Kenyan activist detained after raid by ‘masked’ group
Boniface Mwangi, a prominent human rights activist, was arrested at his home early Sunday morning and remained in Police custody by evening. Authorities have charged […]
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Escape from Custody: Binance Executive Detained in Nigeria Amid Crypto Crackdown
A leader from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reportedly absconded from custody in Nigeria, where authorities have initiated a criminal investigation into allegations of the […]
Ethiopian opposition party leader arrested
The president of Ezema, an Ethiopian opposition party with a minister in the government, was arrested on Sunday September 24 for unknown reasons and remains […]
Gabon coup: son of ousted president in custody, charged with graft, high treason
The eldest son of the ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo, and several of his allies, are facing a range of charges, including high treason, corruption, […]
Madagascar: President fires civil Chief of Staff detained in London over corruption
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has fired his civil Chief of Staff Romy Andrianarisoa currently in custody in the United Kingdom after her detention in London […]
Sudan: Ex-dictator al-Bashir “in a hospital” and not in the prison from which his former lieutenants fled
The deposed Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir is “still in a hospital under the custody of the judicial police”, the army announced on Wednesday, after one […]
Angola: Court denies Augusto Tomás’ request for conditional release
The Supreme Court denied the request for conditional release of the defendant Augusto da Silva Tomás, former Minister of Transport, for having reached half of […]
Senegalese police arrested 3 suspected of violating Mali embargo
Senegalese police announced on Saturday that they had arrested and placed in custody two Malians and a Senegalese who were violating the West African states’ […]
Benin: Reckya Madougou arrested and charged with terrorism and attempting to sabotage the presidential election
Arrested on Wednesday, March 3, at the end of a political meeting in Porto-Novo, Reckya Madougou, the failed Democratic candidate for the presidency, was presented […]
Ousmane Sonko arrested for “disturbing public order”
While the opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was on his way to the investigating judge’s summons, the deputy was arrested and taken to the research section […]