Legal

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A former bodyguard to ex-President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, has been found guilty of treason and sentenced to 182 years imprisonment over a failed coup in the country last year. Amadu...

A former Moroccan Minister, Mohamed Ziane has been sentenced to five years in prison while serving a three-year term in another case, his lawyer said on Saturday. The former Rabat bar association president and opposition figure...

By John Ikani International police have dealt a blow to online financial fraudsters in a sting operation codenamed "Operation Jackal III." The operation, which ran from April 10th to July 3rd, spanned 21 countries across five...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A court in Milan has ordered a journalist to pay Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni the sum of 5,000 euros ($5,465) being damages for making fun of her in a social media post,...

By John Ikani A Kenyan court has temporarily blocked a police order banning protests in the capital, Nairobi, upholding the right to peaceful assembly. The police cited safety concerns stemming from "leaderless" demonstrations and potential criminal...

Lawyers in Guinea have commenced a two-week strike, citing what they call, “arbitrary arrests” of citizens in the junta-led West African nation, the bar association said. Authorities had arrested two leaders of a citizens’ movement, Oumar...