A criminal court in Geneva has begun hearing charges of corruption and document forgery against the French-Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz over the securing of lucrative mining ... Read more »

It is tempting to view the arrest warrant issued for Ace Magashule on 10 November 2020 as a game changer in South African politics, writes James Hamill for African Arguments. If ... Read more »

Charles Okpaleke, a Nigerian filmmaker, has acquired the rights to produce a biopic on the criminal life of Shina Rambo, a former kidnap ... Read more »

Uganda has been ruled by President Yoweri Museveni of the National Resistance Movement for 35 years. Museveni's desire to hold on to the reins of power, resulted in an amendment to ... Read more »

Omoyele Sowore, a prominent publisher and activist, has been granted bail by authorities after being arrested for an "unlawful gathering" on New Year's Eve along with four others, ... Read more »

The popular Zimdancehall producers Dhama, DJ Fantan, and DJ Levels have been jailed for six effective months for violating the Covid-19 regulations. The trio organized a dancehall ... Read more »

With only a few days before the Uganda elections take place, tensions are rising as Ugandan security forces continue to beat and detain members of the press reporting on opposition ... Read more »

The Malawian government has gone back to the Lilongwe Magistrate Court, seeking a warrant of arrest for Enlightened Christian Gathering church leaders Shepherd Bushiri and his wife ... Read more »

Near real-time data pinpointing tree losses is helping African countries tackle deforestation, a study finds. A system using satellite data to send free alerts when trees are ... Read more »

After four years of civil war in Anglophone Cameroon, the state and rebel forces have refused to engage in serious dialoge while citizens and children suffer in the crossfire.&nb Read more »