Burkina Faso: Assembly adopts amnesty law for perpetrators of 2015 coup
On Monday, December 30, 2024, Burkina Faso’s transitional legislative assembly passed a bill granting “amnesty pardon” to soldiers convicted for their roles in the failed […]
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Early Lead: Faye Emerges as Front-Runner in Senegal Presidential Polls
Early results from Senegal’s presidential election show opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye leading, prompting his supporters to rally in the streets. However, his main rival […]
Release of Senegal’s Opposition Leader, Ousmane Sonko, Sparks Celebrations
Senegal’s opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been liberated from detention, prompting jubilation both outside the prison confines and throughout Dakar, the capital. Confirming their release […]
Mozambique’s president pardons 809 prisoners
The Mozambican Head of State has granted pardons to 809 inmates from different penitentiary establishments in the country, the President of the Republic announced in […]
Benin releases thirty opposition activists
The judiciary decided on Wednesday 27 July to release and place under judicial supervision 30 opposition activists, detained for acts committed during the presidential election […]
Chad: Government announces general amnesty for imprisoned and exiled rebels
At the end of an extraordinary council of ministers, a general amnesty for imprisoned or exiled rebels was announced on Monday. The announcement was made […]
E. Guinea: Africa’s longest-serving leader decrees ‘amnesty’ for political prisoners
President of Equatorial Guinea, Theodoro Obiang Nguema, Africa’s longest-serving leader who came to power in 1979 after ousting his own uncle, on Wednesday announced a […]
Gambia: Jammeh’s historical rival freed on bail
Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has been released on bail along with 18 other detainees few days after President Jammeh conceded […]
Angola Grants Amnesty to 17 Young Activists
Seventeen Angolan activists sentenced to prison for rebellion against long-serving president Jose Eduardo dos Santos in March, were granted amnesty by the country’s courts on […]
Ethiopia: Security Forces ‘Kill’ Dozens to Suppress Wave of Protests
International human rights group, Amnesty International, on Monday accused Ethiopian security forces of shooting dead people in Oromia and Amhara regions in an attempt to […]