After six years in detention, the Kaduna State High Court has discharged and acquitted the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat. The ... Read more »

The handing over of the final report of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission has been postponed to September 30. Meanwhile, the Commission has clarified what ... Read more »

An international arrest warrant has been issued for the son of Mali's former president over the disappearance of an investigative journalist in Bamako in 2016. The warrant was ... Read more »

The popular Instagram celebrity Ramon Abass, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has finally agreed to plead guilty to the multi-million-dollar fraud charges filed against him by ... Read more »

The July 2021 attacks on South Africa's economic infrastructure exposed severe weakness in the police at a time of national crisis. Police were often missing in action as thousands ... Read more »

Amnesty International has called on the South African government to investigate the the deaths of hundreds of people killed during a week-long series of riots and looting in the ... Read more »

Human Rights Watch has accused South Sudan security forces of summarily executing at least eight suspected criminals, including two children, as part of their anti-crime campaign ... Read more »

Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police, was indicted by U.S. authorities as part of the investigation of alleged fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi. ... Read more »

On 22 July, the first reports emerged that Transnet, a South African state-owned enterprise, was experiencing problems with its information technology (IT) networks. This ... Read more »

Tanzania's main opposition party and rights activists are condemning the arrest of Chadema party leader Freeman Mbowe, who faces terrorism charges, writes Charles Kombe for Voice ... Read more »