic quandary for African states where forces from the mercenary group have played an increasingly central role in long-running… Read more »
April 04, 2023
Kenya: Top Court Repudiates Kenyatta, Asserts Independence
Kenya's highest court has delivered a decision that strongly defends the independence of the judiciary and, by extension, the independence of the mechanism by which judges are… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Lesotho: Chief Justice Deplores Growing Police Brutality
The frustration of Lesotho's Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane at continuing police brutality against ordinary citizens of that country is plainly evident in a new decision. Just as… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Kenya: Courts Uphold Gay Rights, But Struggle Continues
The decision by Kenya's Supreme Court, that the country's NGO co-ordination board must register an organisation with the words 'gay' and 'lesbian' in the name, has unleashed a… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Africa: Malawian Judge Unravels the Challenges of Foreign Adoptions
The Malawian judge who some years ago authorised singer Madonna's adoption of two girls has now delivered a thoroughgoing critique of the legislation surrounding adoptions in that… Read more »
